Roger Long
04-30-2005, 06:24 AM
Here is an interior proposal for the trailer cruiser. I’m keeping it to two berths with the idea that fairly long trips will be made in this boat and two is the maximum number that can do that reasonably. The cockpit is large so that it can double as a daysailer for more people.
The berths are higher than suitable for sitting but the best way to keep them dry over long periods and have the optimum cushion thickness for sleeping is not to sit on them. Raising them let them be wider.
Sleeping only berths requires good, dedicated, seats. The one on the starboard side is intended to be the seat for the cook using the galley to port or angled to face the other seat. The table or locker between the starboard seat and berth would enclose the head.
Lack of a bulkhead right at the chainplates and mast will limit construction methods to those that are fairly stiff but this should encompass most of the wood techniques. This wouldn’t be a good arrangement for a lightweight glass boat.
The forward bulkhead would be watertight to keep smells and dampness from the anchor rode out of the cabin. Lockers would be built into it accessible from the berths. There will need to be a couple of vents and a hatch on the foredeck and a separate bilge pumping system.
The cockpit foot well will extend all the way to the transom with the seats extended over so there is a place to stick things like fenders and dockline out of the way. The larger volume will be compensated for by two large freeing ports in the transom with one way flaps. These will empty the cockpit many times faster than any scuppers.
I’m stumped about the engine. I hate the thought of an outboard hanging on the transom. There isn’t enough room for a prop even if there was an inboard small enough. An outboard in a well will create a lot of drag. This would probably be best as a rowboat but that isn’t going to be practical for most people.
I’m just throwing out some ideas here. I’ll be scarce for a while now as I prepare a long complex proposal for a 75 foot research vessel sort of like this one (http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/WHOIrv.htm) . And get the 32 foot sailboat (http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Boat.htm) we just bought refitted and commissioned. Then, it’s sailing season so we’ll probably have to pick this up again after the leaves fall.
BTW I've become one of the History Channel's talking heads. If you see a rerun of a Deepsea Detectives show called "Sinking by Sabatoge" or an upcoming show about the sinking of the USS Perry, look for me at the end talking about the naval architecture aspects of the casualties. More shows in the works.
http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Sketch4.jpg
[ 04-30-2005, 07:29 AM: Message edited by: Roger Long ]
The berths are higher than suitable for sitting but the best way to keep them dry over long periods and have the optimum cushion thickness for sleeping is not to sit on them. Raising them let them be wider.
Sleeping only berths requires good, dedicated, seats. The one on the starboard side is intended to be the seat for the cook using the galley to port or angled to face the other seat. The table or locker between the starboard seat and berth would enclose the head.
Lack of a bulkhead right at the chainplates and mast will limit construction methods to those that are fairly stiff but this should encompass most of the wood techniques. This wouldn’t be a good arrangement for a lightweight glass boat.
The forward bulkhead would be watertight to keep smells and dampness from the anchor rode out of the cabin. Lockers would be built into it accessible from the berths. There will need to be a couple of vents and a hatch on the foredeck and a separate bilge pumping system.
The cockpit foot well will extend all the way to the transom with the seats extended over so there is a place to stick things like fenders and dockline out of the way. The larger volume will be compensated for by two large freeing ports in the transom with one way flaps. These will empty the cockpit many times faster than any scuppers.
I’m stumped about the engine. I hate the thought of an outboard hanging on the transom. There isn’t enough room for a prop even if there was an inboard small enough. An outboard in a well will create a lot of drag. This would probably be best as a rowboat but that isn’t going to be practical for most people.
I’m just throwing out some ideas here. I’ll be scarce for a while now as I prepare a long complex proposal for a 75 foot research vessel sort of like this one (http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/WHOIrv.htm) . And get the 32 foot sailboat (http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Boat.htm) we just bought refitted and commissioned. Then, it’s sailing season so we’ll probably have to pick this up again after the leaves fall.
BTW I've become one of the History Channel's talking heads. If you see a rerun of a Deepsea Detectives show called "Sinking by Sabatoge" or an upcoming show about the sinking of the USS Perry, look for me at the end talking about the naval architecture aspects of the casualties. More shows in the works.
http://home.maine.rr.com/rlma/Sketch4.jpg
[ 04-30-2005, 07:29 AM: Message edited by: Roger Long ]