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Does anyone know what draught the Town Class Woolwichs were designed to have? Would having a steel top conversion change the original draught considerably? I have been told that the draught of my boat was 3ft6in however I built a large (quite inacurate) set square to try and gauge this and found it to be closer to 3ft. Did Star Class boats or Royalty Class draw more or less? Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
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My high and low level ventilation meets BSS recommended levels, but the present double digit minus temperatures have really highlighted an issue we've so far just lived with. The rear end vent comes into the trad back end engine/control space through 2 gunwale level vents, one to port under the boards into the engine 'ole (where the Eberspacher is sited, with a snorkel on its air intake direct to the vent) and one to starboard into the stairwell, although the two spaces are really one and the same with boxing in but also an access gap. There's also a fair bit of vent provided by unsealed doors out to the steerer's step. The vent from there into the bedroom is facilitated by purpose built gaps over and under the bedroom rear door. The top gap is fine but there is a cutting draught under the door. Whilst I don't wish to simply block it off and potentially cause a safety issue, it would be nicer if it wasn't quite so much like a tube leading directly to the Russian steppes! The stove, incidentally, is at the very opposite end of the 57' boat and has plenty of high and low level vent around it. So, with air breathing engine and appliances being supplied with air well outside of the aft bedroom, do the panel think I need to continue to haemorrhage brownie points by telling the missus to man up, or is possible to safely improve the icy blast issue? Thanks.