![]() ![]() So on a 35ft yacht you might have a 10ft beam but only in the widest part, whereas we have that from bow to stern really,” said Simmonds. Critically it’s also got a beam of 3m, but it’s got that beam along the full length of the boat. “Although just 35ft long, it’s 35ft of very usable space. Having being designed for utilitarian levels of comfort, Stødig now features two symmetrical double cabins, additional bunks, a light-filled saloon and galley, and separate shower room. The pair designed a small sunken cockpit, cutting out a section of the superstructure at the stern, but as the lifeboat was intended for exploring Norwegian fjords in all weathers, the majority of the living space is inside. ![]() “For our purposes, though, we wanted some external space where we could introduce a primary access door into the boat, store ropes and fenders, fish from and step into from the quayside.” “If your ferry sinks off the coast of Scotland in a storm and you’re evacuated by lifeboat, understandably you’d probably like to be fully enclosed and as safe as possible. “Then we set to work on making a cockpit,” Simmonds recalls. We have such an intimate knowledge of her design and build that it has enabled us to troubleshoot en route in a way that we really wouldn’t have been able to do otherwise.”įirst on the job list was removing a dozen fibreglass benches that lined the interior for the lifeboat’s intended 100 emergency passengers. “One benefit of this is that we know the boat inside and out. “This meant we really needed to do most of the work ourselves. “Our total budget was £30,000, which included the purchase of the boat,” recalls Simmonds. They can be stood on and the tender can be inflated on the roof The roof deck is covered in flexible solar panels by Sunflare.
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