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The Marinaut 215 cockpit has plenty of space for entertaining guests. We had 4 people in the cockpit enjoying Mimosa's and cheese while anchored (with anchor dragging) on the Niantic River in Niantic, CT. To give one an example of scale, I'm 6 feet 250 lbs.
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After a full season: close up of welds on bottom step
This picture, sent to me by Les Lampman, shows the bottom step attached to the fuel tank and sitting on the shop floor prior to its installation in the boat. After installation, the top step is attached and the gray covering material is affixed to the sides of the tank to make it look sleek. It was great to see the under-step, vertical support strip that was in this design. The step holds my 250 lbs. weight without unduly flexing. It's quite robust.
To cool the berth down on excessively hot nights, we installed a 2 speed, Caframo 747, 12 volt, .59 amp fan with finger safe blades
The Marinaut 215 cockpit has plenty of space for entertaining guests. We had 4 people in the cockpit enjoying Mimosa's and cheese while anchored (with anchor dragging) on the Niantic River in Niantic, CT. To give one an example of scale, I'm 6 feet 250 lbs.
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Pots and Pans we use on our Wallas Stove
Wallas Fuel Tank underneath sink. 9/26/12 update -- we use diesel. It is such a miser on fuel, that the level has not dropped much this. Good thing we did not use kerosene, or else it would have to be discarded at the end of the season. Diesel lasts two years.
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The Marinaut 215 cockpit has plenty of space for entertaining guests. We had 4 people in the cockpit enjoying Mimosa's and cheese while anchored (with anchor dragging) on the Niantic River in Niantic, CT. To give one an example of scale, I'm 6 feet 250 lbs.

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The Marinaut 215 cockpit has plenty of space for entertaining guests. We had 4 people in the cockpit enjoying Mimosa's and cheese while anchored (with anchor dragging) on the Niantic River in Niantic, CT. To give one an example of scale, I'm 6 feet 250 lbs.
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Aluminum plate on back is a little over 17" high and 24" wide.

no magic to the dimensions, just the size of the sheet I got. Needed to bore 3 1.5" holes in the plate to match the drain pattern in the splashwell. Bought 1.5 inch bit online at harbor freight.
 
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back plate is 3/8 not 1/2 as mentioned elsewhere. front plate (red stripe)is 5/8" (wanted low flex) and goes down to just above the drain holes.
 
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Though I had some previous cracking (seperation) of the glass at the top of the transom, it still seemed extremely strong and not yet needing a full rebuild. However sandwiching it in thick aluminum seemed the way to go, especially with the added stresses added by using a 25" shaft motor.
 

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Marinaut Interior Dinette, Galley, and Storage of the "Betty Ann"
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The cabin, shown with the bulkhead removed in Les' photo on Facebook, in our view is quite large. One could argue that it is really 7' 7" long, and the 5' 9" berth extends out 18" into the cabin, which allows a person to sit on the berth while visiting with three other people in the cabin, as well as allowing easy access to the portable toilet under the center cushion. Of course, when the left, rear cushions are put into place, the berth extends to a total length of 7', reducing the floor space in the cabin at night. Visually however, the cabin still looks 7' 7"' long. That's the genius of this design. Please notice, too, the width of the floor in front of the dinette and galley: it is wide enough for two people to easily pass one another, which we feel is an important feature for living comfortably in a small boat.
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