8 responses to “Aft cabin”

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  Stuart Crawford December 28th, 2007 at 19:08

  Looks like a lot of storage space under the berth.

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  matti December 28th, 2007 at 19:16

  Yes. Too big actually. We will divide it into three compartments. /m

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  lself January 3rd, 2008 at 00:18

  Any condensation developed aganist the hull when you enclosed the area under the bunk?

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  Matti January 3rd, 2008 at 00:23

  I wouldn’t think there would be condensation on the hull. We will put isolation under the bunk to stop condensation under the cushion. So this area wouldn’t get warmed up anyway.
  /m

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  Gene Smith January 12th, 2008 at 22:32

  In the transom pic I see the bolts and nuts coming through that I would assume are part of the rudder attachment/ support. With them being so close to that huge center beam, and them having what looks like plywood backing plates to spread out their load, I ponder why they aren’t just tied directly to that beam. Like with a metal strap that would lay attached across the beam itself and then down and around till it reached out to where the current plywood backing plates are or just having the beam itself shaped such that it had a short crossmember there where the plywood backing plates are. Now in my experience the designer has always had great and ofttimes genius reason for everything he’s done, so I’m sure he does here. But in short I wonder why he didn’t tie those rudder supports directly to that beam which is laying so close.

  Thanks for maintaining the site.
  Gene Smith

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  Matti January 14th, 2008 at 22:01

  I suppose you are right. A metal strap over the transom stem, like you describe would be a good idea. I were planning to put vertical long pads parallel to the aft stem that might be plenty strong as well. I didn’t actually have the drawings of the rudder hangings when I built the hull. Tom made them for me afterwards.
  /matti

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  lself January 21st, 2008 at 01:22

  On the topic of condensation, did you notice any on the inside of your hull when cruising last summer? I’m considering adding more insulation to the inside of my Penny hull because the boat will live at 48 deg north, eventually, and I’m wondering if the 1-inch thick hull is thick enough.

  lself

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  Matti January 21st, 2008 at 10:16

  No, we didn’t have any condensation except for at the hatches. We stay 59°19′ N, so I would expect the hull itself to be enough. It might be a good idea to insulate tanks under bunks, though. Or under bunks in general.
  Maybe condensation can be used to eliminate moist from the air and lead water away. Especially if you use kerosene lamps or a kerosene or alcohol cooker without chimney.
  /matti