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brian_g · Mar-31-2007, 12:01 PM

This may bee a very stupid question:

is there a reason why some boats have the raised engine hatch in the middle of the cockpit for I/O while other boats do not? It seems like (in my opinion) you would want the most "flat" cockpit space possible.

At the Fred Hall show I couldn't see any dramatic difference between boats that had flush cockpits and tose that had the raise engine hatch.

Can someone explain this to me?

Mar-31-2007, 12:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
brian_g Chango Blanco Name: El Rayo de Jalisco Vessel: unless you fish from a kayak, it's smaller than yours. Location: San Diego Job:Infectious disease research Bio: They call me HAM HANDS	Flush cockpit -vs- raised engine hatch This may bee a very stupid question: is there a reason why some boats have the raised engine hatch in the middle of the cockpit for I/O while other boats do not? It seems like (in my opinion) you would want the most "flat" cockpit space possible. At the Fred Hall show I couldn't see any dramatic difference between boats that had flush cockpits and tose that had the raise engine hatch. Can someone explain this to me? __________________ The Sanford and Son of Dana Landing Hecho en San Diego 1973