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Originally Posted by Bermuda30
Indeed. The Gramp companionway bottom is about 6" off the cockpit sole stock. I myself intend to build a full bridgedeck to cockpit seat height at a later date, before venturing further offshore. There's a lot of volume in that cockpit, and a bridgedeck is a good way to solve the companionway height issue and reduce the volume for waves to swamp.
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My Ranger 26 was a similar boat to the Grampian and it had a motorwell like a power boat. It basically consisted of a bulkhead in the after part of the cockpit ahead of the engine mount cutout so that an overtaking wave would just fill the motorwell. If you see a Ranger 26 check it out. That is another solution to the problem.
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