Hi Paul
I bought a 33 MK II two years ago and my wife said I had to get a dodger or a
bimini.
I opted for a bimini because I am on Lake Huron and not many manufacturers
nearby. I canvased the TO Boat show and no one was interested in making me a
dodger because they all said they need to see the boat and most wanted to
install, but no one would because of the travel time.
Talked with Genco, they showed me pictures of biminis they recently made for
33's.
I installed myself. Frame fit perfectly, canvas fit perfectly.
I like the bimini better than the dodger because I can get out of the sun too.
John on Enterprise
On Tuesday, January 10, 2017 9:14 PM, Paul Vint via CnC-List
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi all,
After a few years of cruising Lake Ontario and the 1000 Islands in the St.
Lawrence River I'm planning on some extended cruising next season, maybe to end
up where winter doesn't suck.
My old 33 MKI is naked - no dodger and no bimini, and while I love that, let's
face it, some shelter from wind/rain/sun would be damned nice, and this spring
I'm going to bite the bullet and do it.
I would really love some opinions (and pictures?) of some designs and "dos and
don'ts" for dodger design.
Resolute has the traveller just aft of the companionway, which will be a bit of
a pain for dodger design, but I'm not moving it (it's a newish traveller, and
really really nice!).
My main concerns in the dodger design are how to handle the slope of the cabin
top (so it looks ok) and to keep things so that the lines are clear to the
winches with room for cranking. I could deal with a dodger being in the way of
the more forward winches and just use the aft ones when the dodger's "trailing
wings" are pulled back.
Last season I worked out the height - a bit lower than the boom will let me
look through it when sitting and look over when standing (in the picture that's
my son who is a bit taller than me!)
Image for reference:
http://resolute.rocks//images/Resolute_port_slowsail_wkjib.jpeg
I appreciate any comments, especially those which explain what you feel like
are mistakes on your own dodger! (and any and all pics of a 33 MKI dodger
appreciated VERY much!)
Cheers!
Paul
Resolute - 1975 C&C 33 MKI
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