[C320-list] All's quiet

Millers millers1 at aol.com
Tue Aug 13 09:58:13 PDT 2013


Jack, I sit on the cockpit combing for visibility and winch operation. The feet then fit.  
Art # 680

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On Aug 13, 2013, at 12:45 PM, "Jack McDonough" <mcdonough5 at verizon.net> wrote:

> 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
> 



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