Would these sell if the big players like Outerlimits or Nor Tech sold a version?
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I have a 32 mid cuddy open bow and really like it. For the type of boating that we do, it works great. I can hold a dozen people comfortably, and we have a large swim platform to hand out on when we are coving out. I have had crazy thoughts about making an open bow mid cuddy Cigarette/Black Thunder/Scarab. The main part of the cuddy would stay the same, but remove the bed and open it up. Maybe even a retractable or removable hard top cover for the open bow.
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In hot climates the cabins of any go fast are useless unless generator/ac are running......nobody sleeps in the cabin in Florida 8 months of the year, maybe a few in the 4 winter months. So the reconfiguration of the bow area with additional seats is very practical vs. dead space of a v berth. Some of the recent Cigs didn't even get v-berth, they got the cover girl cabin.
The idea of an insert piece/hard cover is dangerous on the open bow. If it breaks loose at speed it could decapitate passengers in the cockpit! I had a cushion (wood bottom) break loose once and it was like "whoa, watch out" when it came flying over our heads. It wasn't secured properly (user error) and popped up in 2-3ft seas at speed.
The idea of an insert piece/hard cover is dangerous on the open bow. If it breaks loose at speed it could decapitate passengers in the cockpit! I had a cushion (wood bottom) break loose once and it was like "whoa, watch out" when it came flying over our heads. It wasn't secured properly (user error) and popped up in 2-3ft seas at speed.
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If engineered right a removable panel is no more likely to fly off than a car hood or tonneau cover of a truck is. the upside is that it look a lot nicer than a canvas cover.
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Sunsation did a soft cover on one of their 36's that had the paint scheme carry off the deck right through the cover and it looked really slick!
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For reasons of climate and owner usage preferences, mid-cabin open-bow sportboats have found great success on the West Coast. For the same reasons, I think, they never really caught on east of the Mississippi.
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I shot these pic's of a bowrider Donzi at the Houston boat show a few years ago.
Although it really didn't do it for me I thought about how awesome it would be to get the kids and grandkids in at the same time to go out on the water.
See ya,
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If you are looking for a MCOB then look at Nordic. They make that config in almost all sizes they offer. I love mine. The only thing I don't like is that at high speed the cabin becomes a wind tunnel unless you put the bow cover on.