#21
Guru
City: Springdale, NL
Vessel Name: Ocean Breeze
Vessel Model: Ocean Alexander 85OA38
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 526
The Ocean Breeze has the lower helm on the Starboard side with the flybridge being centred.
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#22
Guru
City: Sydney
Vessel Name: Sojourn
Vessel Model: Integrity 386
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 12,806
Lower helm starboard,flybridge centered, IG36.
#23
Guru
City: Port Townsend, WA
Vessel Name: Traveler
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 46 LRC
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,470
Pilothouse helm and flybridge are both centerline. Works great in the PH w/doors P&S, so I can assist w/lines once the stern is secured.
#24
Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,966
Although most boats I've owned over the years have the helm to starboard, I've operated boats with port helms, and to be honest found no difference.
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#25
Senior Member
City: Sydney
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 261
Helm to Port
Propwalk is to port in reverse, so the helm is to port with engine controls accessible from side deck through door.
#26
Guru
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,474
Our Tolly stations are FB CL / Salon Stbd, next to slider door. Have had several boats... Majority had same set up as our Tolly. 31'. Uni (2nd pict) was port in salon, but that never bothered me cause I always like to pilot from bridge. O/b's and ski boat are/were all stbd. I prefer stbd to port in salon and CL on bridge.
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#27
Guru
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 22,553
Most boats will set up so the helm is on the same side as the prop walk causes the boat to be docked.
#28
Senior Member
City: Edmonds, WA
Vessel Name: WESTERLY
Vessel Model: 1974 Pacific Trawler 37
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 488
Pilothouse = center. My previous boat was port side in a 1942 Monk bridge-deck sedan.
#29
Guru
City: North Charleston, SC
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 4,774
Quote:
Originally Posted by
JD
Flybridge center
That is how mine is configured as well.
#30
Veteran Member
City: Ridge, MD
Vessel Name: CANTELYA
Vessel Model: 54' Davis / Westlake
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 48
Flybridge - Centerline
Pilot house - Centerline
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#31
Senior Member
City: Auckland
Vessel Name: Pioneer
Vessel Model: Westcoaster 53 converted to pleasure
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 320
Both wheelhouse and aft station to port. This was the "working side" when operating as a commercial vessel. The hull is heavily reinforced on the port side where the pot hauler used to be. Reverse prop walk is to port also which makes for easy reversing into the berth using the aft station.
#32
Guru
City: Springdale, NL
Vessel Name: Ocean Breeze
Vessel Model: Ocean Alexander 85OA38
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 526
I have a Starboard/Port Switch button inside that makes it easy to dock either side. Grandson just loves it..
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#33
Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,523
Quote:
Originally Posted by
FF
Most boats will set up so the helm is on the same side as the prop walk causes the boat to be docked.
Yes! If not, the boat's designer was off the mark.
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#34
Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,523
Quote:
Originally Posted by
O C Diver
My helm is to starboard.
I thought it all had to do with which direction the sink drains.
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#35
Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,966
I don't know about days of yore, but most modern engine/transmission setups can be spec'd for left or right handed props.
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#36
Senior Member
City: Seattle
Vessel Name: Fluke
Vessel Model: Krogen 42
Join Date: Apr 2010
Posts: 131
Krogen 42... centerline upstairs and down.
#37
Guru
City: Powell River, BC
Vessel Name: Northern Spy
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 26
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 3,940
Not that it matters, but all Nordic Tugs are Stdb. helm.
#38
TF Site Team
City: Saltspring Island
Vessel Name: Retreat
Vessel Model: C&L 44
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 5,508
C&L 44
#39
Senior Member
City: Guernsey, Channel islands
Vessel Name: Play d'eau
Vessel Model: Fleming 55
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 349
Pilot House - central
#40
Veteran Member
City: Campbell River, BC
Vessel Name: Kittywake
Vessel Model: 1992 Independent Shipwrights IS25
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 63
As with many TTs, our Formosa bridge wheel is centerline and lower is starboard (hydraulic steering). We have side deck doors both P & S (as well as aft) and bulwark doors P & S as well as a transom door so docking and access is good from either side.
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