Windshields on sailboats make no sense to us, unless they are incorporated into a dodger design. We shared a dock with this fifty foot (15m) Bavaria in Reine, Norway, and were impressed with the details.
This combination creates a really cozy cockpit enclosure, perfect for cold climates. But in the tropics a lack of opening windows forward would be a major negative.
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Hi Steve,
What is the air draft with the mast folded? Will most of the canal system in Europe be usable?
Has your custom tender worked as well as you hoped? Are copies or plans available?
Thanks,
Daryl
Steve Dashew Reply: November 12th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Howdy Daryl:
Air draft on the FPB64 at half load with mast folded down and flying bridge hand rails removed is 3.8m/12.4′. We love the dinghy (see http://setsail.com/wind-horse-dinghy-after-five-seasons/ for an update). Plans are not available for the dink.
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November 10th, 2009 at 11:44 am
Hi Steve,
What is the air draft with the mast folded? Will most of the canal system in Europe be usable?
Has your custom tender worked as well as you hoped? Are copies or plans available?
Thanks,
Daryl
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Steve Dashew Reply:
November 12th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Howdy Daryl:
Air draft on the FPB64 at half load with mast folded down and flying bridge hand rails removed is 3.8m/12.4′. We love the dinghy (see http://setsail.com/wind-horse-dinghy-after-five-seasons/ for an update). Plans are not available for the dink.
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