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08-09-2016, 06:24 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 12,835
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MurrayM
Nope...the two of us will be photographing.
Couple days ago we saw a grizzly crossing a 1nm section of Gardner Canal, and sea lions feeding from what spilled out of the mouths of humpback whales. No way she's going to pass on those opportunities, or me if I had the right camera/lens combo!!!
Calm days? Enough...google 'Kitimat', click on map, then pan out
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You missed the point. Try standing there with the wife driving for a half hour to see it the amount of roll is tolerable or what would be required to make you feel stable on the roof.
Ted
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I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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08-09-2016, 06:39 PM
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#82
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Senior Member
City: Fayetteville, NC
Vessel Name: Dirty Deeds
Vessel Model: Maritimo 48
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 331
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Flybridge that wants to be a pilothouse. Glass windshield, full heat and air (2x16,000 btu). Great view. Accessed by stairs.
I don't have a lower helm, and I haven't missed it yet.
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08-09-2016, 07:19 PM
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#83
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Guru
City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,444
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I solved the problem of choosing! It is nice to spread out a blanket for a nap though.
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What kind of boat is that?
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08-09-2016, 07:20 PM
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#84
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Quote:
Originally Posted by O C Diver
You missed the point. Try standing there with the wife driving for a half hour to see it the amount of roll is tolerable or what would be required to make you feel stable on the roof.
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Right.
Let's see...calm, flat conditions or protected nooks and crannies, it's a go. Thirty knot winds with waves rebounding off steep shores, no.
I get your point, but obviously "safety first" would be at top of mind.
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08-09-2016, 08:00 PM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Name: Circuit Breaker
Vessel Model: 2021..22' Duffy Cuddy cabin
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,691
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Moonstruck
A flying bridge is a delight---------a delight for the dermatologists.
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Come on, Don! A lot of fly bridge boats have protection from the sun & weather! (Not to mention great visibility when in close quarters.)
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Done with diesel power boats! Have fallen in love with all electric!
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08-09-2016, 10:28 PM
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#86
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TF Site Team
City: Saltspring Island
Vessel Name: Retreat
Vessel Model: C&L 44
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,663
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BandB
Wifey B: The winning answer.
Now, define "bit of nookie"? That could lead to a wreck. Not that I'd ever do it but I've heard of people doing it while driving a car.....
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Years ago there was a sailboat in English Bay that changed its name after squaring off its pulpit on the side of a freighter.
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08-10-2016, 12:44 AM
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#87
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,559
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Codger, don't like the ladder, but at least it has handrails. Prefer the deck view when docking.
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08-10-2016, 05:20 AM
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#88
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Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 22,553
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"A lot of fly bridge boats have protection from the sun & weather! (Not to mention great visibility when in close quarters.)"
But its one HECK of a run to pass a dock line or release an anchor from the Oxygen Tent!
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08-10-2016, 08:09 AM
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#89
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Name: Circuit Breaker
Vessel Model: 2021..22' Duffy Cuddy cabin
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 6,691
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markpierce
Codger, don't like the ladder, but at least it has handrails. Prefer the deck view when docking.
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Mark, believe it or not, I prefer the ladder over molded in steps (the ladder is easier for the wife & me) & the "deck view can't compare with the fly bridge view!
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08-10-2016, 09:24 AM
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
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Opinions Opinions,
But I'm glad some PO whacked the FB off Willy. Considered it a positive feature when I bought the boat. A good boat will have an excellent lower helm. But there are some that don't. The weight aloft is very objectionable IMO and can do w/o the windage too.
Think about it. If you were designing the best boat you could and someone came along and said "naw that's not best .. Lets raise the CG and put a sail up to challenge the skipper when maneurving around harbors". "And lets put the people where rolling motion is severe at times and at least maximum"
Clearly a stupid thing to do. So how does that become smart when the designer puts on a FB?
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Eric
North Western Washington State USA
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08-10-2016, 09:32 AM
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Guru
City: Annapolis
Vessel Name: Ranger
Vessel Model: 58' Sedan Bridge
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 7,088
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomad Willy
So how does that become smart when the designer puts on a FB?
