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Windshield and Dodger Integration

Windshield to dodger connection-537

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.

Windshield dodger cockpit enclosure-536

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.


Posted by Steve Dashew  (November 6, 2009)

This entry was posted on Friday, November 6th, 2009 at 8:00 am and is filed under Dashew Logs. Both comments and pings are currently closed.




2 Responses to “Windshield and Dodger Integration”

  1. Daryl Lippincott Says:
    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


  2. Steve Dashew Says:
    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 https://setsail.com/wind-horse-dinghy-after-five-seasons/ for an update). Plans are not available for the dink.