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Originally Posted by freebeard
What would that be like? The best example of the roof I remember is this.
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What would a swim platform be like? They’re mounted on the lower area of the transom to make boarding easier. If launching from a beach or something other than a dock, it’s an easy egress into the boat.
This is a hard dodger for a sailboat. Often dodgers are just stainless bows wrapped in sunbrella cloth with vinyl windshield material, which would also work. But I’m picturing something that keeps you dry and warm and out of the wind and rain. The original poster is in Canada as I remember so protection from the elements is important for a commuter and goes beyond a cloth roof over your head.
Yes, a displacement hull can be pretty efficient, but I think the poster said he wanted something faster than sailing or displacement hull speeds. If the commute is ten miles, you don’t want it to take 1.5-2 hours, which is what would happen in a sailboat. In calm water. With no strong headwinds or adverse current. And if there is current, it will always go against you sometimes. Six knots minus a two knot current is four knots, which means over two hours for a ten mile commute. That would suck.