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[howie55]

My question is Has anyone built a cockpit for a yacht, I’m at that stage, and could do with some help, and some ideas
Please, I have used cardboard put together with hot wax gun, made some shapes but they don’t sit well,
I need to pick your brains
Howie55

[howie55]

I have a cockpit on my boat, I used the wrong description, it’s the windscreen that protects the sailer from the elements I need help with designing and building
Howie55

[philk]

Where abouts in Dorset are you

[howie55]

Hi Philk
I live in Bridport

[howie55]

Hi, well at last I have been able to reduce my photos, so here is the cockpit area on my boat, last jobs to be done, plank the last hatch, seal the cockpit planks, and hatches with black humbral paint to match the deck, and make this windshield which is what I was asking help for ?

[philk]

Try point along to weymouth clubs lake st symonds bury on Wednesday with the boat there should be a few people there who can offer advise

[tonyH]

This is the method I used for a couple of powerboats. 1. Make template with card. 2. Cut out in 0.5mm ali using piercing saw. This is bent to fit cockpit. 3. Cut out piece of thin clear plasticard and piece of thin white plasticard slightly oversize and form sandwich ali/clear/white clamped together. 4.Check the fit etc. then run a "smidgeon" of superglue round outside edge. Trim edge.

[SailorGreg]

Or do you mean a sprayhood?  You could follow full size practice, bend a frame out of thin brass rod and glue a cover over that in separate pieces.  There are loads of companies on the interweb who supply sprayhoods so there are lots of photos you can use.

Nice looking model by the way!

[howie55]

Hi and good morning
Thanks,Sailor Greg, TonyH, and Philk, for replying
I do like the windshield you made and the instructions TonyH, I will be trying that out
Regards Geoff, Howie55

[howie55]

To SailorGreg
I have just finished reading your J class build, what a beautiful yacht and I enjoyed your build photos and instructions, I will post some of my yacht I am building, it’s Scratch built to my drawings, which I lofted to produce the hull, it’s loosely based on a VO 60 racing yacht, you will note the hatches are all screwed down onto a thin rubber membrane, they are not pretty to look at but are functional, I must add I have not been in a hurry to build her as I started in 2014 , she has been modified extensively to get where we are today, and I only work on her in the winter tucked up in my warm garage
 Geoff Howie55