Tator
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- Bluewater 40' RPH 1979
After many years of Mcgivering my old Garelick helm chair I am trying to find a replacement. The old Garelick doesn't seem to be in production anymore, perhaps because of it's design flaw of having the weakest point of the frame at the point of most stress. The current Garelick stand is too short.
My criteria in a chair is that it needs to have an upholstered seat surface approx. 35" in height, be easily moveable, and have a back and arms. As I weigh around 270lbs, it needs to bear the load.
As I haven't seen anything in the marine world I've been looking at office task/drafting chairs w/ the heavier duty pneumatic tube. One problem I see with them is that they all swivel and don't have a lock for the swivel. I'm concerned that this could be a problem in heavier seas. I have a padeye that I use to strap down my old chair in such rare events.
Has anybody out there come up with an answer to my problem? If anybody has used the drafting/task chair approach, how did it work out?
Thanks, Tator
My criteria in a chair is that it needs to have an upholstered seat surface approx. 35" in height, be easily moveable, and have a back and arms. As I weigh around 270lbs, it needs to bear the load.
As I haven't seen anything in the marine world I've been looking at office task/drafting chairs w/ the heavier duty pneumatic tube. One problem I see with them is that they all swivel and don't have a lock for the swivel. I'm concerned that this could be a problem in heavier seas. I have a padeye that I use to strap down my old chair in such rare events.
Has anybody out there come up with an answer to my problem? If anybody has used the drafting/task chair approach, how did it work out?
Thanks, Tator
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