This Searay has built in seat bolsters which provide a ledge to rest your butt on while standing so our knees can flex and take the shock of planing in rough water. Nobody else is coming along as they would have a legitimate reason to whine. You do have to read the water and work the waves...
My cover is intended to be temporary. Plywood retains the strength of long grained wood by laminating cross matched sheets. Fiberglass cloth or sheet metal lack this inherent structure. I used two 4'x8' sheets but probably trimmed one away so call it 32 sq. ft. Stuffing the bow or taking a...
When you say "Sunbrella bow cover," I take it you mean a snap on canvas tonneau cover. How did you reinforce it? My boat is primarily for lake use but I wanted the option of putting it in Puget Sound ("blue water"). My cover is temporary and only to be installed prior to an expedition to the San...
I had the idea that many of the members here were Navy or Coast Guard, active, retired, or reserve. Figured you guys were blue water sailors who might be familiar with my concerns. I guess I was mistaken and your stated ranks are honorifics. Oh well, I'm happy with this little project...
Had a good boating season this year and dreaming about 2021. Used to take a 18' Seaswirl Cuddy with a 150 Johnson up to Suchia Island State Park with its protected harbor warm enough to ski in. Biggest problem is fog getting home. Once I found myself in a train of small boats in the safe wake...
I researched the subject before building my own. All seemed to conclude that there were good and sufficient reasons not to embark on an innovative project. Anyway, here's a thread in this forum:
https://forums.iboats.com/threads/fiberglass-bow-cover-for-bow-rider.357752/
The discussion here was...
I was thinking I might take my 20' Searay Bowrider into the San Juans in 2021 so I built a removable bow cover out of 3/8" MDO plywood. I've posted a number of projects in the Searay blog but the response to this one was generally unfavorable. Curious as to what you might think as this project...
