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tparrent

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Has anyone rigged a hammock in the cockpit of a 22?

Lying thre perfectly still as the boat gimballed beneath me seems the peak of decadence - and I'm willing to a put a hole in my boat to make it happen! :)

I figure some sort of pole rigged in a stern corner and a hook on the cabin should do the trick. Not sure if there is really enough room diagonally to hang though. In which case I would need to install some Rube Goldberg cantilevered arch system hanging out over the side.

Maybe I'll just roll over and go back to sleep - too much work thinking about it.

Yes, the lazy days of summer are hear already in Carolina!

While I am on the topic of lazing about, what have you found to be the most comfortable cockpit chairs? I have an oversized Eddie Bauer foldup camp chair that works real well in my 16 but thought I should check with the brain trust in case y'all have found something even more conducive to napping. Maybe something with a foot rest? I'm a touch over 6 feet tall so the foot rest would have to be appropriate long. Most I have seen would have my ankles "resting" on an aluminum support.

Thanks for all the zzzzzzz......
 
I recently read about "Strongback" chairs on an RV site ( http://www.strongbackchair.com/ ), and decided to order one.

I've always use a ZipDee folding chair, and although they're acceptably comfortable, they are not quite to the level of sheer decadence I've been looking for.

I'll give it a test-sit when it arrives, and give a full report.

Casey
 
We both have folding chair "recliners" we got at the local GI Joe's when they went bankrupt. They are very confortable (I've been known to snore a bit while reclined in one) but take up a lot of space, so we've never used them in the boat.
 
tparrent":3z3q30b1 said:
Has anyone rigged a hammock in the cockpit of a 22?

Moose (Al) has rigged one between the bow pulpit and the hood over the windshield on his CD-22. SEE HERE

Lying thre perfectly still as the boat gimballed beneath me seems the peak of decadence - and I'm willing to a put a hole in my boat to make it happen! :)

I think, if I'm not mistaken, to lie perfectly still, you'd have to "double gymbal" the hammock like a compass, so it could swing on both the pitch and roll axes to cancel out those oscillations.

I figure some sort of pole rigged in a stern corner and a hook on the cabin should do the trick. Not sure if there is really enough room diagonally to hang though. In which case I would need to install some Rube Goldberg cantilevered arch system hanging out over the side.

I actually love the rolling and pitching motion of the boat, and the noise on the hull, too, as long as it's not a gale! Very relaxing!

Maybe I'll just roll over and go back to sleep - too much work thinking about it.

Yes, the lazy days of summer are hear already in Carolina!

While I am on the topic of lazing about, what have you found to be the most comfortable cockpit chairs? I have an oversized Eddie Bauer foldup camp chair that works real well in my 16 but thought I should check with the brain trust in case y'all have found something even more conducive to napping. Maybe something with a foot rest? I'm a touch over 6 feet tall so the foot rest would have to be appropriate long. Most I have seen would have my ankles "resting" on an aluminum support.

Thanks for all the zzzzzzz......
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Joe. :teeth :thup
 
localboy":7gyh4rxb said:
We both have folding chair "recliners" we got at the local GI Joe's when they went bankrupt. They are very confortable (I've been known to snore a bit while reclined in one) but take up a lot of space, so we've never used them in the boat.
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Mark, I could help you with that :shock:

Of course that could have been just an attempt at illustriousation. :lol:

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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We did. Our original plan was to have our oldest child sleep in the camper back area in a hammock. We tied the hammock to our canvas frame arm on one side and the other side to the rear cleat. The first night it rained hard and he decided to come inside, from that point forward we just had our youngest sleep on the floor aand we all stayed in the boat. There isn't much room to enjoy the hammock in the cockpit and we now just use the hammock on shore when at a nice anchorage.
 
You are going to put quite a load on what ever aft pole you put in place. For example I think it woud not work with a boat hook and fishing rod holder. You may have to put guy wires aft--or some to each side at 45 degrees to take the load.

I have always put hamocks over the foredeck--from the roof to the bow railing is a good and logical way. Test the bow railing carefully first--I have done it on other brand boats.
 
What are you implying about my personal ballast? :amgry

You are correct, it would put a load on. I like the picture I saw of a hammock on the bow pulpit. I think it would also provide entertainment for the others in the anchorage as I tried to get in and out of it :shock:

As I do not actually possess the boat yet, I realize I will need to spend hours sitting in the cockpit and contemplating angles, forces and zzzzzz.....

Where was I?
 
We have one in our 25 cockpit from side to side attached to the canvas framing. Our frame is a bit "special" and I still thinks its best for kids or small adults. I wouldn't trust it with more than 150lbs.
 
I rigged a hammock in my 19. It is a backpacking hammock that has a single line at each end. I run the front line into the V berth and out through the hatch and cleat it off on the bow cleat. In the picture the back end is tied to an eye bolt mounted with an oversized washer on the back side. Very nice for daytime naps and reading.

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Robbi
 
Now that's a great idea!

I could have done that in my 16 as well.

In the 22, I suppose you could rig a pole across the companionway inside the cabin and hang the forward end of the hammock from that.

Adding an engine well bar has many uses and beefing up the installation would allow me to hook the aft end of the hammock to the bar.

As you show in the picture, you could have your head in the shade or turn around and have it in the sun. Either way, it looks like a nice airy way to take a nap.

Thanks!
 
For what it's worth, we just rigged a hammock in our Venture 23. My wife really wanted to be able to take a nap in the cockpit so after a bit of inspection and investigation I bought an ENO hammock and was able to string it across the cockpit using the stern cleats. I had actually planned to run the lines around the stern cleats and then tie them off on the midship cleats, but it appears the stern cleats are fine. The hammock is made out of parachute fiber and folds into a very tiny storage bag, thus taking up no space at all. While it can actually support up to 400 pounds, there is no way I/we would ever allow that amount of weight when deployed on the boat. I love our Lafuma chairs, as does my wife, but she gets sleepy on the boat and loves this addition, and because it is located towards the stern we still have space in the cockpit to enjoy a chair. I've posted a not very good photo of the hammock in our projects page...

Rob
 
I was trying to visualize how a hammock strung from the stern cleats could hang in the cockpit --- but I think looking at your photo shows that the stern cleats on the 23 are quite a bit further forward than on the 22 (where they really are right on the sternmost part of the deck, aft of the lazarette lids).

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