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06-13-2013, 01:34 AM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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How strong are your doors and windows
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06-13-2013, 05:17 AM
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
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The rest of the question is "how strong is the structure the doors and windows are mounted in ?"
The reinforcement of the joint between PH and the vessels deck is also a concern.
Imagine the vessel being picked up and dropped on its side , a breaking wave coming aboard is moving so might have more force.
Wonder why blue water boats cost 3X brown water , this is part of the answer.
Remember the engine and everything else has to stay in place during a wave hit..
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06-13-2013, 06:40 AM
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Scraping Paint
City: Fort Lauderdale
Vessel Model: CHB 48 Zodiac YL 4.2
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,804
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FF
Imagine the vessel being picked up and dropped on its side , a breaking wave coming aboard is moving so might have more force.
Remember the engine and everything else has to stay in place during a wave hit..
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Until the "big one" splits the San Andreas fault there isn't much chance of breaking waves on the rivers and inland waters around that area.
Plywood and drywall screws could be used to build safe and dependable boats for the bay and delta.
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06-13-2013, 06:52 AM
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Guru
City: Adelaide
Vessel Name: Kokanee
Vessel Model: Cuddles 30 Pilot House Motor Sailer
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 3,218
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Yes the Coot is built more solidly than most of the rest of us. More Diesel Duck-ish in finishing touches.
Mark - I hope that is an old photo and you don't still have the delivery plastic covers on your seats.
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06-13-2013, 07:05 AM
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Senior Member
City: Erie PA
Vessel Name: Endless Endeavor
Vessel Model: Custom
Join Date: Dec 2012
Posts: 225
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1/2 temper glass windows up front I don't every want to have to patch up one in storm.
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06-13-2013, 07:26 AM
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City: ---
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AusCan
Yes the Coot is built more solidly than most of the rest of us. More Diesel Duck-ish in finishing touches.
Mark - I hope that is an old photo and you don't still have the delivery plastic covers on your seats.
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Makes also me smile;
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06-13-2013, 07:35 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Port Lincoln
Vessel Name: Nenad
Vessel Model: Frahnof
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 32
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I have been told that these windows were knocked in many years ago coming into the bay when it was prawning.
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06-13-2013, 08:15 AM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Name: Circuit Breaker
Vessel Model: 2021..22' Duffy Cuddy cabin
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,691
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Quote:
Originally Posted by maxhopper502
I have been told that these windows were knocked in many years ago coming into the bay when it was prawning.
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I love your table!
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Done with diesel power boats! Have fallen in love with all electric!
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06-13-2013, 08:46 AM
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Guru
Join Date: May 2010
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The door on my boat (GB) is built similarly to an average house door nothing special and I doubt it is robust. That said, I haven't heard of a GB having any issues with it. If I was in the market for an ocean crosser then I will accept the compromise to have an ugly robust door that looks like it belongs in a submarine. They should make these doors to where it can take a wood veneer on the inside. Just sayin.
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06-13-2013, 09:37 AM
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Guru
City: DC
Vessel Name: Carolena II
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 32/34
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 635
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The Diamond Seaglaze doors and windows on our Nordic Tug are very solid. It is amazing how quiet it is inside once we close them. We often get comments from people when they come aboard and see the stern door from the cockpit (the one we use the most). Makes the boat feel like a small ship, but I hope to never find out just how strong they are.
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06-13-2013, 12:33 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AusCan
Mark - I hope that is an old photo and you don't still have the delivery plastic covers on your seats.
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The first two photos were taken before the Coot was shipped to the States.
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06-13-2013, 01:52 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RickB
Plywood and drywall screws could be used to build safe and dependable boats for the bay and delta.
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Please tell us more about your SF Bay experience and safe boat-building theories.
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06-13-2013, 02:13 PM
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Guru
City: Powell River, BC
Vessel Name: Northern Spy
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 26
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 4,073
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Maybe Rick is eluding to the San Fransisco Pelican. Certainly known for its rough water capabilities...
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06-13-2013, 04:34 PM
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Scraping Paint
City: Fort Lauderdale
Vessel Model: CHB 48 Zodiac YL 4.2
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,804
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Quote:
Originally Posted by FlyWright
Please tell us more about your SF Bay experience and safe boat-building theories.
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More than a few years of sailing in and out of the Bay to Oakland, Hunters Point, Richmond and through Carquinez in all weather and seasons.
There isn't a lot of heavy seas or white water on the rivers around that area so paddeling a cement trough would probably work just as well as a steel hulled boat with forward slanted windows and ocean rated doors on the days when toyboat drivers venture out.
HOME MADE BOAT 3 SHEETS OF PLYWOOD 2 TUBES OF LIQUID NAILS AND A GALLON OF FIBERGLASS - YouTube
For those into electric propulsion, take a look at this one. It's the best of both worlds, built of plywood and you can use the screwdriver to power it when you are done!
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06-13-2013, 07:00 PM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
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Mark, Coot's doors and windows will be well suited if you find yourself in rough conditions when we exit the gate. If my boat goes down due to its flimsy doors and windows, it's comforting to know you'll be there still floating for the rescue.
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06-13-2013, 07:20 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Buddy boats
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06-13-2013, 07:40 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Recent dismastings in the Delta:
Latitude 38 - 'Lectronic Latitude
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06-13-2013, 11:03 PM
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Senior Member
City: Benicia CA
Join Date: Mar 2012
Posts: 499
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markpierce
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Why would anybody regret over-built doors and windows?
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06-13-2013, 11:10 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nsail
Why would anybody regret over-built doors and windows?
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RickB?
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06-14-2013, 05:48 AM
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Scraping Paint
City: Fort Lauderdale
Vessel Model: CHB 48 Zodiac YL 4.2
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 3,804
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markpierce
RickB?
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Who said anything about "overbuilt" doors and windows? Not me.
I just said that a cement trough or something built of plywood and drywall screws would serve quite well in the inland waters of the Sacramento delta, Carquinez Strait, and SF Bay in the conditions most toyboaters choose to recreate.
If you really want "bragging rights" or need assurance you can survive anything the river can throw at you, there might be a USCG 47'MLB on the market some day. Or if you want to project a real manly image, you can grab one of these right now:
For Sale- TYNES
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