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we have a moody 346 and will be sailing in the med this summer. could someone tell me the best way to fix a sunshade as we have lazy jacks on the boom
steve_cronin
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Biminis are the best answer
for a cockpit share that is.
Our new Bavaria had one fitted from new in April and it has not been down since.
We sailed last week in the Meltemi at F7 with the shade up with no problems.
They tend to be cheap to buy in the Algarve (according to 2nd hand info) and are in Greece (from our own) South of france is likely to be expensive but try the sailmaker at any marina. They usually can fit-u-up in a very short time.
When we were in Key West last year you could buy off the peg Biminis for around £175 complete with Aluminium frame (not recommended) or £315 with SS.
e had an Anchorshade on our last boat which was only suitable when moored up but was very effective and folded up into a fishing rod bag (supplied) when not in use. It attracted a lot of interest in Brittany and I could have sold a dozen of them if I had them! The Anchorshade is a large square unbrella (not ever so rainproof) which remains rigid by having it's telescopic shaft being tensioned against four tethers at the corners which you clip to the taffrail & appropriate stanchion tops. It was the only bit of kit that we didn't leave on the boat when we sold her (sorry Andy!) and now works as an effective sunshade on the garden deck!
We did have the conventional "tent" on Wild Horizon before we bought the above. We overcame the lazyjack problem by rigging a tensioned length of 4mm Dyneema between the boom end fitting and the gooseneck and hung the sheet over that.
Steve Cronin
for a cockpit share that is.
Our new Bavaria had one fitted from new in April and it has not been down since.
We sailed last week in the Meltemi at F7 with the shade up with no problems.
They tend to be cheap to buy in the Algarve (according to 2nd hand info) and are in Greece (from our own) South of france is likely to be expensive but try the sailmaker at any marina. They usually can fit-u-up in a very short time.
When we were in Key West last year you could buy off the peg Biminis for around £175 complete with Aluminium frame (not recommended) or £315 with SS.
e had an Anchorshade on our last boat which was only suitable when moored up but was very effective and folded up into a fishing rod bag (supplied) when not in use. It attracted a lot of interest in Brittany and I could have sold a dozen of them if I had them! The Anchorshade is a large square unbrella (not ever so rainproof) which remains rigid by having it's telescopic shaft being tensioned against four tethers at the corners which you clip to the taffrail & appropriate stanchion tops. It was the only bit of kit that we didn't leave on the boat when we sold her (sorry Andy!) and now works as an effective sunshade on the garden deck!
We did have the conventional "tent" on Wild Horizon before we bought the above. We overcame the lazyjack problem by rigging a tensioned length of 4mm Dyneema between the boom end fitting and the gooseneck and hung the sheet over that.
Steve Cronin
steve_cronin
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I should have added....
The Dyneem line was of course rigged under the boom. You loose the height of the boom profile in headroom but pulling the topping lift up a bit compensates
Steve Cronin
The Dyneem line was of course rigged under the boom. You loose the height of the boom profile in headroom but pulling the topping lift up a bit compensates
Steve Cronin
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With an awning, just drop the boom down to the deck. Looks a bit French though. Underway, for a cheap solution try a golfing umbrella. A few years ago I used a Martini umbrella which was a great sucess. Its only drawback being the only place it could be secured in the cockpit was against the binnacle, and the shaft of the brolly was made of steel!
steve_cronin
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Re: One of the supposed \"most useless things on a
boat"
Far from supporting the above attitude I have always found a golf unbrella very useful on a boat.
Foir the purpose to which you put it attachment cvan be made very easy by drilling a small (say 4mm) hole through the spike and suspending the brolly from the boom with a piece of thin braded line.
Another couple of uses for umbrellas on cruising boats are:-
1. when moored up as a sunshade over the forehatch when crew wish to sleep but also have ventilation. A bungee tied around the handle 7 hooked on to the partly open frame gives the best of both worlds.
2. It can also be angled across an open hatch to make a good "Windscoop"
Steve Cronin
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Far from supporting the above attitude I have always found a golf unbrella very useful on a boat.
Foir the purpose to which you put it attachment cvan be made very easy by drilling a small (say 4mm) hole through the spike and suspending the brolly from the boom with a piece of thin braded line.
Another couple of uses for umbrellas on cruising boats are:-
1. when moored up as a sunshade over the forehatch when crew wish to sleep but also have ventilation. A bungee tied around the handle 7 hooked on to the partly open frame gives the best of both worlds.
2. It can also be angled across an open hatch to make a good "Windscoop"
Steve Cronin
