Bruce, Could not agree more with Ken and Josh — give it a chance — you’ll LOVE the big wheel. You’ll find it’s very easy to drive the boat from both the rail and the helm seat and, as Josh mentioned, we are now used to stepping up and around to get behind it. And you can always get that Edson mount thingy to put it aside for long days at a dock, mooring or using the swim ladder.
And, as Ken said, you should sail with it for a while, especially in anything over 15 knots. Some pics: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/helm.jpg <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/helm.jpg> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/Scan10040.JPG <https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15162917/ENTERPRISE/Scan10040.JPG> http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFtbZJOC2ns/U4drDryUDqI/AAAAAAAACHg/vXpIx2AF_sk/s1600/warpspeed.jpeg <http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rFtbZJOC2ns/U4drDryUDqI/AAAAAAAACHg/vXpIx2AF_sk/s1600/warpspeed.jpeg> And if anyone thinks you’re overcompensating for something else with your wheel size, that ship already sailed with the size of the boat . . . . 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 <http://enterpriseb.blogspot.com/> > On Feb 8, 2017, at 7:43 AM, Ken Heaton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > I'll second Josh, > > We have a very large diameter wheel on our 37/40 and it is perfect for > steering from the rail. I'd try it for a while under sail before I got rid > of it if I were you. > > https://goo.gl/photos/6v14RBHkHGMWCrV19 > <https://goo.gl/photos/6v14RBHkHGMWCrV19> > > At times we also stand on the aft seats and straddle the hump and the large > wheel makes this easy: https://goo.gl/photos/Mos5S7mgELRdbthb9 > <https://goo.gl/photos/Mos5S7mgELRdbthb9> > > We take ours off at anchor and store it against the lifelines: > https://goo.gl/photos/BiYVk8ab5FX6HtYT9 > <https://goo.gl/photos/BiYVk8ab5FX6HtYT9> > > Ken Heaton & Anne Tobin > S/V Salazar - Can 54955 > C&C 37/40 XL - Hull # 67 > Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia > > > > > > On 8 February 2017 at 08:10, Josh Muckley via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > Hold on the that wheel! You may find that you like it better than the small > one. My boat came with 2 wheels from the PO as well. I love the bigger > wheel since it makes steering with my feet and steering from the rails very > easy. I also like to straddle the hump and stand on the aft benches to get a > clearer view of the road. I wouldn't be able to reach the wheel comfortably > if it was smaller. I can also stand in front of the pedestal and reach back > over the pedestal to comfortably reach the wheel allowing me to trim the main > or head sails. Particularly when singlehanding the AP is low on the port > side and accessible from in front or behind the wheel but taking or giving > control from in front is much easier when you can reach the wheel > unencumbered. It is a challenge to get around the wheel. While underway we > just step up on the port/stbd hatches. When not underway we remove the wheel > and stowing it on a mount designed by edson specifically for storing the > wheel on a pushpit rail. > > http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C2331321%7C2331322%7C2331325&id=79873 > > <http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C2331321%7C2331322%7C2331325&id=79873> > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD >
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