Has anyone ever seen or herd of a dodger being installed on a typhoon?
rdins@rof.net
Typhoon dodger
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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John Hitchcock
Re: Typhoon dodger
I designed and built one for my typhoon, since I do a lot of sailing off the coast of California and don't like to get wet.
hitchcockj@earthlink.net
Has anyone ever seen or herd of a dodger being installed on a typhoon?
hitchcockj@earthlink.net
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Bill Bloxham
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John Hitchcock
Re: Typhoon dodger
I don't have a picture, but I could take one, however, I am technically challenged when it comes to the internet, so would not know how to post.
I built a teak cover over the sliding hatch. I had to position the cover so that I could still tilt up the mast, and in doing so, had to sacrifice some of the open space previously allowed when sliding the hatch cover fully open, In other words, I can only open the sliding cover 2/3 of the original way.
I then anchored the dodger to the teak cover and put in teak anchor strips on the fiberglass bringing the cover around to anchor onto the cockpit coaming. I originally routed the halyards through holes that I cut in the dodger on either side of the hatch cover, but I found that unsatisfactory and, also found, that the lines worked fine leading back to the cleats on either side of the hatch the way they were orignally designed. The lines slide under the front "window" which can be rolled up in nice weather.
I hope this is not too confusing.
Got a picture? I'm particularly interested in control lines through the dodger.
hitchcockj@earthlink.net
I built a teak cover over the sliding hatch. I had to position the cover so that I could still tilt up the mast, and in doing so, had to sacrifice some of the open space previously allowed when sliding the hatch cover fully open, In other words, I can only open the sliding cover 2/3 of the original way.
I then anchored the dodger to the teak cover and put in teak anchor strips on the fiberglass bringing the cover around to anchor onto the cockpit coaming. I originally routed the halyards through holes that I cut in the dodger on either side of the hatch cover, but I found that unsatisfactory and, also found, that the lines worked fine leading back to the cleats on either side of the hatch the way they were orignally designed. The lines slide under the front "window" which can be rolled up in nice weather.
I hope this is not too confusing.
Got a picture? I'm particularly interested in control lines through the dodger.
hitchcockj@earthlink.net