Subject: R25/OB Full Cockpit Enclosure?
My boating and cruising area is in the PNW Puget Sound and San Juan areas, and I tend to use the boat all year round, in sunshine and/or cloudy drizzly days etc. I'm used to having a full cockpit enclosure to help make the cockpit area more comfortable when underway. It also serves as an added safety barrier for my very energetic Wire Hair Fox Terrier who will leap at anything that moves outside of the cockpit area, otherwise he has to be secured with a line & harness to some anchoring spot in the cockpit area. The Wire's do not need a run to leap, as they can jump up to 6-feet from a stationary standing position.
So.... Has anyone installed a full cockpit enclosure on their R25/OB ? If so...
1) Who designed and installed it ?
2) Was additional structural bracing required ?
3) Was the stock canvas Bimini replaced or modified in some manner ?
4) Was the backside of the enclosure sloping from the top to the transom, or was it vertical ?
5) How many panels were used ?
6) How were the panels connected (zips maybe) ?
7) How were the lower panel sections attached to the boat's side ?
8) Were any water leaks apparent ?
9) If graphics were on the rear facing transom, did the panels obscure them in any way ?
10) If 40 mil clear plastic windows employed, how easy was it to roll the panels up to facilitate them be stowed efficiently ?
11) If you were to do it all again, what changes would you consider making ?
12) If you care to share what the enclosure cost you, please PM me... thanks. 🙂
13) Did you match the enclosure's canvas color to the boat's hull cover ?
14) If you can, please post back photos of the enclosure ? ... thanks. 🙂
As an aside... Over the years having had full cockpit enclosures designed and installed by King Marine Canvas, Ballard, WA on my RT models is that the storage space consumed if the panels are completely removed is that an alternative to doing this is to simply rollup each panel and secure them in a rolled up state with the provided straps. In this way, space needed for stowing the panels is for all intents, solved. Rolling up the panels is all done in a matter of a few minutes. 😛
Thank you for any responses to my questions. 🙂
My boating and cruising area is in the PNW Puget Sound and San Juan areas, and I tend to use the boat all year round, in sunshine and/or cloudy drizzly days etc. I'm used to having a full cockpit enclosure to help make the cockpit area more comfortable when underway. It also serves as an added safety barrier for my very energetic Wire Hair Fox Terrier who will leap at anything that moves outside of the cockpit area, otherwise he has to be secured with a line & harness to some anchoring spot in the cockpit area. The Wire's do not need a run to leap, as they can jump up to 6-feet from a stationary standing position.
So.... Has anyone installed a full cockpit enclosure on their R25/OB ? If so...
1) Who designed and installed it ?
2) Was additional structural bracing required ?
3) Was the stock canvas Bimini replaced or modified in some manner ?
4) Was the backside of the enclosure sloping from the top to the transom, or was it vertical ?
5) How many panels were used ?
6) How were the panels connected (zips maybe) ?
7) How were the lower panel sections attached to the boat's side ?
8) Were any water leaks apparent ?
9) If graphics were on the rear facing transom, did the panels obscure them in any way ?
10) If 40 mil clear plastic windows employed, how easy was it to roll the panels up to facilitate them be stowed efficiently ?
11) If you were to do it all again, what changes would you consider making ?
12) If you care to share what the enclosure cost you, please PM me... thanks. 🙂
13) Did you match the enclosure's canvas color to the boat's hull cover ?
14) If you can, please post back photos of the enclosure ? ... thanks. 🙂
As an aside... Over the years having had full cockpit enclosures designed and installed by King Marine Canvas, Ballard, WA on my RT models is that the storage space consumed if the panels are completely removed is that an alternative to doing this is to simply rollup each panel and secure them in a rolled up state with the provided straps. In this way, space needed for stowing the panels is for all intents, solved. Rolling up the panels is all done in a matter of a few minutes. 😛
Thank you for any responses to my questions. 🙂
