[C38] Need vote for dodger design

[Max Soto]

ok, I guess option C is the winner.
I based that design on Steve S. dodger looks.. Iverson design, what could
go wrong?

Last weekend I was cutting and installing the frames, and noticed some
potential problems, like none of the  winch handles on the cabin top won't
make a full revolution,  so I installed the frames on the cabin side
instead of the top for more room. I gain 2" on each side and still looks
ok. Then, with the aft frame on position, installed 63" above the cockpit
floor (+1" diameter tube=64" total), that the primary winch handle also,
won't make a full revolution (as Mark noted a month ago). So my options are
removable side panels or a very short side panels.. I don't now if in warm
days, it will help to remove as much as possible from the dodger. Never
been on a boat with one installed! The front window will have a zipper so I
can open it.
The other concern is the change in direction on the lowest part of the
front window, right below the traveller. I have to redirect it forward to
the hatch cover. Some people are using some kind of rail or strut for a
tighter fit. When I checked Les's dodger on Jace, the dodger was a perfect
fit without anything holding it down, but it was made by a professional, so
I'll try to do it like it, and if I don't like the result, I install
something to hold it in place like the options I have seen in some of your
dodgers..

-Larry, by removable windows, you meant the ones on the sides or the full
dodger, so it will end like a bimini over the companionway?

-Tom, The connector piece is going to be made as soon as the dodger is
intalled.

-Steve S, with your dodger, can you turn a 10" winch handle completely on
the primaries without hitting the dodger?


Regards,

Max Soto


2012/1/9 Larry Malmberg <Larrypi at roadrunner.com>

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> Max, they all look good to me, we have our dodger windows zippered so they
> can easily be removed, you might want to consider that.
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> Best regards,
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> Larry Malmberg
> Team Hassle
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> listserve-bounces at catalina38.org] *On Behalf Of *Steven Ribble
> *Sent:* Monday, January 09, 2012 8:22 AM
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> *Subject:* [C38] Need vote for dodger design
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> Hi Max!  Yes, I like Option C as well...I like that the window panel echos
> the lines of the stern above the waterline.  I also like the rounded look,
> again it is similar to the
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> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Max Soto <maxsoto at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > Hi everybody, Estancia is back on the water after six months on the dry,
> after a peeling, new epoxy bottom and steering system overhaul, etc.
> > I finally have all the materials, rails, etc, so  Next week I'll start
> with the dodger project.
> >  thanks to everyone that send dodger pics and gave advice.
> > The desings on the attached drawing are the finalists. According to
> contemporary designs and the curves on the C38, I'm leaning a little bit
> towards option C. With no removable side curtains and more shaded area to
> protect from the sun.
> > What's your vote??? Any thoughts?? Opinion ???
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> > Regards,
> > Max Soto
> > Estancia - C38 #198
> > Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Max Soto
C38 #198 ESTANCIA
Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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