Current thoughts are about taking an existing Conventional, mid cockpit, yacht such as a HR42 with this side view...
Yes the HR for sailing and safety would be a far better boat... thus the lateral thinking re an alteration....There is not a HR Deck saloon,...
Thanks for the replies, currently in Almerimar.... Really bad wi fi, more detailed response to follow in a few days.... Tony.
Has anyone ever modified a conventional production yacht to create a deck saloon, what would be the issues? My wife and I plan to do a few years...
What Nick K says is correct but there are other ways. Find a completed yacht using the same hull and follow the measurements regarding mast...
Found this link by following others listed above but just in case you did not knock across it... Popular Mechanics ~ 1959...
I am in Cork also and am interested in your project. Have been thinking about a house boat for years but too busy to settle down to building one,...