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Old 06-24-2010, 12:54 PM   #14
Marin
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RE: Removing flybridge?

I agree that, at least from my perspective, a well-designed pilothouse boat like a Fleming is the "perfect" recreational boat design in terms of aesthetics.

The reasons I believe that boats like the GB look "right" with a flying bridge is that their lines are derived from those of a working fishboat. And many of these have a flying bridge for better visibiilty during fishing operations.

A very un-aesthetic trend in commercial fishboats, although it makes the boats more user-friendly in bad weather, is the construction of a full, standing head-room enclosure in place of the open flying bridge. Sometimes this can look okay if it was part of the boat's original design. But there are a lot of add-ons around, where the boat's original open bridge has been enclosed by what looks like a home-made design. Again, functionally beneficial but not very good looking.
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