Cutting for the hatches

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Comment by Eddie Offermann on May 14, 2013 at 8:44pm

That's great, Paul! I'll have to pay them a visit and say Hello. :)

Comment by Eddie Offermann on May 14, 2013 at 8:42pm

That's an interesting thought, Clyde! I hadn't thought of it from that perspective. My current build actually has the cabinets slightly raised and a gridwork providing an open bottom to the cabinets (one wide, metal grate with a layer of replaceable rubberized perforated padding over that). The vertical faces throughout are all solid now. The idea with the grid floors in the cabinets was to provide ventilation for the cabinets so they wouldn't retain water of their own and to allow free flow of water leaving the cockpit to the current location of the cockpit scuppers which are still 'underneath' the cabinets.

Now that you mention it, it occurs to me that since they will be watertight from an inch or so above the cockpit floor to the top of the cabinets, they would still convey buoyancy and resist water entry with internal pressure like a diving bell (versus the former cabinets that would have begun to float away if they didn't immediately fill with water). They're anchored quite securely even without the layers of epoxy & fiberglass that are about to be poured on - the modifications may very well serve your purpose as well as mine!

The former lazarette door openings are no more: their spaces have been boarded up and epoxied over: so that area is now watertight even in the event of substantial cockpit flooding.

Comment by paul ~ sv; pink cloud on May 14, 2013 at 8:31pm

Hi eddie, well if you speak to dock master, mr kelly king . Who is a personal friend please give him a big aloha from me. Paul poehlman. Formerly vp at far west management who manages villa del mar, kelly is one of my favorite people, he can smile and laugh thru the worst of it! Good people

Comment by Clyde A. Phillips on May 14, 2013 at 8:11pm

Eddie,   I've been in the dark about your cockpit rebuild (lack of imagination?) until now.  It may be in your plans but this suggests to me a good way to greatly reduce the cockpits volume which reduces the amount of water that it will hold in case of a rogue wave coming in over the stern.  That reduces the weight in stern that could take the boat under.  That has always been a concern for me and I've always liked small cockpits.  With a solid face to your new work and a solid replacement for the area of the lazarette doors you'll be building it to my plans (but they're not my plans, even if I would do this).  You guys out there continue to amaze me!  Keep up the good work.

Comment by Eddie Offermann on May 13, 2013 at 2:40pm

That is indeed Villa Del Mar! A couple friends have their boats over there and like it: I've considered moving over and call their dockmaster periodically to check on slip availability. There are slips in our size but no end ties available and I'm really happy with my end tie - so I'm staying put until they come through on their plans for 'redevelopment' on my side. I expect I'll be off cruising before that happens.

Comment by paul ~ sv; pink cloud on May 13, 2013 at 12:45pm

looking good!  

funny in this shot i see "villa del mar marina' in the background. (4 red roofs are a giveaway)  a doz or so years ago i worked for the owners of that marina and apartment complex. I was the project manager for the 200 slip marina removal and replace. Now its really nice!

  On their web site it looks like a 50' slip would be near $2 grand a month..DANG !!  I guess its supply and demand in So Cal that drives prices, some would call it corporate greed.  I hope to temp berth there one nite on my way south early July.