Is there room for navigator in ST34, 42 or 44 ?

[Happy Frog]

Hi, I am interested in ST 34 or bigger 42/44. Our waters here on Baltic archipelago in Finland are quite rocky, especially when we often navigate outside official fairways. Typically I am steering the boat and navigating in larger scale while my Admiral, who definitely wants to sit so that she can follow the route forward, is following the route in a more detailed scale, sometimes from satellite images and radar, paper chart or forward looking sonar etc.. So we need a seat for the navigator, place for paper chart and other stuff like ipads in the helm. How does that work in ST 34 or the bigger ST42/44 with just one seat, is there enough room for navigator?

 

[SOJOURN4]

We had had a 34 and currently own a 44
Both have a helm station bench seat for 2.
Room for charts on the port side. We placed charts on the adjacent counter and other junk wherever needed.


Good luck

 

[rslifkin]

As long as there's a spot with a forward view to put charts or a laptop and you can place a chair (that won't slide around underway) in front of it, that can function as a nav station.

 

[SOJOURN4]

Not the best bow view while underway......
At the helm station, Beneteau added a +/- 6" platform to aid in bow view while underway and standing. If I am using the seat, I sit on a PDF cushion.

 

[boater3]

limited views at lower helm on a st44 unless you can trim the bow down which isnt possibly in all sea conditions

 

[Happy Frog]

So - is there enough room for two "larger" size persons to sit side by side on the helm bench ( in ST34)?

 

[Codger2]

Not the best bow view while underway.......

MY OA has a similar problem & that's the reason we opted for a dinette in that location. The dinghy wipes out most of the forward visibility but we always drive from the flybridge.( Lessons learned after 25 years and 10 boats!)

 

[4fun1]

So - is there enough room for two "larger" size persons to sit side by side on the helm bench ( in ST34)?

My wife and I can both sit at the helm. We are not small but I would not say large either.

 

[lipets]

Would be ok on a 42