Recent content by Calaam

Haha yes, the terminology is probably not correct, but the inspiration was from the sneakbox. Although my boat won’t be a genuine BBSB no matter what I cover it with, it’ll be some kind of gunning rig. Even now before adding any cover, the boat looks like I decided half way through to make a...

Thanks, Steve. The coffin cover is pretty much what I was envisioning after all the suggestions from everyone, it’s good to see a well built example. I will start by making some drawings based on these ideas that match my boat.

You guys are making me think of some hybrid between a canoe spray skirt and a dodger. Like a snap on spray skirt but with a couple hoops or kick stand/toggle to prop it up in the middle.

I think the dodger will be an issue, because I usually just put the boat in the bed of my truck with the motor laying next to it. The complete hull only weighs 70 lbs, so I never bothered with a trailer. I will need to make the dodger removable like you suggested before. Or I could buy a trailer.

That’s what I’m thinking as well with oak ribs or whatever. It wouldn’t really make sense to build a solid deck on a skinned hull. What are some things to consider when designing a dodger other than obviously being sloped? If it’s skin on frame, it will be rigid enough to trailer I think, but...

I might like to try a dodger, I will look through the forum to find some build examples. My boat is 13 feet long, so I don’t know if a dodger would hide well enough without help from a brushed in deck. I will do some thinking. A dodger might take away less storage space than a deck, so it might...

The boat I built is a Dave Gentry Shenandoah Whitehall. I modified it as far as the seats, transom thickness to take a 2HP, and some other things, but the hull shape itself is his design. The Whitehall was supposedly used as a harbor taxi in New York, so it has a pretty seaworthy hull that is...

Here is a pic of my boat. You can see how the V shape of the hull caused the palm fronds to flare open, so I’m not very hidden. The boat would benefit from some other method of brushing in, that’s why I’m thinking a deck of some kind could be made. Or maybe I should just build/buy a proper...

Hello I am new to the forum. I’ve only just started looking through the many discussions and I already need to thank everyone for all the information that has been accumulated over the years, I am glad to have found you guys. I think my next build will not feel as helpless as the last one was...