Now that I've discovered this forum, I"ll probably air a bunch I've idea's I've been toying with as upgrades form my E29.
The first one was triggered by an image of an E29 I saw at the entrance of this web site. That boat featured two coach hatches, one to the bow of the mast, the other to the stern of the mast. This is in addition to the companion way hatch. My particular boat only has a single hatch - to the bow of the mast - in addition to the companion way hatch. Does anyone know if the image on this web site was a standard boat, or was this an owner modification? Also, anythoughts on the potential difficulty in doing an alteration to add the hatch? Of particular concern would be the risk of compromising structural integrity.
My second thought/question was triggered by several boat's I"ve seen around the marina. These boats are deck stepped, as is mine. They have a metal plate beneath the mast which contains mounting points for blocks. I find this attractive in that I could add blocks and run lines back with out having to drill additional holes in the coach. Has anyone out there made this type of addition?, and if so, how expensive was it?
Thanks in advance
The first one was triggered by an image of an E29 I saw at the entrance of this web site. That boat featured two coach hatches, one to the bow of the mast, the other to the stern of the mast. This is in addition to the companion way hatch. My particular boat only has a single hatch - to the bow of the mast - in addition to the companion way hatch. Does anyone know if the image on this web site was a standard boat, or was this an owner modification? Also, anythoughts on the potential difficulty in doing an alteration to add the hatch? Of particular concern would be the risk of compromising structural integrity.
My second thought/question was triggered by several boat's I"ve seen around the marina. These boats are deck stepped, as is mine. They have a metal plate beneath the mast which contains mounting points for blocks. I find this attractive in that I could add blocks and run lines back with out having to drill additional holes in the coach. Has anyone out there made this type of addition?, and if so, how expensive was it?
Thanks in advance