Preparing to leave now on 1 Jan, we pulled out the cockpit enclosure side and back pieces from storage in our garage and found that the vinyl windows had hardened and cracked on most all of them. We made them with inexpensive materials since they were just our first trial. After 3 years in the sun and 2 years in storage the plastic was in bad condition.
We sewed new plastic over the old windows, the cut the old plastic off. It is a real makeshift solution, but only has to last for this sailing season as we plan to have a new enclosure made next summer. We still need to take the pieces down to the boat and do the final fitting of the aft pieces that have cutouts for the backstays, radar mount and pushpit braces.
All finished and ready to head south on 1 Jan. Hope the sun shines and keeps us toasty inside.
We sewed new plastic over the old windows, the cut the old plastic off. It is a real makeshift solution, but only has to last for this sailing season as we plan to have a new enclosure made next summer. We still need to take the pieces down to the boat and do the final fitting of the aft pieces that have cutouts for the backstays, radar mount and pushpit braces.
All finished and ready to head south on 1 Jan. Hope the sun shines and keeps us toasty inside.
