Re: JM Blobster foot well question
--- Inbolger@yahoogroups.com, "chrisbfeller" <chrisbfeller@y...>
wrote:
designer is the best source for a definitive answer.
Things I would consider before actually changing the plan layout;
A) Just how many people do I plan on carrying above the boats
nominal capacity of 2 and is this a routine event or just once in a
blue moon. If just once in a blue moon, I'd let my excess passengers
get a full days worth of sailing,as is, and count on fewer requests
for future sails.....except for the die-hards who do not mind the
old-fashioned cockpit layout and its effect on their comfort.
B) Since the boat has only water ballast and a fair bit of
rocker,what will be the effect of having a crowd in the cockpit of
such a small boat.That is,to what extent will she squat by the stern
and lose her sailing lines altogether?
C) Do I really want to give up some very useful dry storage space
under the cockpit for the benefit of a few occassional passengers?
and D) Is it conceivable to build the boat as per plan,put her
through a good season of use and re-evaluate the real need for a
different cockpit layout and the subsequent boat surgery(not that
hard) required to put a foot well into her?
Not sure if any of the above helps but good luck with your building
of her!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,ex owner-builder of a Bolger Micro
wrote:
>cockpit in
> I am debating on making a full cockpit length self draining
> my Blobster by JMbecause I
>http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/blobster/index.htm
> rather than the Micro style cockpit drawn. I am doing this
> want a longer foot well to accommodate more passengers in comfort.It's your boat,your call. If you have serious concerns,I trust the
designer is the best source for a definitive answer.
Things I would consider before actually changing the plan layout;
A) Just how many people do I plan on carrying above the boats
nominal capacity of 2 and is this a routine event or just once in a
blue moon. If just once in a blue moon, I'd let my excess passengers
get a full days worth of sailing,as is, and count on fewer requests
for future sails.....except for the die-hards who do not mind the
old-fashioned cockpit layout and its effect on their comfort.
B) Since the boat has only water ballast and a fair bit of
rocker,what will be the effect of having a crowd in the cockpit of
such a small boat.That is,to what extent will she squat by the stern
and lose her sailing lines altogether?
C) Do I really want to give up some very useful dry storage space
under the cockpit for the benefit of a few occassional passengers?
and D) Is it conceivable to build the boat as per plan,put her
through a good season of use and re-evaluate the real need for a
different cockpit layout and the subsequent boat surgery(not that
hard) required to put a foot well into her?
Not sure if any of the above helps but good luck with your building
of her!
Sincerely,
Peter Lenihan,ex owner-builder of a Bolger Micro
I am debating on making a full cockpit length self draining cockpit in
my Blobster by JM
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/blobster/index.htm
rather than the Micro style cockpit drawn. I am doing this because I
want a longer foot well to accommodate more passengers in comfort. To
be self draining it will have to be no deeper than 10 maybe 12 inches.
I have also thought about making this foot well not self draining and
about 14 inches deep and just put a bilge pump in either end. I
wondered what any of you might think of this.
Thanks Chris
my Blobster by JM
http://www.duckworksmagazine.com/store/plans/jim/blobster/index.htm
rather than the Micro style cockpit drawn. I am doing this because I
want a longer foot well to accommodate more passengers in comfort. To
be self draining it will have to be no deeper than 10 maybe 12 inches.
I have also thought about making this foot well not self draining and
about 14 inches deep and just put a bilge pump in either end. I
wondered what any of you might think of this.
Thanks Chris