Whilst we are battling the elements here in Britain, my thoughts still turn towards, perhaps, a summer, in which Arwen and I can go camp cruising. Sailing down to Fowey and on to Falmouth; pootling around the Fal and other rivers in the locale sounds great.....and I can't wait.
Paul, from down below the equator I think, suggested I get hold of a copy of Woodenboats 2014 small boats magazine which I did (thanks Paul). Four or five great little article about designing boat tents for dinghies - highly useful. certainly gave me some food for thought!
many had zipped door each end and some had doors made of insect mesh as well as actual fabric doors giving a variety of options.
the one I liked most was designed by Francois Vivier for his own boat....a tunnel hoop shaped tent which used flexible sail battens as hoops. he put the sail boom onto the side deck and strapped it there and the whole hoop tent then covered that and the opposite side deck as well. Neat!
I have only scanned the articles briefly since school work continues to demand four hours every night preparation....so Saturday I have created some 'me time' to read the articles more fully and really draw out those invaluable snippets of advice. In the meantime, plenty of food for thought.......thanks Paul
Steve
Paul, from down below the equator I think, suggested I get hold of a copy of Woodenboats 2014 small boats magazine which I did (thanks Paul). Four or five great little article about designing boat tents for dinghies - highly useful. certainly gave me some food for thought!
- many went for the option of getting a couple of really cheap tents, butchering them and re-stitching them to create one purpose designed tent for their boat
- most of these approaches used hoop tents with door openings either side in a porch area
- poles ran through outer sleeves and were highly flexible
- these tents attached to the boat via bungee straps in the lower tent sides attached to hooks arranged along gunwales or under rubbing strips
many had zipped door each end and some had doors made of insect mesh as well as actual fabric doors giving a variety of options.
the one I liked most was designed by Francois Vivier for his own boat....a tunnel hoop shaped tent which used flexible sail battens as hoops. he put the sail boom onto the side deck and strapped it there and the whole hoop tent then covered that and the opposite side deck as well. Neat!
I have only scanned the articles briefly since school work continues to demand four hours every night preparation....so Saturday I have created some 'me time' to read the articles more fully and really draw out those invaluable snippets of advice. In the meantime, plenty of food for thought.......thanks Paul
Steve
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