Hard Bimini???

[Manny]

Hey Bob V

Thanks for making me laugh!I dont think work would appreciate it if sent out an email like that! I actually use my iPhone at work to post on the site. Sometimes I have to edit my posts cause the phone autofills what it thinks are the correct words. For instance, Bimini turns into bikini! Sort of like mad libs!Manny

 

[Ross]

FredF, It should be: My Boat's name is ------ not my Boats name is

If you are going to critique my posts at least you can be proper. ;D

 

[Bob V]

Ross, for what it's worth

I like the name you have chosen for your boat. My first sailboat was a kayak, so I "got it" the first time I saw the name Bietzpadlin. As far as referring to your boat by name, I think it is disrespectful to do otherwise, sort of like referring to your spouse as "the wife" or "the little woman".Manny, you better watch out for those i-phone auto edits. If someone reads over your shoulder "thinking about having a welder build me a hard bikini", they might think you are really strange.Bob V

 

[Ross]

Thanks BobV. Swmbo (she who must be obeyed)

agrees with you ;D

 

[Joe]

mentioning names.....

....I don't really have a problem with anyone personalizing their posts by mentioning names of their boat, family or friends. However, I find it weird that anyone would think that it's a way of honoring them, because it can become annoying when excessive. Very few of the contributors here use personal names in their posts because it's really superflous information. I'm not sure why, but I was disappointed in Ross' reaction to Fred's frustrated rant.

 

[Ross]

Joe , Consider it and get back to us. But I might be able to help

FredF was being as sarcastic as posible so I responded in kind. ;D

 

[jimq26]

Joe - it becomes very annoying doesn't it?

Do you think he'll take the hint???

 

[MoonSailer]

Ross I like your posts

Beats Paddling is a fine name for a boat. I don't include many personal identifiers but that's OK too. Fred might be jealous. Who know's maybe his boat's name is "Fred's Boat" of "Fred's First Love"" "Fred's Desire"... "Win-A-Fred"" A boat's name is really way down on my list of things to worry about.

 

[r.w.landau]

I think the problem is the Internet.

There is a freedom of saying things with no accountability. It takes work to have a relationship. Many don't want a close friend here, on the Internet. However, that is the freedom of the Internet. I have enjoyed Ross and his personality.What a poster posts, tells it own story about that person. It also tells us something about the people that complain about the posts....r.w.landauThe Hard bikini would be a problem also chaffing

 

[Bob V]

rw, yes the chafing could be a problem.

especially when you consider the other design parameters as listed by MoonSailer."I would like it to be strong enough to stand on to look out for coral heads etc. I would also like to have a couple of dinghy davits welded to it such that they swing out as needed. I also want to mount a solar panel and possibly radar to the structure. Fianlly I'd like it to be able to catch rainwater to pipe to the water tanks."If there are any engineers out there perhaps you could provide us some drawings that satisfy those requirements.Bob V

 

[r.w.landau]

Moon sailor, have you thought about wood?

The old cabin criusers used to have wooden dodgers with wooden window frames. Trawlers and some motor sailors have wooden super structuresI would concider the wooden doder without the wooden window frame with a soft front and sides that on a hot day could be removed. A picture of the rigged boat would help in more ideas. You can get alot of strength with the shape of the design to decrease the weight of the design. r.w.landau

 

[Jim Kolstoe]

back off the topic

The hard bikini idea would seem to have pluses and minuses. On the plus side, you'll never be bothered by a kick in the pants. On the minus side, lounging around in the sun on a summer day might present problems far worse than mere chafe. But I guess that lets you worry about blisters that are not on your boat's hull. An aside to Ross: over the years I have concluded that spelling and grammer are viewed as optional concerns here. As long as I can figure out what the writer is trying to convey, I can live with (and maybe laugh at)the irregularities.Jim Kolstoe, h23 Kara's Boo

 

[Joe]

hard bikini?.... heh, heh

interesting idea, Jim (that's okay I know what you meant). All kidding aside... I'm thinking that a hard bimini is not a good idea. However, I think a pilothouse would be a viable option. Many serious cruising sailboats have hard dodgers. You could just extend it a couple of feet. I have seen conversion projects in a few of the sailing rags over the years. Try a google search. http://www.canvascreationsinc.com/wsad.htmlAnyway, when Mary and Chuck came down to Impulse with Woody and Moe we discussed constructing a hard dodger with an extension, kinda like a pilothouse. I figured I could get the plywood and PVC over at Home Depot and we could throw it up over the weekend.... but heck, there was a Charger game on the little TV in the cabin and some chips and dips in the galley so we never got around to it.

 

[tcbro]

Man, you guys are getting picky

I put my boat name as part of my signature and will continue to do so. If that bothers you, please feel free to skip my posts.Toms/v Orion's Child

 

[Ross]

Joe K, I usually ignore spelling and grammar

errors but when someone decides to get on my case about how I post I bite back hard. The common errors are your for you're, there for their, hull for haul, I really don't mind those, like you I just chuckle a little because I was told years ago the the content of the writing is more important than the penmanship you can always find someone to make it neat. ;D

 

[Joe]

No Name

My boat does not have a name.Now, how am I going to get respect / disrespect?

 

[Ross]

Joe there was a song about riding out on the desert

on a horse with no name. You can just sail out on the oceans on a boat with no name. ;D

 

[MoonSailer]

Work and wine???

A lot of my mistakes are due to me sneaking time on the computer at work. I really shouldn't be visitng websites at work. But sometimes I do. Then I write quickly and often don't edit or correct. At home the internet is often visited while drinking some wine. I do read some ofmy posts and it is embarassing to see the typos. But I consider these forums more as dock talk after a day of sailing than a formal presentation of ideals.I have been looking at arches. An arch with davits may be the way to go. If we ever get radar it would go there as will the solar panel. Putting an anchor light or stern light there would be possible too.

 

[Steve Dion]

Cost!

When I had my dodger made for my Hunter Vision 36 the price was about $3600 for a complete dodger, windows, covers etc. I priced out a similar setup with a WaveStopper and the price was nearly double. The only difference her is the TOP portion of the dodger. The tubing is a little larger, but it does not need to be bent like a soft dodger.Now thinking about the cost of a hard bimini I am guessing you are looking at $8-10k or more for a bimini of similar construction. There may also be some issues with such a large span that may not have any center supports.I personally don't like the idea of a hard bimini from the aspect that you cannot take it down when it is cool outside. We sometimes have our soft bimini up and sit in the shade an freeze, when closing the thing up would provide a lot of solar warmth.