I love the 60 inch wheel, but its too big for movement in the cockpit area; an alternate way is a folding wheel; I wanted a bigger wheel for my 29 some years ago and purchased a Lewmar 40 inch wheel...I love it and have kept it through three boats and still use it on my 37...
Richard S/V Bushmark4 C&C 37 CB; Ohio River, Mile 596; Richard N. Bush 2950 Breckenridge Lane, Suite Nine Louisville, Kentucky 40220-1462 502-584-7255 -----Original Message----- From: Edd Schillay via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: C&C List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> Sent: Wed, Feb 8, 2017 9:26 am Subject: Re: Stus-List Anyone need/want a really big wheel? 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/Scan10040.JPG 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 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 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 We take ours off at anchor and store it against the lifelines: 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> 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 Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD _______________________________________________ This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray All Contributions are greatly appreciated!
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