Steve OD
Member
I just completed my first "road trip" with the boat. Left Hyannis, through the Cape Cod canal, up to Boston and down the Charles River to the Watertown Yacht club, where I'll be for the summer. This was a trip I have been dreaming about since I purchased the boat in the fall
Conditions were great, the boat ran awesome and my five crew members and I had a ball. It took about 5 1/2 hours overall, with a stop in Sandwich for a little reserve fuel to get up to Boston.
I drove the whole way and I found that standing after a while was uncomfortable, not because I was on my feet but the way the seat, steering wheel and my calves interacted. It wasn't a natural standing position. I would have to stand in the center of the helm and use my right hand on the wheel, but then I was bumping into my "navigator"
So I sat for a while, but I found that looking out for things, mainly lobster bouys was difficult, so then I tried kneeling on one knee but that didn't last too long.
I know the seat moves a bit , but I have mine all the way back.
Can't wait to make the trip back down, I doubt I'll get an almost flat sea like I did Sunday though!
Any thoughts, suggestions?
Thanks
Steve
Conditions were great, the boat ran awesome and my five crew members and I had a ball. It took about 5 1/2 hours overall, with a stop in Sandwich for a little reserve fuel to get up to Boston.
I drove the whole way and I found that standing after a while was uncomfortable, not because I was on my feet but the way the seat, steering wheel and my calves interacted. It wasn't a natural standing position. I would have to stand in the center of the helm and use my right hand on the wheel, but then I was bumping into my "navigator"
So I sat for a while, but I found that looking out for things, mainly lobster bouys was difficult, so then I tried kneeling on one knee but that didn't last too long.
I know the seat moves a bit , but I have mine all the way back.
Can't wait to make the trip back down, I doubt I'll get an almost flat sea like I did Sunday though!
Any thoughts, suggestions?
Thanks
Steve