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daninPA
Joined: 16 Aug 2020 Posts: 238 City/Region: MOUNT JOY
State or Province: PA
C-Dory Year: 1994
C-Dory Model: 22 Cruiser
Vessel Name: NAVIRE
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Posted: Tue Sep 13, 2022 10:10 pm Post subject: Cushion / Padding Around V-Berth Entrance |
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After hitting my head one too many times I realized I needed a better, less painful way to enter & exit the V-Berth (which I do most often to mess with the anchor or tie off the anchor cleat).
A few C-Dory interior images show a pad around the entryway. I assume those are custom fabrication? Can anyone point to a pattern?
FWIW I performed several site searches, but my search terms did not bring up anything resembling what I'm looking for... |
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Knipet
Joined: 11 Nov 2018 Posts: 262 City/Region: Orcas Island
State or Province: WA
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 12:46 am Post subject: |
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If like me, probably a few more times of smacking your noggin, maybe even drawing a little blood should do the trick and condition you to duck a little more when diving in and out of the V berth. ![Laughing](images/smiles/icon_lol.gif) _________________ Steve & Joanie
2021 Venture 23 "Pan-A-C'ya
Formerly C-Sharp - 2006 22 Cruiser |
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DayBreak
Joined: 16 Jul 2017 Posts: 858 City/Region: Monmouth, Or.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 1:25 am Post subject: |
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A brightly colored swimming pool noodle pressed into the top of the opening should work. ![Idea](images/smiles/emidea.gif) _________________ Gary F
DayBreak, 23 Venture, 2018 - present |
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daninPA
Joined: 16 Aug 2020 Posts: 238 City/Region: MOUNT JOY
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cbbernard
Joined: 26 Aug 2021 Posts: 53 City/Region: Wakefield
State or Province: RI
C-Dory Year: 2005
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:01 pm Post subject: |
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I don't believe that's padding—it's just the top portion of the V-berth privacy canvas. |
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thataway
Joined: 02 Nov 2003 Posts: 20860 City/Region: Pensacola
State or Province: FL
C-Dory Year: 2007
C-Dory Model: 25 Cruiser
Vessel Name: thataway
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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I guess growing up on boats with sitting headroom, I have never had a problem, except probably destroying. few brain cells before I was 11 years of age, and stopped hitting my head hard (hard being the watch word) on limited headroom boats.
I probably would put the 1/2" water pipe grey insulation over the edges and be done with it. I have never seen a factory or self made foam material to go around the door into the "V" berth. One partial solution is to remove the passenger side bulkhead--no structural component there. That opens up the v berth area--but then you do loose the "privacy" of the party potty area (No. on in our family seems to care to much about privacy issues after many years of marriage. _________________ 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
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drbridge
Joined: 25 Jun 2014 Posts: 220 City/Region: Sequim
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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I purchased some half inch closed cell foam with a self adhesive backing off of ebay and stuck it in places where I bumped my head in the v-birth. It has saved a few headaches _________________ Doug & Susan |
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