[C320-list] Helm Seat

[Bruce]

I use it the same way Allan describes, when things get touchy such as high traffic situations I do stand. I have a "to do" list which includes a remote steering pole to use from the observation seats which are the most desired seats on our boat. Also I'm over 6' so I can use the helm seat just fine, my wife who is shorter always stands while at the wheel.

Bruce Hunter
Nauti Time #719

Allan S Field <allan.field at verizon.net> wrote:

>Legend has it that the port locker was designed to accommodate a bicycle!
>Gerry Douglas is a bike rider so this story makes sense to me.  Actually, I
>think I heard this from him!  As for the helm seat, we use it a lot and so
>far, have never run into anyone or anything.  Personally, I like the higher
>seat, knowing that I have to lean far down on the leeward side to see under
>the sail and just bend a few inches to windward to see what's coming from
>there.  
>
>Allan S. Field
>Sea Shadow - #808
>Columbia, MD
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jack McDonough
>Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 12:45 PM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] All's quiet
>
>Andrew:
>
>I agree completely. Since our boat was bought new in 2003, that seat has
>resided in our storeroom. I don't know how anyone could sit on the seat and
>have the visibility necessary to sail the boat.
>
>I have a related complaint that concerns the design of the two lazarettes. 
>When at the helm, I constantly move from side to side to scan for other
>boats, buoys, day markers, etc. Both lazarettes are angled at the aft end so
>that there's no room for my feet. I see no reason, even aesthetic, for that
>design.
>
>Jack
>#947
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Santangelo
>Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 11:17 AM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] All's quiet
>
>I lost my Captain's seat I don't know how many years ago.  However we found
>it useless under sail.  It was highly uncomfortable to steer the ship while
>under sail.  It has not been used since 1998 and we don't miss it at all.
>
>Andrew
>
>C320 "Dawn Treader"
>#333
>San Francisco, CA  MOVING TO Holland, MI
>
>J22 "Blitzkrieg"
>Elephant Butte, New Mexico
>
>
>
>On Aug 13, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Denny Browne wrote:
>
>> I've had the most success hanging it on a shelf in the garage. Can't 
>> think of a single time I've wished it were on the boat.
>>
>> Denny Browne
>> A Cappella #935
>> Redondo Beach
>>
>> Sent from iPhone, sorry for typos, grammar, etc...
>>
>> On Aug 13, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Bronwen Young <baeyoung at telus.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Does anyone know if there is a spot that the removable captain's seat 
>>> by the transom is supposed to be stored?  It has slits at each end 
>>> and it looks like it should hang somewhere?
>>>
>>> thanks,  Bronwen and Eric Young  #195  FanaSea
>