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

[Tim Fleming]

Can ya post them to the association site?
Tim
#928
Ole'


On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:49 PM, "Rick Sulewski" <rsulewski at bex.net> wrote:

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