I am not a big fan, but my brother who sails with me often is. And when more than 4 are in the cockpit it is just too crowded. Plus it makes an easy prep table when using a rail mounted grill. My brother has always wanted them so I did it more for him than me.
My boat has an adjustable back-stay so that makes them a bit cramped. Between a swim ladder, a lifesling, horseshoe pfd, and an outboard bracket (square pad on rail for dingy ob) and now the seats are getting a bit crowded. Only time will tell if these were a good idea. Joe McCary Aeolus II West River, MD Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "PeterE" <[email protected]> Date: Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:21:09 To: <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Re: Stern rail perch seats Joe, I'll be interested to hear how you and your brother like the seats. Seems like it might be a nice addition! Thanks, Pete Still Fiesty --- In [email protected], "Joe McCary" <j...@...> wrote: > > My brother and I are fairly close. But our sailing style is different. He > on occasion sails with me and is allowed to sail her by hiumself. He has > been after me to add a pair of stern rail seats, so I bought a pair from > Sail Net for about $225 including shipping. The instalation was very easy > and other than the 2 fishing rod holders and the outboard bracket on the > stern rail that needed to be moved this tool maybe a half an hour. He loves > the new seats and does add a nice place for 2 more people to sit in the > cockpit. The worst case is it gives me a nice place to use as a table for > food while cooking on the Magnum Rail mounted grill. > > > > Joe McCary > > Aeolus II. #4795, West River, MD > > www.aeoluswestriver.net > > joe at photoresponse dot com >
