I've sailed a few of them. Maintenance wise I don't see any major drawbacks, just a few more things to inspect and lubricate. Instruments may or may not be problematic depending if there is a centrally visible console or mounting location visible from both helms. The reality is that if you can afford a large enough boat to have twin helms, the additional instrumentation costs are small potatoes.
My biggest whine is the additional momentum and inertia caused by having to drive the unmanned wheel. I find it annoying especially on an otherwise light-helmed boat. Other than that, not a big deal. Rich Knowles Indigo. LF38 Halifax On 2013-09-02, at 11:56, "Dennis C." <capt...@yahoo.com> wrote: 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 _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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