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Hi All,
The canvas dodger had seen the best of day’s and needed replacing.
Now that progress is underway I can share some photo’s of my new hard dodger for Miss Kathleen.
I had to remove the mainsheet track as it spoilt the angle for the front shield. It will not be difficult to make another one that is a little slimmer.
Started off with a frame around the hatch which got more complicated as the project got underway. This frame is to support the making of the templates which are used to cut out the plywood for the dodger.
I have progressed to the point where the templates have been replaced with plywood. Just got to finish off the port side and then the whole contraption goes home for the next stage – bonding, finishing and fibre-glassing.
A further complication that has added to the final look is that the front is slightly curved.
Early day’s with much to be done.
Pics in the link below;
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117161376876600674340/albums/6024699106650722017
Cheers
Dennis
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What fun! I salute your all-or-nothing zeal, Dennis!
Many moons ago I started out with the idea of building
a hard dodger for Silverheels, but wound up settling
for just a hard top and a Strataglass windshield framed
in Sunbrella. Now I’m in the design stages a hard
bimini, which would be simplicity itself but for the
necessary opening hatches for access to the mizzen boom
and sail. I have been unable to find any small,
pre-fab, low-profile, rainproof sliding hatches for
this application. It’s possible I may wind up with a
hard-soft hybrid as I did with my dodger because it may
be too time-consuming to build 4 hatches from scratch.
Or maybe not. We’ll see.Looking forward to seeing your finished dodger. Perhaps
it will motivate me to finish what I started 6 years
ago.Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
http://www.silverheels.us
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Hi Tor,
Thanks. I figured it would get you thinking about that 6 year old project!
Added another few pics. The basic framework is complete and the chicken-coop, as my wife calls it, is now in the garage. One does not realize just how wide the Pearson is! There is enough space for a heli-pad!
Now I get on with bonding it all together and adding a roof etc.
This is the year for ‘outside jobs’. We stripped the old varnish inside down to teak and varnished. Looks a treat. The bimini is next on the list – Once the hard dodger is complete!
My plan is to install two boom gallows. One will go up through all the stays and just behind the mizzen, and the other will be at the stern. The plan is to have a mizzen sail track along this stern gallows. Thereafter the bimini top will support the solar panels. Also working on the idea of a solid bimini.
At least it will keep its shape.
I will use mast steps to get to the mizzen at the mast. Plans are for a stack-pack – so all I need is access to the line that closes the zipper.The mizzen sail track on the gallows will free up the pushpit and I will be able to open up that area for better access.
Ideas for having a fold out section at the stern at seat level for a boarding platform is bubbling in the background. The Pearson transom is quite thin, so anything stronger than what is there will be a bonus!Cheers
Dennis
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If possible, you might consider providing a method to remove the hard dodger for transportation. You won’t get under any overpasses with a dodger up. While you may have no plans to transport, at some point in time you will be selling your boat. If the boat can’t be transported, you may be limiting buyers.
Regards
Rich
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You also might consider making patterns on paper so we could copy it.
Bob
(Friends, BTW, with former owner of Miss Kathleen)
On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 8:46 AM, re.carter— via maillist <
> wrote:Quote:If possible, you might consider providing a method to remove the hard
dodger for transportation. You won’t get under any overpasses with a
dodger up. While you may have no plans to transport, at some point in time
you will be selling your boat. If the boat can’t be transported, you may
be limiting buyers.Regards
Rich
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Good point, Rich. My dodger and upcoming hard bimini
are built directly onto the tubing frames for the
Sunbrella, so while they’d be cumbersome pieces to move
& stowe, they would come off easily for trucking. No
doubt your advice is applicable to Dennis, though.Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
http://www.silverheels.us
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Thanks Guys,
Since it will be difficult to bond with the deck so that it appears a natural extension – the dodger will be removable. The fixing details are being worked out at present. It was also pointed out by locals that if I sold and the new owner did not like a hard dodger – it can be removed.
I did consider moving the mainsheet track to the top of the dodger, but the beefing-up issues were not worth it. May even install a flexible solar panel on top.
Trucking – no options when wanting to get away from NZ for the Med/Europe. We have to sail! These are long long term plans.
Robert – I will measure up the templates and provide the details once I have done the roof.
Cheers
Dennis
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Dear Friends
I no longer own the Wavemaker. Here I found friendly voices, good advice,
and one man who knows literally everything about the Pearson yachts, Rich
Carter, and another man who has the best ideas I ever read or saw about how
to make our boats better, Tor. If you ever come to Virginia, look me up. I’m
in the woods near Charlottesville and teach at UVa law school.I had one last sail from Newport RI to Lewes DE that included a knockdown
from a microburst. Off Barnegat. Never saw my apparent wind indicator in the
water till then. No swamp all under control. Whew.You are a great bunch of folks and may you continue to enjoy your boats. Me?
I am going to rent a boat somewhere special that I might never reach
otherwise.
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Thatcher
I’m sorry to hear that you’ve sold your boat. I hope that boating is still in your future. At some point in time, I’ll have to make the tough decision to move on to something smaller and easier to handle. Hopefully, that will be a long way down the channel.The second companionway has always made me nervous. When offshore, I’ve had the practice of keeping it cloased and dogged, along with the sidelights and galley deck hatch. I recently heard of a Mason-42 that was lost when she had a knock-down and flooded as a result. Mason’s have only one companionway hatch, but it is offset. I assume your knockdown was on the port side or perhaps you were careful enough to have the hatch closed.
Regards
Rich Carter
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Best to you Don. I always wanted to sail to Hawaii.
Sent from my iPhone with Siri dictation
Apologies for typos
On Jun 17, 2014, at 6:43 PM, kalinowski via maillist wrote:
Aloha Thatcher: As a relative newcomer to this 424 crowd I want to thank you for your input over the last 5 years I’ve been an owner. Nice to have washed up on the same beach for a time!
Dan Kalinowski
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