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All,
Finally – the dodger was collected from the paint shop and is in place.
Next item is to get the windows installed. Plan is for glass rather than plexi-glass.
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117161376876600674340/albums/6062945667079974257
Regards
Dennis
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It looks great! If I can offer this: get safety glass rather than
tempered glass.Bob
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:15 PM, Miss Kathleen via maillist <
> wrote:All,
Finally – the dodger was collected from the paint shop and is in place.
Next item is to get the windows installed. Plan is for glass rather than
plexi-glass.https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117161376876600674340/albums/6062945667079974257
Regards
Dennis
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Thanks Bob.
The window man will be sorting templates first. I will confirm on the glass type.
I was surprized when he said that they bend the glass to fit the shape, depending on whether the profile is within the bendable range. If the bend is excessive then we will have to use plexi-glass. The sides, being flat, will be easily achievable with glass.Cheers
Dennis
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The front windows are curved? That’s expensive…
On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Miss Kathleen via maillist <
> wrote:Thanks Bob.
The window man will be sorting templates first. I will confirm on the
glass type.
I was surprized when he said that they bend the glass to fit the shape,
depending on whether the profile is within the bendable range. If the bend
is excessive then we will have to use plexi-glass. The sides, being flat,
will be easily achievable with glass.Cheers
Dennis
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Dennis,
That’s a fine looking hard dodger. It complements the boat
perfectly.You know, one of the very first modifications I made to my 424
when I bought her, before I even had a spray dodger in place, was
to move the primary winches aft to outboard of the wheel
binnacle. This opened up the passageway between the cockpit and
the side decks, which was sorely needed for safe sailing in my
opinion. It also put the winches within reach of the helmsperson,
so that a he/she could tack the boat without an experienced crew
in the cockpit to handle the genoa sheets. (They’re still
accessible to crew, too.) The change was an immediately obvious
no-brainer to me. I still wonder what Shaw/Pearson were thinking
when they placed them where they did.Looking at your photos, I was reminded just how bad that original
winch placement was, only it’s amplified by your beautiful new
dodger. It’s going to be challenging, if not downright dangerous,
to step through there in lively conditions.Just a thought.
Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
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Tor,
Seeing some of the changes on other 424’s, the relocation of the winches is next.
Currently the support for the bimini is where the winches will go.I have just started making a hard-top bimini which will have supports rising from the stern and along the backstays.
By the way, the original spray dodger really protruded into the passageway. The new dodger is a vast improvement.
Cheers
Dennis
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Hi All,
Dodger is 99% complete. Windows are in! A hand-hold or and we are done.
Have since relocated the winches further aft.
See link below;
https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/117161376876600674340/albums/6062945667079974257
Regards
Dennis
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Lookin’ sharp! Well done.
Tor
Silverheels, P-424 #17
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Will you be adding a bimini top also? If so ,pls take a picture of the final set up with the bimini-it looks great.Post generated from Pearson424 Forum using Mail2Forum
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Dennis,
Does the center front window open?
Tor
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Hi Guys,
Tor, the front window does not open. being curved it would have been a real challenge. The sides are real glass. The front is plexi-glass.
Joe, I dumped the normal bimini and constructed two frames that will support a hard-top bimini. This is a WIP and hopefully will be completed soon. Need this before we go off for Christmas as it supports two solar panels. I will post some pics once done.
Cheers
Dennis
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