[C320-list] Helm Seat

[Jane & Ken]

I suppose it depends upon your height..If 6-2 your seat is great, less than that your seat is in the garage.  Problem solved!  DUH




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 From: John Zienda <jzienda at sbcglobal.net>
To: "C320-List at Catalina320.com" <C320-List at Catalina320.com> 
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Helm Seat
 

Based on some 320 owners advise, I just put mine in the dock box. I like the extra space in the cockpit so far. I will try sail without the seat for a while.

John 
#691

On Aug 19, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Tim Fleming <timfleming at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Ahhh... TY! 
> Which rung do you hang it on?
> 
> Best Regards,
> Tim 
> 
> 
> On Aug 19, 2013, at 7:22 AM, amshd2 at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
>> I had to cut about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch off each side of the plactic that covers teh ladder to make it fit.
>> 
>> When under way my seat stay on teh ladder and I use it as a back rest. 
>> 
>> A friend of mine did  the same thing.  
>> 
>> 
>> Tony 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tim Fleming <timfleming at hotmail.com>
>> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>> Sent: Sun, Aug 18, 2013 8:05 pm
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Helm Seat
>> 
>> 
>> Maybe since mine's newer 2002 they don't fit there anymore?  Gotta picture? 
>> 
>> Best Regards,
>> Tim 
>> 
>> 
>> On Aug 18, 2013, at 4:54 PM, conneelythomas at aol.com wrote:
>> 
>>> I still do not understand this problem !!! My helm seat is on my swim ladder
>> ,when on the up position, It is very comfortable  to sail. I can sail and see 
>> all around me .  Tom
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Tim Fleming <timfleming at hotmail.com>
>>> To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
>>> Sent: Sat, Aug 17, 2013 6:33 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Helm Seat
>>> 
>>> 
>>> That's seat groves will not go over my swim step rail on 2002 320.  The white 
>>> teps attached are wider than the seat .  Too bad ... :(
>>> Tim
>>> 928
>>> 
>>> n Aug 13, 2013, at 11:06 AM, "Andrew Santangelo" <andrew_santangelo at mac.com> 
>>> rote:
>>> The bugaboo for us is we race and cruise.  You basically stand behind the
>> wheel 
>>> ost of the time while racing based on my experience, or sit on the sides.  
>>> hort or tall, it is highly uncomfortable standing while that seat is there.  
>> It 
>>> imply got in the way all the time.
>>> Andrew 
>>> C320 "Dawn Treader"
>>> 333
>>> an Francisco, CA MOVING TO Holland, MI
>>> J22 "Blitzkrieg"
>>> lephant Butte, New Mexico
>>> 
>>> On Aug 13, 2013, at 11:15 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>>> I use it the same way Allan describes, when things get touchy such as high
>>> raffic situations I do stand. I have a "to do" list which includes a remote 
>>> teering pole to use from the observation seats which are the most desired
>> seats 
>>> n our boat. Also I'm over 6' so I can use the helm seat just fine, my wife who
>> 
>>> s 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
>> 
>>