Anders Holmström Posted March 17, 2020 Report Posted March 17, 2020 Could anyone give me a tip of the best way to build a cock pit tent for a CS20 M1 with aft deck? Anders Quote
Jknight611 Posted March 18, 2020 Report Posted March 18, 2020 How ‘bout a camping hammock tarp? Ridge line between the masts, and tie the edges to the gunwales. Quote
Anders Holmström Posted March 18, 2020 Author Report Posted March 18, 2020 Thank you for the response. This would however not cover the cock pit as one mast is in the bow and the other mast in the center of the boat. The missen mast can also be moved in fron of the cock pit. Anders Quote
Reacher Posted March 18, 2020 Report Posted March 18, 2020 Anders, I have used a makeshift tent that works. I have a tarp that ties to the main mast and the mizzenmast mast. The edges of the tarp tie to eyelets along the rails. Then I open a golf umbrella under the center of the tarp to provide structure and headroom and to shed rain. The umbrella is 6ft in diameter. I also have a CS 20. There is ample room under the tarp for sleeping using a filler board between the centerboard trunk and the starboard seat. Sometime I might try a second tarp between the transom and the mizzenmast, with another golf umbrella underneath. I also thought about using the mizzenmast as a ridge pole for a large tent over the whole cockpit, but don’t like lowering the mizzenmast while the boat is in the water. Quote
Don Silsbe Posted March 18, 2020 Report Posted March 18, 2020 I was told that a tent in the middle of the boat would cause the boat to swing on the anchor badly. I abandoned my plans to do that, and was considering a tent aft of the0 mizzen.. I’m interested in how this works for you. Quote
Reacher Posted March 19, 2020 Report Posted March 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Thrillsbe said: I was told that a tent in the middle of the boat would cause the boat to swing on the anchor badly. I abandoned my plans to do that, and was considering a tent aft of the0 mizzen.. I’m interested in how this works for you. I haven't been in a windy anchorage with my Core Sound. A few times nudged up to shore, at docks, and in a quiet cove. If swinging was a problem I would try a stern anchor, take a line to shore, or raise enough of the mizzen to stabilize the boat. When observing keel boats at anchor I've seen some that fight it and some that lie head to wind. Quote
Jim Stumpf Posted April 25, 2020 Report Posted April 25, 2020 This what I did on my CS 17. Picture album linked here. Used a dinghy bimini from Amazon for the roof and frame and sewed up the rest. Hope that helps some. https://photos.app.goo.gl/xUDeTs9iQJnWHaccA Jim Quote
Steve W Posted April 26, 2020 Report Posted April 26, 2020 There are a lot of different dome tens out there. Find one with the right dimensions, cut the floor out and adapt it. That is what I've done on past boats. Quote
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