Wow. I read the thread a little closer. I met Eric Freedman (he was some kind of jeweler in NY) when he brought his Tartan 37 . . . "Kimberlite" . . . to the Virgin Islands back around 2000 or so. For a big guy, he did some heavy sailing. Brought his Amel over from France, as I recall.
I honestly can't remember the dodger, but I do recall he had that boat rigged out for heavy weather and crew comfort. I had been looking at a Tartan 30 for playing in the V.I. and simply turned away when I looked at the chainplate configuration (same angled, kinda winky setup for the aft plate). So I cheered Eric on and didn't make any comments. He told me he spent some ridiculous amount of $$ on the refit. Within a year he was back at the dock at AYH with a spanky new Amel. You could eat off the floor in the engine room. And talk about a hard dodger. Haven't heard from "Kimberlite" in over 10 years. I hope he's doing well.
But the white dodger pictured previously, to me, is a work of art. True craftsman (which gives me, a chainsaw barn carpenter, pause). Nice curves and transitions. But is it tough enough, having a styrofoam base, to take a boarding wave without shattering back onto the helm? Is that even worth considering? And, still, that damn boom end is right in the wrong place in the cockpit when crossing.
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