What do designers usually put inside the bow section of boats (ride, custom)

[NJ Brazen_3133]

What do designers usually place/ or put inside the bow sections of the boat?

The bow is the front that is angled into a point/triangle, so is tighest/awkward space onboard a ship.

I have been watching some vids on super luxury yachts. They have the anchor in the bow, and some have a helipad on top. Some have a rescue tender, and a crane plus storage for like waverunners etc etc.

What about other kinds of boats? I know the big tankers, and cargo ships, and bows that wide because they need to maximize space. Other boats not so much. In some small personal boats, I cannot imagine what they can possibly do with it.

[Cape Cod Todd]

I have a 20' bow rider and passengers ride in the bow.

Generally anchors go in the front. In bigger boats say a 50' sport fish type the front is usually the master bedroom.



Space is at a premium on most boats so if gear is not stored in the bow section then it is a space for foam to aide in flotation in case of sinking.

[OutdoorLover]

Yep, anchor locker is virtually always in the peak. Behind that there can be a storage locker or a vee-berth in a little bigger boat. Some boats are just open (like a center console)... and these may be wide open, or have a raised triangular casting platform forward for fishing, or bench seating analogous to the vee-berth in a boat with a covered bow.

[marlinfshr]

My Carolina Skiff is a center console "bay boat" so it has a large casting area up front with storage. The very front has an anchor locker.

Large sportfishermen I've crewed on over the years have all had similarities. An anchor locker is usually standard, though a few customs I've been on had none. Then it would very as production fiberglass models would have more room then plank customs. Likewise the wide flared bows of a custom "Carolina" boat (plank or cold molded wood) had very sharp entry and not as much space, in which those may only get over/under bunks or a small bed.

[pullin2]

I have a small cabin cruiser (30 ft). The bow is a curved, sectional couch. It has a cleverly hidden table that can be used for those seated, or can be converted into a fairly large but odd shaped bed. Beneath the cushions there are storage areas.


It already has a queen-sized bed in the aft area, and a dinette table on the port side for meals, so the bow area is usually used for seating.


Edit: Forgot to add that there's a small anchor locker in the triangular space just ahead of the seating area. It's where my winch drops the chain when retrieving the anchor. It's not accessible from inside the cabin and I tend to forget it's there.

[NJ Brazen_3133]

I believe on commercial fishing vessels, the bows are where they cold store the catch. It works out because fishes are usually streamline in shape, so you can fit them into an angle.

[OneDawg]

On my sailboat - it's where the anchor chain is stored. Right behind that is the sail locker. Up to ten feet of the bow is lost to these two items, before the vee-berth.

[City Guy997S]

back in the 80s the bow of the go fast boats would be packed with yayo!

[Ttark]

Usually the gas tank on my dad's 70s/80s Mercruiser and Bayliner ski boats (which were also excellent river fishing vessels).