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gcurrell
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 28/06/2009 : 14:25:20
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Hi there.
Has anyone ever seen, or made an aft storage box for a Gull Mark 3, as I'd like to get/make one?
Any help/pictures appreciated.
Thanks
George
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John Barry Wood
United Kingdom
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 10:38:34
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| I used to have a Gull Mk111a. Although I never got around to it I did find a small plastic "bread box" which would have fitted between the ends of the side seats. I found it was easier to get a waterproof bag (like a kitbag that the end is turned over and over) and jam that between mast and foredeck.I always found a lack of storage in the Mk 111 version a bit of a problem. |
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gcurrell
United Kingdom
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Posted - 15/07/2009 : 22:13:28
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Hello John Barry Wood, and thanks for the reply.
I solved a bit of the storage problem by taking the old circular hatches out and replacing them with two Lalizas rectangular hatches. I think it looks better (I would !) and also allows me to store stuff below the foredeck - It works really well and I can easily store drybags, rope and even a few small fenders. If anyone would like to see photos of the hatches just let me have your email and I'll send them over. I'm still thinking about some aft storage though... |
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Mark1
United Kingdom
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Posted - 28/07/2009 : 17:45:36
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I havent got a pic but my stern box is rather like a wayfaers and is easy to make with bsaic woodworking and grp work. I install a plywood bulkhead full across and glass it in...after cutting out the aft seating with a grinderette Then I screw and glass on a thick (walkable) top with a large rectangle removed (this hole is rebated for a thin inner lid in my case) Then I put some black foam with adhesive side around the hole and four bolts sit up. A lid then sits over the bolts and that is fastened watertight by ...lost the name!...the ring type nuts used on portholes...there are some nice stainless ones available.
The thin inner lid functions in my case to block off the hole (this locker contains my boat tent and sleeping gear) when the top lid is pulled forward as that is the main ingredient in the sleeping platform I have. The height of the whole thing being centrethwart level. There are two bits more needed for a sleeping mplatform...the head board which I made in light ply and a plank of approx 10 inches which after experiment Ive made in thin softwood backed by heavy unidirectional grp bandage. This makes a sliding longditudional seat between the box and centrethwart when I need it.
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gcurrell
United Kingdom
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Posted - 02/02/2010 : 17:07:59
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Hello Mark1 are you Mark111 too?
Sorry about the late reply - I haven't visited the forum for a while.
Thanks for the information above.
Do you have any pictures of the adapted stern box that you could send please? my email is gcurrell(at)sky(dot)com
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Mark1
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/02/2010 : 14:52:42
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Hello George,
Yes I am both those monikers! I changed when I bought a Mark 1 Wayfarer...thinking Id be posting about that from now on but actually Im still touring in my Gull Mk3. And also Id forgotten that old posts still come up... so the results a muddle...apologies!
The Mk3 is best for my normal cruising... one up and longshore ... headland hopping with maximum hops of up to say 25 miles and up to ten miles off. I find that a bit extreme though as the boats a great donkey but by no means fast and Id preffer to be closer inshore...just half an hour off is probably a lot safer (because the Gulls not a good sailer in rising weather just by its size).
For me though it makes up for the above limitation several times over by being best in surf...which I tend to meet a lot of... where low grip, low volume, and low mass, makes it handy for rowing out and in...and of course its dumpiness which helps there is perfect for small boat/max cruising gear.
I find my big wayfarer is relatively useless close in but my aim is for it to fill in for the Gulls weakness at 25 mile plus crossings.
Anyway...Mk1 or Mk3 gets to me!
I will try to find some pics of my stern storage box/bed but really its about as simple a ply job as could be designed...I was in a rush to get going!...simple and practical. Where the Wayfarer has a large rounded rectangle access moulded in, I just put sticky back sponge around a similar hole jigsawed in a ply box moulded across the last two feet of the boat , and laid another sheet of ply on top...squeeze the two together and perfectly watertight thereafter!...thats it basically. |
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gcurrell
United Kingdom
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Posted - 08/02/2010 : 09:27:37
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Hello Mark 1 and 3. I thought it was you!
Thanks for the reply. I understand your description and it does sound very straightforward.
Did you just add a new drain bung to the forward end of the box?
I've just finished sawing my oars in half and making ferrules for re-assembly, so that I can store them along the C/board case - it'll save a lot of foot-tangling surprise gybes this year I hope.
How are you getting on with the Wayfarer?
I did my RYA2 in a Mk11 and it was a hell of a lot livlier than my little Gull!
Great fun though.
Thanks again for the reply an I look forward to some pics if you have time.
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