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c-brats123
Joined: 27 Dec 2018 Posts: 2 City/Region: Key west
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: Sära III
Photos: Sara III
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 7:26 pm Post subject: Pilot house hatch for C Dory 22 suggestions |
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I am in South Florida. Looking for ideas on installing a hatch on the pilot house roof as well as dorade cowling vents. Appreciate your help. I am new to the group and bought a 22 Cruiser last fall.
Thanks, Jim |
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jennykatz
Joined: 15 Dec 2003 Posts: 1678 City/Region: naples
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2006
C-Dory Model: 23 Venture
Vessel Name: Little Treasurer
Photos: Jennykatz
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 8:27 pm Post subject: Hatch roof |
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I just put in a AC unit so I had to cut in a 14/14 roof hole to accommodate the Mach 8 Coleman AC We just bought a 2300 genset so this should power the AC Good luck with your hatch _________________ retired 8/08 from UAL, still working pt tm
Duck c-22 cruiser sold 6/23/08
06 Venture Cruiser with merc115CT
00 cd16 cruiser honda 40 sold 3/12 |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20875 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
Photos: Thataway
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Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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There are any number of small hatches. Which you could put on the roof. Remember that the roof is crowned--you can build a flat surface, as I have done for the air conditioner--and put a hatch on that. (Build up with resin and glass, keep fair and level.
There is a low profile hatch by Lewmar which is about 10 1/4 x 10 1/4. That is a good size. You want ventilation, but not a lot of sun coming in. If you had hatches, you might want a shade under them. They collect a lot more heat than the cored cabin top. I had a sky light in my motor home--and it had two shades under it--one translucent, and one which was light occlusive. It was double layer acrylic; air space to give some insulation.
In several of my sailboats which had pilot houses, I put in the small hatches as the above Lewmar. One faced forward, and one aft. That gave ventilation, and a good way to see the sails from the inside station. Those boats were sailed in the tropics extensively.
Opening the front window and side windows gives a good air flow. You need to run the boat before starting to cut. Dorades don't give a lot of air flow. They are designed for ventilation, where there is serious water--so that the water is trapped and drained off, where as the air goes thru the baffles. They usually have a shutter in the bottom port where they come into the cabin, so the air flow can be totally cut off. Fit and used well on sailboat boats--I found the small hatches were far better than the dorades for circulation. By the time the air flows thru the baffle system, there is not a not of velocity. _________________ Bob Austin
Thataway
Thataway (Ex Seaweed) 2007 25 C Dory May 2018 to Oct. 2021
Thisaway 2006 22' CDory November 2011 to May 2018
Caracal 18 140 Suzuki 2007 to present
Thataway TomCat 255 150 Suzukis June 2006 thru August 2011
C Pelican; 1992, 22 Cruiser, 2002 thru 2006
Frequent Sea; 2003 C D 25, 2007 thru 2009
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