[Rhodes22-list] Boom Tents

[butterchurn]

Thanks, Art!

I think it would be cool to have a Boom Room!



Cover-man wrote:
> 
> 
> Butterchurn, 
> Having worked with or seen most variations of a boom tent, I designed and
> refined an enclosure, aka boomroom, and built every one on this basis: 
> 
> 
> It must meld with the pop-top, whether up or down. 
> It must be sturdy enough to keep fabrics tight and the framework rigid in
> wind and storm conditions. 
> It must conform to the hull lines, both for appearance and for stable
> behavior while at anchor. 
> It must provide for variable and practical use as a sun shield with many
> ways to deploy a variety of curtains and screens, some with insulated
> multiple layered fabric (early and late season sailing). 
> It must be able to act as a wind scoop for ventilation, whether the boat
> is bow to or stern to the wind. 
> It must be made easy to change the curtains, on and off, or from fabric to
> screen. 
> It must have frame and frame fixtures of SS, for strength, durability, and
> corrosion resistance. Aluminum and/or PVC will not qualify. 
> It must have fabrics of highest quality available but have some ability to
> breathe, Sunbrella quality, but not vinyl (a boomroom can become like a
> hothouse otherwise). 
> It must have components which are easy to be assembled or dis-assembled
> (15-30 minutes). 
> It must have the fewest possible boomroom bundles which are easy to carry
> or store as necessary and made easy and logical to prepare for assembly
> (unconfusing). 
> It must have a durability and longevity that will provide for the longest
> possible service life (built for quality without compromise). 
> It must provide easy movement between the cabin and enclosed cockpit with
> unhampered headroom from front to back. 
> It must provide for remote interior cockpit lighting (safe movement within
> the boomroom). 
> It must provide for safe access to the deck and transom. 
> It must provide these features and be affordable too, most important (and
> why I agreed to start making boomrooms in '05)! 
> 
> 
> I may have left out a few points, but nothing critical. If anyone claims
> to best these combined standards, suggest a visit to the shrink. I could
> not without many years of valuable production time and experience. The
> benefit of boomrooming is simple - transforming a daysailer (maybe an
> overnight camper) into a longer range pocket cruiser with about three
> times the useful livable footprint (with PTE). 
> 
> 
> Are you asleep yet? 
> 
> 
> Art 
> s/v Mary Janes 
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