Thanks Phil, I like the idea of your folding table though; the one that came with the 270 is nice, but too large for the boat I feel.
Regarding the converstion, I believe your approach is correct, and this is now sounding like a good winter project. The wife and I usually sit facing aft with a laptop to watch a movie at night so I figured that mounting a small flatscreen on the back of the head, and doing this sette converstion woul make it much more enjoyable. I'll let you know how it goes this winter. Mike --- In [email protected], "Phil Agur" <pja...@...> wrote: > > Hi Mike, > > > > Not so crazy. > > > > My brother had an O'Day 240 before moving up to his Island Packet 38. Its > table, like the C270, wrapped around an aluminum compression post but I > think the post went through it permanently. If I remember correctly there > was a felt lined clamping friction collar that looked a lot like our table > base casting used to set the height. Sometimes he would lower it and other > times he pushed to the ceiling. The idea of doing that to a C270 just never > crossed my mind. > > > > I guess the simplest execution would be to just make a (new) table the fit > the opening in the settee area and re-use the existing base for the up > position and a 1 ½" square teak rub rail to the settee face for it to rest > on when down. Sounds like a good idea. > > > > We went the drop leaf direction on ours; otherwise the table is a big > obstacle to getting to the hatch and/or forward storage areas. > > > > Phil Agur > <http://www.catalina27.org/public_pages/profile270.htm> s/v Wing Tip > C270 LE #184 MMSI 366901790 > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > mkeller23173 > Sent: Tuesday, August 04, 2009 9:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [IC27A] C270 Sette Conversion > > > > > > This may be a weird one, but I was wondering if anyone has sucessfully > converted the sette in their C270 to be like the one in the C320 where the > salon table drops down and you install a cushion to make it more loungelike > and easier to sleep in. > > Seems like this would greatly increase the comfort factor so please let me > know if anyone has any thoughts, thanks. > > Mike Keller > > Detente - Deale, MD > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
