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Shannon

i really appreciate all your posts, your time, your energy, and your positive attitude.

if you want to share whats going on with you please feel free. i dont know if we can help but i know that we will try our best.

yes i've learned very well how 'absorbent' the regular foam is, believe me!

actually they have gotten soaked and eventually dried out, so its not impossible.

its the rainy season here in nor cal -- my front hatch is leaky and water condenses even when its not raining, so i ended up just putting the front (bow) cushions in storage until the rainy season subsides. then again its so cramped up there, maybe i'll just keep it for storage...

the cushions in the main cabin get kind of wet from all the condensation (see my other post trying to solve that issue) but its not quite as bad.

doing the cushions with just closed cell looks expensive so i might do a layer of closed cell on the bottom, and something else on top of that. seems like the water usually comes in from underneath so that would provide a barrier. just wanted to see if people had sources/ideas etc....

to dodger or not

does the dodger mainly make a difference when its raining?

and can you really see anything besides birds out of those windows when you are sitting down and holding the tiller?

(i like the idea of the dodger sheltering the door when its raining. and tania had one so they must be cool!)

i have an origo (non pressurized alcohol stove) and really like it.
i've left it on for hours on a low flame to heat the boat (while i was there) and never had a problem. one burner heats the cabin very quickly.

it is a pain to refill especially when the boat is pitching around -- someone on the other list suggested using a turkey baster for refilling the cannister. i finally tried that and it works much better, but i'd like some kind of pump i can just put on the gallon jug.

i can well imagine people not bothering to take the cannister out of the metal frame to refill it -- which could easily lead to a fire since some alcohol would spill.

mine is a two burner -- but i only use the burner closer to the middle of the boat. the other burner is too close to the fiberglass and window frame for my liking.

i only use the origo branded no soot alcohol. i'm pretty sensitive to fumes and i've never had a problem with it.

note that -- when you talk about pressurized alcohol stoves -- you are not talking about an origo. they are very different.

what is the angle of the transom on a contessa ...?