I'm making teardrop shaped seats that will rest on the lower rail and be hinged on the outside rail much like the Zarcor seats. They'll have a stainless post, courtesy of my old binnacle guard.
Starboard is MUCH cheaper at Interstate Plastics than Defender or West. Joel 35/3 Annapolis Sent from my iPad On Feb 15, 2013, at 11:53 AM, David Risch <[email protected]> wrote: I hung across the stern pulpits corner a lambswool lined horse saddle girth strap. Comfy, easy, comes off and cheap. Mi Lady loves it as it gives with the boats motion. David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 (cell) ------------------------------ From: [email protected] Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:14:10 -0500 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Stern Seats Wow!!! Some great ideas --- Thank you, Josh, Tom and Chuck for photos and offers. Got some thinking to do. God damn, I love this C&C List! All the best, Edd Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website <http://ncc1701a.blogspot.com/> On Feb 15, 2013, at 5:28 AM, Josh Muckley <[email protected]> wrote: Ed, One of the first projects after purchasing Sea Hawk, (while we were still moored at the sellers slip!) Was installing seats on the stern rails. I was without a large array of tools and had little time. I got a 1x6 pressure treated deck plank and laid it diagonaly across the corner of the stern rail. I traced the outboard edge of the rail where he board crossed on the side and stern. This left me with two diagonal curved lines on the board along which to cut. I wish I had had more than a hack saw but I managed to cut reasonably close to the line. Then I used a u-bolts on each of the far corners/ends of the board to clamp it to the rail. Some acorn nuts dressed up the exposed threads. I didn't even have to drill holes! I had planned to replace/redesign the seats but truely they have worked so well that they will probably be left in service until they are worn out. I purchased a lighted stainless steel cup holder that I think could be incorporated by allowing the board to extend past the side or stern rail (or both). I had also planned to remake them out of starboard. Later I mounted some outdoor deck speakers to the underside of the board. I stained the board to match the rest of the woodwork. In the future, I would consider using a couple of those single screw conduit/pipe clamps, carriage bolted from the top. I realy didn't expect to be so happy with the results. They are comfortabe and affordable and fit in a very natural way to the lines of the boat. Almost like they had always been designed to be there. They are completely fixed with no moving parts and they don't get in the way of the backstay or any of the hatches. I am tall enough that I can kick my feet up on the aft jib-sheet winch. In fact, my companions during the delivery trip fron Brooklyn to Maryland were shocked at how well they turned out as well. I never thought to take a picture of them but you can try these: Try to zoom in on the starboard aft corner and you can see how it fits. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1ybFlxZDZtN1NzaVE/edit You can kinda see them in this picture of our companion (Les) during the delivery in Delaware Bay. https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8pEh5lnvP1yYUF2MmwyN2F4MTQ/edit Good luck, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD > Message: 3 Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:22:12 -0500 From: Edd Schillay < [email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Stus-List Stern Seats Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Has anyone tried making (or buying) stern seats for a 37+? Any leads, photos, etc. would be great. > > All the best, > > Edd > > Edd M. Schillay Starship Enterprise C&C 37/40+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island, NY Starship Enterprise's Captain's Log Website _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
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