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jaguar496 wrote:Thanks Y'all: The major decision that we have in front of us is wether or not to purchase a full cockpit enclosure as opposed to just having a bimini and boom tarp. thanks again, Alice and Stew of "THE RESTLESS TWO"

The most useful part of my full enclosure is the dodger. When it is up I have 8 feet standing room and protection from wind and rain in the cabin and at the wheel. When I want it down it just collapses onto the top of the hatch with the twist of a few screws.
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jaguar496 wrote:Thanks Y'all: The major decision that we have in front of us is wether or not to purchase a full cockpit enclosure as opposed to just having a bimini and boom tarp. thanks again, Alice and Stew of "THE RESTLESS TWO"

My friend has a sailboat and we are usually in the sea for scuba diving. He bought a cockpit tent a month ago and it's awesome!It is not just for comfort but to protect the open companionway from waves and rain while at anchor or dock!


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I bought a full enclosure from Art Reiders at Havencraft MASS for 1500 USD - it turned my 'sleeps 4' Mac into a Sleeps 7!!

WIth two more berths in the cockpit (especially useful with teenage girls on board) and room for stuff up top, the berths below are open for 5 easily.

Can you sail with the dodger up

As we cover a wide range of temps when travelling usually start off with the Darche Superdome swags http://www.darche.com.au/swags/original_superdome.html I sleep on the stbd side and pull the swag up over the galley platform a bit to give leg room and the wife finds the port side ok.
When it's cold the swag has it's own mattress, sheets, blankets and a doona coupled with the canvas top flap it's usually ok but this year we had .03deg C in the fridge and -3.4 in the boat but the sawg wouldn't fit in the fridge.
As we hit warmer weather we just remove bits or at least push them aside and if not sure of stable temps camp on top of the swag until we are sure it's ok right through the night, the benefit of using the swags is that they can be thrown out and used on the ground away from the waters edge (crocs), also standard (in ours) is a mossie dome tent which rolls up nice and small to serve as an extra pillow.
Being self contained the bedding usually stays nice and tight even when pushing some out of the way when it gets too hot.
Really think I need a better Doona though after going through the desert country this year.

We also have the Travelsak and love it. We sleep in the queen berth in our M. The factory foam was too thin for our taste and we were thinking about getting thicker and better foam. As a temporary fix I put our two camping Thermarest camping air mattresses under our factory cushions. We bought these years ago from REI . This system has worked so well I decided not to get new foam. It is like the mattresses you see advertised on television where you can dial in the firmness you want. I am heavier and need more firmness and so I just blow my Thermarest up a little more. I keep the valve at my head so I can easily adjust it during the night if I want. I start out firm and let out the air until I am happy. It has been a lot cheaper than new foam for us and I can still use them for camping.

Curtiss on LaVida

Sugar Bear wrote:Can you sail with the dodger up

Absolutely.
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