Skin on frame deck construction

Richard Lathrop said:
I would be sure you can exit the boat quickly in case of accidental capsize. Just a concern I have with narrow boats.

There are a couple skin on frame boat designs for inspiration in the resources section.

Rick Lathrop
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Richard and Calaam~

An important distinction between true (traditional) BBSBs and traditional Long Island/Great South Bay gunning vessels is the length of the cockpit. Cockpits on the latter are about the length of a man (supine). I have a difficult time getting in/out of a BBSB - the cockpits of which are about 4-feet long. It is the primary reason why I designed my gunning boxes with the canvas "decks" and an opening that runs right down to the soles of my boots.

The JAMES CAIRD - as close as I have come to building a traditional Barnegat - has a 6-foot cockpit. The photo below shows the cockpit opening reduced by about half with a canvas lap cover - held in place across the gunner's chest with a rod that pops up and out of open-topped chocks when action is required.

JAMES CAIRD - duckeye view.jpg

All the best,

SJS
 
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