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Old 04-08-2017, 11:43 AM   #46
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Originally Posted by Sealife View Post
I think the difference is in the length of the passage. When we took our first boat (sedan set up w/ flybridge) down the ICW I used the lower stations exclusively. We now have a pilot house w/ flybridge. Still use lower station exclusively. A few hours with the wind, noise, sun, etc. becomes fatiguing. Offshore, forget any upper helm except maybe the perfect trip to Bahamas, again 60-70-90 hrs offshore forget it.

So depends on your type of cruising. Short trips = great. Entertaining =great.
Scott has summarized my position. Can't imagine doing a 10 hour run or an overnight passage from the flybridge. Too many trips to the galley, head, and engine room checks.

At night, we rarely go out onto the deck and definitely not the flybridge. When necessary we do with PDFs in place and the second person well aware of the outside excursion.
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