Spent a week on a Beneteau 473 couple years ago. Didn't mind the double helm setup. What was more annoying was it drove like a bus compared to my 35-1.
Life is a compromise. Dennis C. Touché 35-1 #83 Westbound in Marianne Channel Mississippi Sound, MS Sent from my iPhone On Sep 2, 2013, at 9:19 AM, Richard Walter <sailind...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Greetings, > > Our new-boat quest has shown us that many new boats come with two > helms....even in a 40-footer (ie Tartan 4000). Maybe we are just > old-fashioned, but we don't think we want two helms. I imagine twice as much > maintenance, twice as many instruments to purchase, and twice as much to go > wrong. I know the design allows the boats to carry more beam aft and > visibility increases. > > Has anyone sailed a twin-helm boat? What were your impressions? Do we want > one? Is this the future of boat design? > > Thank you, > Richard > s/v INDIGO > 1978 36-foot > Watch Hill > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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