[Rhodes22-list] cockpit filler support panels

[Stephen Staum]

David,

My pine boards are 1\2" thick & have not cracked in 7 years under my  
245 lbs. FYI, they have never been painted or varnished & are stored  
under the cockpit seat on a mooring in salt water.

I guess they are strong enough.

Stephen Staum
87 R22, Carol Lee
Needham, MA

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On Jul 21, 2011, at 12:00 AM, David Bradley <dwbrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> I bought the cockpit filler panels and cushions from Stan when we  
> bought our
> boat in 2006.  We love them - our favorite option after the captain's
> chairs.  I don't mind storing the four cushions in the vee berth.   
> Storing
> the four panels (1" plywood I think) up inside the gunnel from under  
> the
> starboard cockpit seat keeps them securely out of the way.  It's a  
> bit of a
> wrestling match to get them in and out, but it keeps you limber.   
> They also
> add a bit of weight.
>
> The eleven smaller boards that Stephen mentions sound like a nice
> improvement provided the 1" pine boards (if I remember correctly)  
> are strong
> enough.  I could envision kneeling on one board and the concentrated  
> weight
> breaking the board. Might consider using plywood.
>
> Dave
>
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2011 at 5:33 AM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com 
> >wrote:
>
>> Has anyone recently purchased a cockpit filler system from Stan and  
>> how
>> does that compare to what others are doing?  The newer boats have a  
>> rail
>> that runs around the edge of the cockpit seats that I assume is  
>> designed to
>> accept the filler panels and that a filler cushion or two would be  
>> made to
>> fit between the seat cushions?
>>
>> Christopher P. Cowie
>>
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
>> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of napoli68 at charter.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 1:07 PM
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>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] cockpit filler support panels
>>
>> Stephen,
>>        What a great Idea!  I'll try it.
>> Chris G
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jul 18, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Stephen Staum wrote:
>>
>>> Rob,
>>>
>>> I made a very simple cockpit sleeping system using 4" wide 1/2"  
>>> thick
>>> boards.  The 11 boards were cut to fit across the footwell from  
>>> drain
>>> trough to drain trough following the taper of the cockpit.  I then
>>> tacked a piece of 1/4 round to the end of each board so they would
>>> lock into the trough on either side.  The 11 boards fill the  
>>> footwell
>>> completely and form a very large flat surface w the cockpit  
>>> seats.  I
>>> then slide the starboard cockpit cushion next to the port cushion  
>>> and
>>> bring the stern cushion alongside the starboard cushion.  This  
>>> forms a
>>> near king size bed.  If my wife rolls onto the stern cushion during
>>> the night her feet do hang off the end (just like with a backpacking
>>> pad).
>>>
>>> The beauty of this system is the 11 boards are the only thing that  
>>> you
>>> need to carry around, assuming that you have cockpit cushions.  The
>>> boards nest back to back in two neat bungeed packages and fit under
>>> the starboard cockpit seats when not in use.  Mine never leave the
>>> boat so I am always prepared for overnight stays.
>>>
>>> Stephen Staum
>>> '87 R22, Carol Lee
>>> Needham, MA
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: "Lowe, Rob" <rlowe at vt.edu>
>>> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>> Sent: Mon, July 18, 2011 6:28:00 AM
>>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] cockpit filler support panels
>>>
>>> Anyone have and could provide photos of the cockpit filler support
>>> panels and
>>> could say what they think of them?  considering getting some.   
>>> Thanks
>>> - rob
>>>
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