Comments on: Aft cabin http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/ A blog about sailing a 36 ft sailing boat with junk rig Tue, 26 Jul 2011 11:16:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Matti http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-490 Matti Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:16:52 +0000 http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/28/aft-cabin/#comment-490 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 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

]]> By: lself http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-489 lself Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:22:31 +0000 http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/28/aft-cabin/#comment-489 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 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

]]> By: Matti http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-488 Matti Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:01:14 +0000 http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/28/aft-cabin/#comment-488 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 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

]]> By: Gene Smith http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-487 Gene Smith Sat, 12 Jan 2008 20:32:11 +0000 http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/28/aft-cabin/#comment-487 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 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

]]> By: Matti http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-486 Matti Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:23:31 +0000 http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/28/aft-cabin/#comment-486 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 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

]]> By: lself http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-485 lself Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:18:05 +0000 http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/28/aft-cabin/#comment-485 Any condensation developed aganist the hull when you enclosed the area under the bunk? Any condensation developed aganist the hull when you enclosed the area under the bunk?

]]> By: matti http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-484 matti Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:16:54 +0000 http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/28/aft-cabin/#comment-484 Yes. Too big actually. We will divide it into three compartments. /m Yes. Too big actually. We will divide it into three compartments. /m

]]> By: Stuart Crawford http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/aft-cabin/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Stuart Crawford Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:08:14 +0000 http://www.sylinnea.com/2007/12/28/aft-cabin/#comment-483 Looks like a lot of storage space under the berth. Looks like a lot of storage space under the berth.

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