30' plywood sharpie

I spent an indeterminate time in a very little room once. Minutes? Hour or so?
My knees were crushed into my chest and my face shoved into my kneecaps.
Another time the room was about 3'x3'x3'. That was about 12 hours. We weren't suppose to sit down, but I managed it.
Some people ended up screaming.
All for a good cause though.

Thats why my next little boat will have a box keel. I WILL have comfortable sitting!

 

If you figure out how to hold the draft of that box keel to about 8 inches or less, let me know.

 

NIS 23 interior looking aft.



BTW, this isn't bad for a 23' sharpie. But where to put your legs? And it looks like the guy can't sit back!

Or for those who don't want to sacrifice very low draft............ leeboards?

You always have to compromise something, certainly in a sharpie.

Good Luck!
Angel

PS - Troy, get some right scale puppets in the model to have a real idea how it looks!

 

I don't like those bolts sticking through the cabin roof; looks like they could be painful if you weren't wearing a bump cap.

 

With that tumblehome, narrow beam and centerboard trunk, wouldn't it make more sense to arrage some (at least) of the seating fore-and-aft?

 

I believe the settee he's on is fore-and-aft; he's just turned sideways because his knees don't fit between it and the centerboard.

Looks like the picture was taken from the forward end of the vee-berth.

 

I meant the sitter would be fore-and-aft not the seat. That is just a berth with a nod to sitting. With a pivoting section for a backrest and a drop-down section for the lower legs it could be far more comfortable. Of course, then the owner would want to furl the sails and proceed under power, so maybe comfort is not the way to go!

 

Some interesting thoughts there. I've been mulling over the seating problem myself; thanks for the input.

 

Do´nt know where the guys dumb grin is coming from (maybe they told him he must sit there just for a minute), but I know that you should´nt bring your dog below deck on this boat!

That would be named cruelty to animals.........................

Regards
Richard

 

agreed Troy
someone will surely impale themselves on those bolts

 

Cut a rubber ball in half and jam it onto the bolts.

 

If you look closely, there are entire lines of them. I'd have put lengths of wood backing with beveled edges, and been done with it.

 

The beamwise rows are close to the beams and safe enough. The fore-and-aft rows look like they are holding rails. I would be tempted to pop them off and look around for a more appropriate style of fastener, smooth and as flush as possible.

 

I'm glad I posted the NIS 23 interior pic, it gives a lot to talk about

And Terry, thanks for the chair tip . . . . . :idea:

Good Luck!
Angel

 

You're welcome! I just took the garden loungers out of storage and had an aha moment. Usually I get senior moments ...