DIY HARD DODGER template. [E24] Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 25 мар 2025
- This week we get to design and build a hard dodger template for our cockpit. Part 2 will be coming soon.
We also show the finished electrical switch panel which was custom made for us according to our design.
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What an exciting part of your project look forward to seeing what it looks like👍
Thank you 😊 The second part of building the actual dodger will commence in a few months.. we hope 🤞😅 we gotta get other projects out of the way first
That switch panel is a serious WOW!
Absolutely chuffed by your lovely comment :) thanks 🙏
We installed a hatch in the top of our hard dodger which allows us to hoist the engine up to cockpit level with a chain hoist attached to the boom. Then we use some timber on which we slide the engine aft far enough to clear the hard top and lift it off.
Brilliant idea! 👏 thank you for sharing it🙏😊
Beautiful electrical panel.
Aww thank you ☺️
Looking forward to following your progress, the dodger looks great, keet it up
Thank you Mario! We are glad to see some appreciate and recognise the effort we put into this project ☺️
The stainless switch panel looks superb & the hard dodger design looks exceptional, the old Oyster is going to look an absolute Gem with the changes you've made so far. Well done & keep up the good work.
Glad you like the switch panel ☺️ The dodger needs few tweaks but overall we are really pleased with it.
We will do our absolute best to turn Squalo into a real gem 😁
Looks great. Nice work.
Thanks 🙏☺️ just a template, but gives an idea of what we are aiming for once we get down to building one.
I built a hard dodger from marine grade aluminium after first photographing the boat from each side then designed the dodger to follow the original lines , I put rain channels/grab handles along the sides , very comfortable super addition , makes for a much dryer boat
Nice one 🙌 Building a dodger and building a dodger that goes with the line of the yacht and complements it are two different things. 😉 I hope ours also turns out well. 🤞
Love the video, looking for some options for my boat very good idea 👍
Thank you 😉 There will be follow up video once we start building it. 🙌
Nice work! Is the video on the finish of it out?
good job love u
Love you too 😘
I dont know where your mainsheet is located but like on my boat its in the cockpit deck and always in the way. If i would build a hard dodger id definitely attach the mainsheet to it! Subscribed to follow up (:
Our main sheet is literally in front of the mizzen, right behind the helmsman. ☺️
I'd definitely prefer a nicely built and functioning hard dodger.. are you going to run canvas from the hard dodger to the back of the cockpit and have canvas sides so that you can enclose the entire cockpit on a rainy or cold day?? Doing so will allow you to have use of the cockpit no matter what the weather is
That is the plan! 👍🙌 So we stay warm and cosy and cockpit will become like an extension to our saloon, which isn’t that big tbh.
Hej! Z tego co widzę to podwyższacie cały kokpit?! Będzie dużo więcej miejsca, super! Pozdrowienia, trzymajcie się ciepło!
Zgadza się! 😁 będzie cieplej, bedzie ochrona przed wiatrem i deszczem, będzie miejsce na światełka 🤩nie będzie dużo większy od poprzedniego ale tamten był częściowo składany, poza rym całkowicie się rozpadł. Trzeba było znaleść rozwiązanie na nowy..oto i on! 🙃 Buziaki 😘
nice switch panel.. can you share who made it for you ?
Thank you 🙏 certainly, we designed it and a friend of ours has put it together.
Safety glasses and ear protection and why the "music"? However, some good stuff here.
👍👍👍!!!
Cheers! 👍
Hey where's the rest of the build??? :)
Where is Part 2?
I can do it! Maybe...
Sure you can! 😉 🙌
And put a flap cutout in the centre so you don’t bang….your head
😂 we had couple of suggestions to put a cutout for when we need to take the engine out.. but hey I guess someone is trying to say I have a big head..😁
I think hard dodgers and pilot houses are far better for crew moral.
Couldn’t agree more. 😃 It’s going to be cozy, warm (or at least warmer than without it), It will have lovely lights fitted for reading.. it’s going to be great 😊
@@sailingsqualo we are three no half years into a refit of a IOR yacht so I understand the mental struggle of getting to the water so I will watch with interest.
@@davidcahill3104 is that her in one of your videos on your channel? Caroline? If so.. wow looks like you had a lot of work.. hats off to you sir 😃
@@sailingsqualo calling a channel is probably not right. We put those up so some potential buyers could see it way back. We have since done a lot of work. I have a great deal of respect for those that can work on their boats and edit videos, way to much work for us to do videos as well.
You could also use the hard dodger to collect rain water, like the Free Range Sailing guys did: ruclips.net/video/w5wYICajlek/видео.html
That’s an excellent idea! 🤩 will check it out :) thank you for sharing this 🙏