How to get more space on a boat!
How do you find more space on a boat? Tough question. We thought long and hard about doing “an addition.” The options are few. The one that made sense was a Cockpit enclosure. I love my freedom and the ability to have clear vision. We love sailing at night, and this past year, sailing around the East Coast, many nights we found ourselves cold and uncomfortable. Of course we talked to our sailing friends who had enclosures and asked the questions what do you love? What do dislike? The overwhelming response from our cruiser friends, do it! So, while in Port Canaveral, we decided to replace the glass in our Dodger. We found Richard, a recommendation from our Harbor Master. His prices were fair, and he was able to fit us in and do the work promptly. After he completed the initial project we asked him to quote us pricing for building out a “cockpit enclosure”. His quote was reasonable, so we proceeded. We really like his ideas to insure that we had great visibility. Here’s what’s so great.
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P.S. By the way, you can just replace the glass! If your canvas is still in good shape, have the vendor replace the glass.