A SibLing with coachroof and keel, no bilgeboards

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  • 15 Mar 2021 17:07
    Reply # 10199314 on 10182961

    Hello Frederik,

    The companionway is similar to the one I had on my Sadler 25, ~1977-1989. The aim there was to get more headroom in a small boat, as well as providing a sheltered watchkeeping position. It worked well for coastal cruising.

    I hope you can see on image 4 that there is an outwards facing lip on the sloping surface and on the after face of the bulkhead, that together form a drainage channel on each side. The sloping forward face and triangular sides of the part above deck level would be of framed glass or acrylic. 

    For this SibLing, I would make a single plywood washboard that is hinged on its lower edge and has framing on its sides and lower edge to overlap the lip. It would have non-slip on its inner face, as it's to be walked on. I would make the sloping hatch from a sheet of smoked acrylic, hinged on its top edge and with framing on its sides and top edge to overlap the lip. There might be a foam rubber seal around these edges, but I don't think that's essential. The lower edge of the hatch should overlap the washboard by enough to allow drips of water to run off outside, but there need not be a watertight seal here. In fact a small gap is useful for ventilation, so long as it only passes air, not water. There might be a piece of framing on the lower edge that extends upwards so as to cause water to run off at the corners, into the drainage channels.

    For a boat to go to the Southern Ocean, or to emulate Mingming's exploits, there would be no washboard, the bulkhead would extend over this area, and a Lewmar 70 hatch, or similar, would be mounted on the sloping face. But I would find that very inconvenient for less demanding cruising and living aboard. My view is that a companionway only needs to be watertight when a full rollover is a real possibility; a knockdown that puts the mast just below horizontal doesn't result in serious flooding, just some inconvenient splashes (how do I know? ;-) )

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  • 15 Mar 2021 10:00
    Reply # 10198045 on 10182961

    Hi David. 

    I like that companionway design. Maybe something I can use on my build.

    Kind of sloped Dutch double door. 

    Want elaborate on that idea?

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  • 14 Mar 2021 08:49
    Reply # 10194659 on 10182961

    Some drawings of the SibLim design with a coachroof and keel can now be found here, if anyone's interested in studying them.

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  • 10 Mar 2021 23:58
    Reply # 10183862 on 10182961
    David wrote:

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    Is anyone else seriously interested in a SibLim variant like this?

    I am interested in such a design. I am not sure how serious I am about building.

    More headroom (I am 6' 1"), ease and speed of building, lower costs and complexity all sound like good ideas for me as a first time builder. I like the FanShi's companionway.

  • 10 Mar 2021 18:38
    Message # 10182961

    I'm in discussions with a JRA member (whom I won't name until he's made his intentions known to us all himself) about the possibility of adapting the SibLim design to his needs. Which are that more headroom and a longer, wider double berth are needed, as he and his partner are a lot taller than Annie. The saloon will probably remain essentially the same, but the main berth will move aft on the port side with the heads on the starboard side, as there are to be no bilgeboards; instead there is to be a fixed keel of 95cm draught for ease and speed of building, and lower costs and complexity. The deeper ballast means that the rig can be taller, and I've added an extra panel onto the bottom of FanShi's sail. The companionway will not be like FanShi's, but the design has yet to be confirmed. The cockpit will be simpler than FanShi's, with simpler, wider seating.

    Is anyone else seriously interested in a SibLim variant like this?

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