Want To Buy: Tiller for Swanson Carmen 31

[mathilda]

Need to get some extra space in the cockpit. Will remove wheel and platform.

[Coops]

Great boat the Carmen. Had one many years ago. Bit of a dilemma there though. The cockpit is fairly small due to the design, not sure of a tiller sweeping back and forth will be any more unimposing upon the space. mine had a tiller, a friend had a wheel, cannot say that one gave a more spacious feeling than the other.

How's that for a helping post?

Coops.

[clockwork orange]

Is that a wood boat or did they build them in glass too? I always like the look of the carmens.

Steve.

[Coops]

Both the ones I have sailed on have been glass, although my friends was glass hull only, laid deck and timber cabin. She was called Esmerelda, mine was Miranda. Fantastic sea boats.

Coops.

[mathilda]

Originally Posted by Coops

Great boat the Carmen. Had one many years ago. Bit of a dilemma there though. The cockpit is fairly small due to the design, not sure of a tiller sweeping back and forth will be any more unimposing upon the space. mine had a tiller, a friend had a wheel, cannot say that one gave a more spacious feeling than the other.

How's that for a helping post?

Coops.

Now considering getting the traveller out of cockpit and onto the cabin. Concerned if the cabin in strong enough,maybe a boom break my make this possible.
Tom

[Coops]

This is a sad neglected example of a timber one, but you can see the cockpit with a tiller. The glass versions had a more standard and functional cabin on them.

31 Swanson (Carmen 31) - YouTube

Coops.