Closed bow

[gtflash]

Anyone ever thought of fitting a closed bow deck to their rib?? Or done it. There's got to be a better use of all that space up front than storing fresh air!!

[Courageous]

Do you mean like a hard nosed osprey?

[willk]

Before you do it, ask yourself what you want it for. I mean that for storing other than fresh air, you'll have a huge space right at the bow, ideal for stuffing with crap that will weigh the nose down. Of course, having mentioned stuffing, a good deck will be a real asset if you do stuff.

Redbay went down this road years ago, incorporating a fairly modest tube height bow locker with a decked top. They proved popular and were fitted on lots of open and wraparound boats. Someone finally requested one to be extended back to meet the front of the console, as the little deck there was fairly pointless and looked like a wave catcher. At this point the boat had a full enclosed deck forward of the console/wraparound, accessed via the console hatch or a deck hatch. And around then someone said, hey, we should streamline all this.....

[gtflash]

The boat has over 5m of open space. It's kinda pointless, when I have limited storage space. It could be a great crawl in cuddy or dry storage. She will carry the weight, as an ex racer there is a bow ballast tank under deck over 4m long by the width of the boat. (hence my lack of storage).

[biffer]

I've done it. I filled Neil Harvey front in on his rib. It just happened to be with a full cabin

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[Oldun]

Have you not seen an old FLATACRAFT FORCE 4. Look at Nasher's pictures of the very model. haevy duty velcro holds it in place to cover a good sized fuel tank PLUS. Some can advise that it has worked well for 40 years. oldun

[biffer]

Just look at the old sr4/5m I think what they did with the dash , dodger and seats were a stroke of genius

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[gtflash]

Originally Posted by biffer

I've done it. I filled Neil Harvey front in on his rib. It just happened to be with a full cabin

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Biffer, how much does the cabin weigh? Approx? I wonder if it could be cut into my racing console

[biffer]

You could make it very light with foam etc. Probaly 100/150 kgs. If you're going to keep your console you wouldn't need the full monty

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[Cookee]

Here you go .........