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After about the third time you wrap a crab pot warp around your shaft. Especially if one of those times happens to pull the shaft out of the boat.
-Chris
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Chesapeake Bay, USA
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08-10-2016, 09:33 AM
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#92
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nomad Willy
Opinions Opinions,
But I'm glad some PO whacked the FB off Willy. Considered it a positive feature when I bought the boat. A good boat will have an excellent lower helm. But there are some that don't. The weight aloft is very objectionable IMO and can do w/o the windage too.
Think about it. If you were designing the best boat you could and someone came along and said "naw that's not best .. Lets raise the CG and put a sail up to challenge the skipper when maneurving around harbors". "And lets put the people where rolling motion is severe at times and at least maximum"
Clearly a stupid thing to do. So how does that become smart when the designer puts on a FB?
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Because there is no perfect boat, just one that has the least amount of compromises for each particular owner. Lots of wiggle room in that!
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08-10-2016, 09:36 AM
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#93
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Guru
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 1,274
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ranger42c
After about the third time you wrap a crab pot warp around your shaft. Especially if one of those times happens to pull the shaft out of the boat.
-Chris
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I've seen the aftermath of such an incident and it was not pretty!
The bell housing actually fractured when the shaft was yanked from the coupling...
Bruce
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08-10-2016, 09:37 AM
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#94
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Senior Member
City: Fayetteville, NC
Vessel Name: Dirty Deeds
Vessel Model: Maritimo 48
Join Date: Jun 2015
Posts: 331
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Sort of apples to oranges comparison, but check out the hard-core charter boats that fish out of Oregon Inlet, NC. Ninety-five percent of them have a flybridge, and they fish in some of the roughest nearshore conditions on the east coast. Just getting out of the inlet is a white-knuckle experience on some days. The flybridge allows the captain better visibility to monitor the trolling baits, and to spot birds and other sea life. No serious fisherman fishes in marlin tournaments without a flybridge.
Would those Carolina charter boats be more stable without flybridges? Somewhat, but the trade offs in visibility are not worth the marginal increase in the stability.
If you'll watch the Wicked Tuna Outerbanks show that's currently running, you'll see a good side-by-side comparison of Northeast style, non-flybridge boats fishing with the local Carolina sportfishermen. The Carolina boats handle the seas in Oregon Inlet and the surrounding waters better than the Northeast boats, flybridge or no.
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08-10-2016, 10:02 AM
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#95
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Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
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But a FB boat is an inferior boat.
It is, however a better toy.
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North Western Washington State USA
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08-10-2016, 10:10 AM
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#96
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Guru
City: Ft Pierce
Vessel Name: Sold
Vessel Model: Was an Albin/PSN 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 28,156
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Well that confirms it.....
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08-10-2016, 10:17 AM
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#97
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Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Okisollo
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 783
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And a sub will respond more favourably to "green water" over the
bow and decks than any boat I want to be on.
Ted
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08-10-2016, 10:30 AM
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#98
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Guru
City: Kitimat, North Coast BC
Vessel Name: Badger
Vessel Model: 30' Sundowner Tug
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 5,946
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With SWATH boats you can be stable and have a flybridge or even a tower
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08-10-2016, 10:32 AM
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#99
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,449
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Codger2
Mark, believe it or not, I prefer the ladder over molded in steps (the ladder is easier for the wife & me) & the "deck view can't compare with the fly bridge view!
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I'm generally stairs over ladders, but not when it comes to your ladder. It's really quite nice and is better than most stairs.
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08-10-2016, 10:53 AM
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#100
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Member
City: Dublin, Oh and Naples, Fl
Vessel Name: Sea-V
Vessel Model: Sea Ray 340
Join Date: Jul 2016
Posts: 11
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What a great thread you all made! The responses have been excellent and very helpful. Reading through every post allowed me to say, 'yes, me too' or 'no, that's not me.' In the end, it seems the lower helm or pilothouse is a matter of preference rather than necessity.
Again, to all who posted and who might post, from me and all who read this thread, thank you very much for your contributions.
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