Dodger window

[Meriachee]

Would you specify 30 or 40 mil strataglass for the dodger and why would you make that choice?

 

[MitchM]

if you will be rolling up the front window panes for more air in the cockpit the lighter weight is easier to roll. check with sail rite, they will tell you advantages /disadvantages. the lighter weight is easier to handle but i cannot see it making that much of a difference. both of them will get faded and lose transparency with a lot of sun, as is common for dodgers in FL. at age 10 on the great lakes, my dodger's sunbrella was shot, so were the heavy weight panes.

 

[Gunni]

40 mil. Better resistance to whipping jib sheets and flailing halyard shackles. I just replaced my dodger and changed from strataglass 40mil. to regalite 40mil to get better shape to my windows and no wavy areas.

 

[Don S/V ILLusion]

As Mitch said, either will suffice and neither has any advantage(s). They will both craze, fade, get scratched, etc... regardless of thickness. Given where you live, the thinner material will be less brittle on cold days which is a definite advantage.

 

[Meriachee]

I am leaning towards 30mil so that it's easier to roll the whole assembly up when it's not on the frame.

 

[Gunni]

An option is the California style, where you zip out the windows and and stow. The rest of the dodger will fold very compact and you can use that Makralon hard sheet material for the windows. In our case, the dodger stays rigged year round protecting the companion way opening. We have a tonneau that zips to the trailing edge, covering the cockpit off-season.