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not so much at night

... the whole thing is see through especially from the inside (during the daylight)

huge plus is that I didn?t need to cut and insert clear windows with all the extra framing, zippers, screens, and LOTS of extra sewing... simple is the watchword for this particular endeavor? less working and more playing on this boat I do love finding elegant solutions to challenges? keeping...

Thanks to John and Eileen Highsmith of Cat-O-Mine for making me aware of PFIFERTEX a vinyl woven material for an enclosure that is so much more practical for those of us who live on the Gulf Coast... it breathes and repels most of the water while keeping bugs out.

Removing bulkhead depends upon use. I just completed making the rear enclosure for my Marinaut. It’s great for summertime family & friends daysailing. However, for cruising it can’t be taken along as an option, so for staying in marinas or town docks for touring towns and restaurants, it...

Not sure this will be seen as it's in the Marinaut section, the captions tell the story, so I would be glad to hear what Y'all think... there are so few Marinauts (9 ?) that most of the posts are a decade old. My favorite friends I've made have been the C-Dory people... they said they would...

the back is actually flush with the edge of the cockpit - there will eventually a seat and possibly back cushion on the cooler

the whole thing goes behind the cooler tucked away but at the ready? makes a handy spot for the boat hook.

.the anchor drops in and holds securely... it pops right out when needed in a hurry...

fender washers on the backside hold mounting bolt heads in the motor well

centrally accessible in a previously unused space

the obvious place to mount it was the engine well

used a small angle router blade as opposed to a half round... looks more crisp

the right angle braces help stabilize the sides

screws provide a lot of shear to hold the pressure pulling away from the mounting surface

half inch starboard shaped with double thick cardboard template

THE PROBLEM: It\'s large milk crate was taking up almost all the starboard aft storage area. I bought a vertical mount that didn\'t fit, so I made this one.

Good observation… heat is a consideration… especially for those of us who live here in the sweltering tropics. Even when pushed all the way starboard, the hull angles away to stern and upwards so there is room for convection. I will keep an eye on it moving forward… haven’t had the opportunity...

I wanted to add the 200ah house battery salvaged from the 25. The 2nd switch allows the new battery to be used as a second house battery for instruments and lighting when switched to “2” or independently connected to inverter when switched to “1” the regular house battery does instruments and...

the dehumidifier can now be left on while boat is in the shed with the drain tube running through a thru hull into a bucket