[Public-List] Dodgers

[James Allocco via Public-List]

Hi all,

I have a dodger, thankfully I purchased it 22 years ago so the sticker
shock was less of an issue.  it was a necessity when we sailed on Lake
Ontario. Now that we are in  North Carolina a bimini is very desirable.
 David, as someone who works with canvas and who aiso owns an Alberg I'd
like to ask you a question about biminis.    I've looked online for picture
of boats with  biminis that might work with  end boom sheeting.  The few
that I found were so far forward that the either are used without a dodger
or extend forward above and beyond the dodger. Having both a dodger  and a
bimini it might make it  difficult to get out of the cockpit.  Also there
is not a lot of head room beneath the boom. With all of these
considerations to you have an opinion if its possible to  have a bimini.

Thanks to all,
Jim

On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 5:57 PM, David Van Denburgh via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I do sail and canvas work. My dodgers start at $2000 with 1" SS tubing,
> Sunbrella, Strataglass, chafe reinforcement where necessary, and solid
> struts. Dodgers take a lot of time to make. The frames have to be designed,
> bent, and fitted on the boat before the dodger can be patterned - again, on
> the boat to accommodate winches, lines, etc. Even after the frame and
> patterns are made, there are a lot of steps to construct the dodger. And
> then, finally, your canvas person should come back out to the boat for a
> final fitting, which can take an hour or two.
>
> They really are labor intensive. $2000 is a lot of money, but my own
> dodger is over 7 years old and still doing fine. Anyway, FWIW.
>
> David
>
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