Cabin or No cabin, you help me decide
 

I am trying to figure out what to do with my cabin in my boat. The inside is going to be gutted and I am going to replace the stringers and everything around them. What I am wondering is if I should replace all the interior or just run it with out. We do not stay on the boat so that is not a real concern. As for resale I will keep this boat for a VERY long time so again it is not so much of a issue. What are the pros and cons hear?

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Don't finish it, considering your speed of execution that would take another 12-15 years.

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HAHA GL!!! Actually that would speed things up QUITE a bit. One of the things that I am considering is that it would help will all the deck flex of the really early 302's. No matter what way I go it will take a LOT of weight out of the boat. Any ideas if that will screw up the balance of the boat?

Jon

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If I where a single guy I would want a boat with no cabin and 6 man stand up bolster configuration.....but I am not so cabin space is valuable for the family.

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i would want some cabin to change in to keep coolers and things that i may need on a long day at the lake

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LMAO!!! :D :D

All kidding aside, I would finish it.

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Maybe the old 1/4 cabin? However I am thinking that if I got that far I may as well just go the rest of the way..... But damn it is a close race. A dead heat really as I put in a vote to keep it just so that I could see the results so right now that one vote difference is really a dead heat.

Jon

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FROTFLMFAO!!!!! GLH, I owe you a drink of choice in Annapolis for that one!!!! :D :drink:

Jon, I would a least finish it "Sparsley" at least you can get out of the weather and keep all your stuff there. Make it flat and throw some cushions in there for phornication purposes :D

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Use a match to finish the boat. :D :D

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Jon,

I would finish it but very minimal.

Remove the fridge, head ,sink etc.......

Put 2 light weight facing lounges int it and possibly the V-berth (How much could a upholstered piece of foam weigh)

These additions would be very minimal to additional weight but very functional as well.

just my .02

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Go for the 1/4 cabin....

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i'm actually surpsised how few people use their cabins. i stay on my boat just about every weekend and its only a 26 footer but is very well layed out and roomy for a boat this size. have no problem doing 2 or even 3 days on it. i will say this though if you re-do it leave out the sink and fridge an stuff like that. i never used any of that stuff so out it went to free up some room. :cool:

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I use my cabin too.

hi Dave.... come look at my boat?

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Empty cabins don't break, don't need a lot of maintenance, and store the PFD,s and anchor just fine.

-Greg

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Bed, Head and Cooking thingy = Second home tax write-off

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302's have a cabin? Now I know where Debbie dissapears to.

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We are going to have a second home up on the lake so I do not/can not use the boat for that same write off...... Plus I own this turd cash so no loan on it...

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Don't listen to Greg. he had Lazy Boys in his 40 Formula! :D

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Ya know I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out what to do with the anchor and stuff now that I am going to redesign things one way or the other I can address that problem :D:D

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Hey Audio, Why not build a inner liner cabin and do limited upholstery. That's what we did with the 29 Extreme. You can always doll it up later but the inner linner is light, easy to clean, and waterproof. Heres a pic of the 29's cabin unfinished. Dave

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I'm with glassdave, I voted not to finish the cabin only because you said you never use it, personally, I spend at least one night on my boat probably 90% of the times i use it and unlike chris... i'm single so all the more reason to have a cabin:D

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I can't go in the cabin, or I'll be hanging over the side talking to Captain O'Roake, trying to buy a Buick. :eek:

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I like Wardy's idea.... clean it up, then make some cusions later if you like.

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For family I would finish. If that is not a concern I would at least finish it lightly. I am in the process of finishing my cabin as the previous owner removed everything including the wall to wall shag. I plan to remove the adhesive residue from the fiberglass and sand then paint with a epoxy paint to at least leave it clean. I have the v cushions and will throw them in. The least amount of crap to break the better.

E.S.

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If you have a girlfriend that looks like Pam Anderson definetly finish that cabin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Finish it

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Maybe so, but he'll still beat ol' Burger Boy to the water! :D

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finish cabin next season 2005-06, for god sakes just get it ready for water by spring 2005 Gee :rolleyes: JUST DO IT.
Otherwise follow Norts first suggestion.... a match

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This is Bull! I know better.

If you were a single guy you would want a cabin so you could trick little honeys into the cabin with "special" beads. :drink:

Cordell

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Well as has been stated the boat project has been going a little shall we say SLOW!!! I think that I will put in the stringers with the thought that I will put it back together again that way if next winter I decide that I do not like it with out the cabin I can always put it back together again.....

Jon

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If it were meeeeeee.........

I would make a simple fully enclosed head (had it on the Donzi, miss it badly on the Fountain...great when rafting up)

I would make a HUUUUGE V berth....again simple but BIG....someplace you can really stretch out......

And a simple facing lounge .......for changing....etc

I find alot of cabins try to do too much (cook, wash dishes, bathroom, sleep, storage) but dont do a really good job at any of them.....figure out what you need it to do and make it do a good job at it.......doug

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Here's what the cabin of a 302 originally looks like. The door on the right is an enclosed head.

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Looks nice Cuda! :D

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At Jon's current rate, that could be just changing the registration sticker! :eek:

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Ah Fred Fred Fred I have a pair of new mills on the way over from San Fran :D:D You and I both get the new winter to finish up.... I am willing to bet that summer will be back faster then you and I think. :D:D

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I hope you guys think REAL fast.. :( :( :(

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The boat without a cabin will require less trim on the drive to raise the bow. The more weight you have toward the front of the boat, the harder to trim. You should notice a big difference in speed.

Mark

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Less maint., less things to break, less weight up front, more storage for tools, lines, fenders, and stuff. The only thing to consider is how many babes do you take out? I'm assuming you take out so many babes that you have less time to work on the boat. I'm guessing that's why everyone is teasing you about you restoration to boating ratio.

If that's the case you should leave the head in tack, so they can pee.

Of course, I used to make my wife pee on the swim platform of my first boat and wash it off with sea water. :D Ok, lose the head too!

:crazy:

Hey GLH, which Sunseeker did you look at down at Goosebay? Was it Kort Randalls? Are ya gunna buy it?

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Oh yeah, if you don't finish it then you will have more money for gas and condoms! Who needs a cabin when you have a sunpad! :drink:

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Jon I voted don't finish it -but something light and minimal (and hopefully less expensive) could give you a better indication if you want to trick it out later on. But who am I to talk? I'm still waiting (Saturday it leaves FLA they tell me) for my damn arch to show up so we can put the stereo in. :rolleyes: