Woods Skoota 32DM

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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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Who am I kidding? I am far from done!

Yesterday, I did some fairing of boat doors and hatch lids.

I want to know what to do with these lockers. I wanted them to be rope lockers, but they would fill with rain.

The starboard side has a washdown hose in it. I accidentaly turned it on once without the cover on and sent water to God knows where, so the washdown connection should get moved outside. The hose can be stored inside, but avoiding sending water into the fuel locker would mean rerouting the outflow connection.

I do have drains in the oval side lockers. I found storing ropes is impractical, but the side locker is a great place to store a wet washdown hose.

I've not been eager to open the locker drains because the locker base is the same as the deck, so rainwater will flow in which is a design error by me. The drains just flow across the deck. I could modify the drains and lift the locker soles and point them out, but tons of work. Maybe the locker with the washdown hose needs it.

Anyhow, looking for help from the hive.

This small locker is designed as a dry locker. Which way should I hinge it? Flopping down means a slam latch. Lifting up makes it painful to use cuz you gotta hold it up. One on each side. In a perfect world, these may have been baitwells or kill boxes. I plan to store lead weights in these like downriggers or bottom gear...they are decent sized.
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These are the side lockers. Right now they have plastic on them, super cheesy, but I have been storing the washdown hose and the washdown outlet is inside the starboard side.

I have the doors for these in the paint room. The oval hatches do not have a seat for the lid, but I will make one and glue them on in the spring. These side lockers are sort of narrow, but big. Originally, I designed them to hold 2-4 6" fenders, but then I decided those fenders are too small for the boat. But I don't feel like redoing the doorways..
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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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Sorry no help with your hatch problem. You need to get that thing in the water and enjoy it some,not just work on it.
And holy-moly 300 gallons of epoxy is a bunch! That alone would kill a lot of building budgets!

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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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Don't know if you are familiar with these https://www.boatoutfitters.com/hardware/gas-shocks but you can mount on left or right-side hatch and come in various lengths and weights of hatches. They keep the hatch closed on their own pretty tight. For the fender locker, I think you will have to bite the bullet and enlarge it or seal it off and get fender holders that attach to the rails. I know it will take you at least a week. :( I hate do overs too :!: :!: :!:

Good luck when spring comes :D

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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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TomW1 wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:25 pm Don't know if you are familiar with these https://www.boatoutfitters.com/hardware/gas-shocks but you can mount on left or right-side hatch and come in various lengths and weights of hatches. They keep the hatch closed on their own pretty tight. For the fender locker, I think you will have to bite the bullet and enlarge it or seal it off and get fender holders that attach to the rails. I know it will take you at least a week. :( I hate do overs too :!: :!: :!:

Good luck when spring comes :D

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The fenders are too wide for the locker :(

But keep the ideas coming, I do appreciate it!

I bought fender holders, but I have no good place to mount them. I have a forward locker I can keep them in, but I need to spend some time working on what to do with the fenders because my wife said no to the holders I bought because I had them in back and they look stupid. Up front, no railings, just rope lifelines..
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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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Work on the bb begins.

Just templating.
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I'm sure you've already spent hours and hours thinking about it. No one knows the boat better than you.

How long do you reckon to get to the point where all is done and you are happy?

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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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mhd wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:58 pm I'm sure you've already spent hours and hours thinking about it. No one knows the boat better than you.

How long do you reckon to get to the point where all is done and you are happy?

Mick
Well, the main thing is the boat cannot be low in the front or it will slam in small seas like 2'ers. The BBs will provide lift and buoyancy. It isn't about happiness; it is about meeting a standard of expectation that the boat is not 8.5" tipped down on 32'.
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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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fallguy1000 wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 9:32 pm
mhd wrote: Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:58 pm I'm sure you've already spent hours and hours thinking about it. No one knows the boat better than you.

How long do you reckon to get to the point where all is done and you are happy?

Mick
Well, the main thing is the boat cannot be low in the front or it will slam in small seas like 2'ers. The BBs will provide lift and buoyancy. It isn't about happiness; it is about meeting a standard of expectation that the boat is not 8.5" tipped down on 32'.
Right, makes sense - 8.5" is a fair old amount. Do you have any idea how long it might take for the modification?

Good luck - I'll be following along.

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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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Beautiful FG!!!! Jeff

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Re: Woods Skoota 32DM

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Today, I made a cardboard template. This is the y plane in the z direction, if my geometry works. But gives you an idea.
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