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sreidvt2021:
Thanks for the reply, Michael. So putting all this information together we have, with backrests removed, a length of 6’6” and a width of 3’4” (to the pole) or 3’10” with pole removed. Aft of the mast I am guessing that I could build out the berth to a width of about 54” and still leave about 12” of width in the passageway with the bed expanded out. Does that sound right? I would build a berth extension that would pull out a bit at night and then be retracted by day (as I did for my current boat).

Happy New Year.

Valor:
It sounds about right.

Something to think about, if you are walking through a 12 inch space that's about shin/knee height and the boat should pitch and you fall to your side, you are going to break your leg or blow out your knee. There isn't enough room for the leg to follow the body in a fall.

Looking  forward to seeing pics on what you build.

sreidvt2021:
Hi Michael,

That’s an interesting thing to consider. Certainly a wider passageway is safer than a narrow one even if the latter didn't lead to shin or knee injuries. Naturally, the berth would be extended only when the boat was moored, docked or at anchor. But we know that boats still move a lot in those situations.

As I wrote earlier it will be a few years before I move to a larger boat but I think a P323 might work well for what I have in mind. I am researching and planning now to figure just what I want to do then. I would work on the boat at home (as I've done with my current boat) and then launch.

I think the P323 drawing below (which I've been using as I think through various aspects of the boat) is roughly to scale with each graphing square scaling to about 6" square in life. By the scaling, it looks like I'd have about 51" of width if the double berth came out flush with the port edge of the starboard bulkhead. That would leave 18" (the width of the head doorframe) between the double berth and the port settee. I don't expect to use the stock extension available on the port settee. Does this all seem match up to the space you see in your boat?

I appreciate the feedback.

Valor:
I have hull # 108 which is a 1978. It's laid out like the picture. I will be at the boat this weekend. I'll try to measure some stuff out for you if I remember.

sreidvt2021:
Great, thanks Michael. Out of curiosity, does your 1978 have the propane lockers in the cockpit?

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