Re: rolling recess , Dave

Posted by Dave Houser on Sep 23, 2004

Scott,

I lowered the rear of the coaming on my standard Ches 17 a full 3 1/2� by installing the rolling recess. I�m 185 pounds and still have plenty of freeboard. Another inch I would welcome. Even with 4� clear between my back and the coaming to help laying back (I enlarged my cockpit opening to 33� long) an extra vertical inch would help. The recess surface at the rear coaming is 8� above the inside of the keel. Morris in his SOF book says the rear deck should be one fistmele, fist with extended thumb, above the keel stringer. Morris� stringer is 1� high and my fistmele is 6 1/2� so that is 7 1/2�, I�m in the ballpark and the Ches 17 is large in volume along its full length so it floats high. That extra inch would sure make a sculling brace a lot easier.

If you have not received my email with the pictures let me know and I�ll resend. If I only had a working website.

Dave

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