[C320-list] All's quiet /// Helm seat pic

[Rick Sulewski]

Bruce, 
Send your email address to my email address and I will forward couple of pictures.
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Bruce Heyman
Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 7:22 PM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] All's quiet

Rick,
I'd love to see a picture of your creation.
Bruce
Somerset Dana Point, CA

Bruce Heyman
(949) 289-8400

Rick Sulewski <rsulewski at bex.net> wrote:

>We found that creating a wooden box with an attached cushion seat with 
>a fold down cushion back works very well when placed on the fiberglass 
>helm seat. The box/cushion seat provides ample height so we can see 
>over the dinghy strapped ahead of the mast. Goes a long way in  
>providing comfort for longer cruises. The box has a handle on each side 
>so we can easily move the seat to the cabin for storage between trips, 
>or ahead of the helm when in high wave/wind conditions. The front of 
>the box is open to provide a foot/heel rest just behind the helm. Total homemade cost less than $50 vs.
>paying so much more for alternatives.
>Rick
>My-Ria 1995 320 #277
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Allan S 
>Field
>Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:03 PM
>To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] All's quiet
>
>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
>
>