[Public-List] stern squat

Sat Feb 16 07:46:40 PST 2013

I cut it back so that only 1/3 of the length from the fwd bulkhead aft
remains at full width.  I made a new fiddle edge, and made the part where I
stopped cutting a sloping angle so as to minimize creation of a head-banging
corner.  Basically I'm under the full width only from the knees down.  Doing
the cut made a huge difference in the usability of the bunk.  It was easy to
do with a jigsaw held up to the work upside down.

G #426 Surprise

On 16/02/13 10:39 AM, "Bill Ydel" <wcydel at gmail.com> wrote:

> Gord,
>  Did you cut the entire shelf back or only at the shoulders? Every time I
> turn over at night I bump in to that shelf.
> 
> Bill
> SallyB
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> 
> I sleep feet forward in the starboard fore cabin bunk in SURPRISE.  The
> level of comfort improved dramatically when I cut the shelf back to the
> width of the fibre glass tabbing.  There's still enough width on the shelf
> for me to put my glasses, stand a book or stow a pocket flashlight; but the
> bunk itself is much more comfortable.  I can also reach the light on the
> bulkhead to turn it off without getting out of bed.
> 
> Only two months till launching day....
> 
> Gord #426 SURPRISE
> 
> 
> On 16/02/13 8:55 AM, "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Trish and I sleep in the forward cabin all the time, but we are feet
> forward
>> because there is more headroom and elbow room aft. Also in the hot summer,
>> sleeping under the forward hatch with a wind scoop attached gives a nice
>> breeze. We find it quite comfortable. We did a major upgrade to the
>> cushions, which made a big difference.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ~~~_/)_/)~~ Mike Lehman ~~_/)~~~
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: j_l_brown
>> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 8:33 PM
>> To: gewhite at crosslink.net ; public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] stern squat
>> 
>> I lived on my motorbike for almost a year.
>> I've backpacked in BC extensively as well.
>> Sleeping downhill is the only thing I don't tolerate especially in my
> home,
>> every day.  I'd not fuss if I was only on the boat on the weekend.
>> 
>> I sleep in the salon in the winter when alone despite the slightly short
>> berth.   With two in one berth that is not comfortable(a mostly sleepless
>> night last night confirmed this fact, 12" each is too narrow).
>> 
>> 
>> Head forward with two in the v berth is uncomfortable as well.  Nothing
>> makes a girl less inclined to spend the night again than waking up by
>> bashing their head on the shelves or deck as they sit up.  I do at least
>> once a week when sleeping head first but I have a thicker skull I suspect.
>> 
>> It's something I'd like to correct at least somewhat.
>> 
>> Emptying the lazarette has helped a lot, I'll store sails there in future.
> I
>> think some trim ballast would help further, even 100lbs to start.  The
>> materials and methods to secure it I'm very interested in discussing.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: gordon white <gewhite at crosslink.net>
>> Date:
>> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
>> Cc: public-list-request at lists.alberg30.org
>> Subject: Re: [Public-List] stern squat
>> 
>>     I just looked at my boat, Brigadoon II, at my pier. With the water
>> tank forward empty for the winter, the mattresses and a lot (but not
>> all) of the other stuff off, including the genny, and the fuel tanks
>> full, with a 3-cylinder diesel in place of the Atomic 4, yes there is
>> some slight, maybe as much as twoinches, squat aft.
>> 
>>      I tend to think with the genny mounted, the forward mattresses and
>> other stuff aboard and the water tank pressed full, there is somewhat
>> less squat. And that under way, the pressure on the mast offsets some of
>> that.
>> 
>>      That being said, I do kind of remember sleeping up front, head
>> forward, and there being a very slight rise. But it never bothered me.
>> (I usually sleep in the saloon) But I have slept on deck in July because
>> it was cooler, though hardly more comfortable. I have slept on the floor
>> of the St. Louis airport, among other less-desirable places, some of
>> them while in the Army. I guess I am just less sensitive to the
>> conditions under which I sleep.
>> 
>>   - Gordon White
>> 
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