Building a full enclosure for an X...show me pics of yours

[81venture]

I bought this Bayliner 28ft cruiser a couple weeks ago for $100





I pulled off that enclosure before i cleaned off the boat, robbed her of gear and goodies inside, and sold her.

The enclosure frame is all Stainless Steel, the panels are mostly junk, but I have an upholstery lady can do that part.

I think I have enough SS frame and pieces to do the project.

Right now we have Ice/snow so I am currently in the stare out the window at it stage..

Any thoughts or input before I start cutting...never bent SS before and if there are any tricks to it let me know

also any of you with full enclosures if you can pos any pics of the frame and where it is mounted etc would be great

dave

[RGF]

Thanks for the question 81! I also would be interested.I wish I had bought a Dowsar before their 26x pattern burned ! But who could see that coming and who would've thought in this age of CNC, computers,etc. that they would only have one pattern?!

[Herschel]

Here is my enclosure. Works great, but it is about 10 years old and the Sunbrella requires occasional cleaning and respraying with sealer to insure water repellency.

[fouz]

When going forward on the boat how do you get past the wide dodger?

[Starscream]

When going forward on the boat how do you get past the wide dodger?

Mine looks just like Herschel's. Going forward you have two options: forward hatch or crawl-through. The forward windscreen is on zippers and can roll up and be snapped into place to allow for ventilation and visibility. We close the companionway slider, climb up on it and slide through the windscreen opening. Not so fun, and a cell-phone killer on the way back to the cockpit.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/s7yrvkxvcl86q ... 1.jpg?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jw7tqg18loie ... 4.JPG?dl=0

All the more reason to lead all the lines back to the cockpit.

[Chinook]

With the BWY full enclosure, their wide dodger extends just past the jib winches, leaving 6 or 8 inches along the edge of the cabin roof. This gives plenty of space to exit on the sides and walk forward on the cabin roof. Only caution is that, if you have your halyards led aft, you'll be stepping on them and, on the starboard side, the furler line is laying there. I haven't had a problem with foot rolling to the side under one of these lines, but I'm always aware of it and being careful.

[Herschel]

With the BWY full enclosure, their wide dodger extends just past the jib winches, leaving 6 or 8 inches along the edge of the cabin roof. This gives plenty of space to exit on the sides and walk forward on the cabin roof. Only caution is that, if you have your halyards led aft, you'll be stepping on them and, on the starboard side, the furler line is laying there. I haven't had a problem with foot rolling to the side under one of these lines, but I'm always aware of it and being careful

Roger that! Same situation with me, and I do have my main halyard led aft to cockpit. Typically, if you are zipped up for the night, the need doesn't arise. During the day when the dodger is up, and the enclosure is secured below, the zipped in widows on the side of the dodger are no longer there, or are rolled up. This allows for a little more foot room to walk around the dodger and get to the foredeck. Care is needed, but that is pretty much the story for the whole boat. There are few straight/flat deck areas.