Greetings,
Our new-boat quest has shown us that many new boats come with two helmseven
in a 40-footer (ie Tartan 4000). Maybe we are just old-fashioned, but we don't
think we want two helms. I imagine twice as much maintenance, twice as many
instruments to purchase, and twice as much to go
Spent a week on a Beneteau 473 couple years ago. Didn't mind the double helm
setup. What was more annoying was it drove like a bus compared to my 35-1.
Life is a compromise.
Dennis C.
Touché 35-1 #83
Westbound in Marianne Channel
Mississippi Sound, MS
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On Sep 2, 2013, at
I've sailed a few of them. Maintenance wise I don't see any major drawbacks,
just a few more things to inspect and lubricate. Instruments may or may not be
problematic depending if there is a centrally visible console or mounting
location visible from both helms. The reality is that if you can
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You're right that you'll double the
Also, you have engine control on only one of the helm. And it will almost
always be on the oposite side when you are docking.
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I sailed a double helm Pacer 42 from Tortola to Bermuda. (It's pretty much
a fat-transomed South African sled). From a driving perspective, the
double helm is really nice. You can be high side or low side depending on
your preference and sight line requirements.
However, unless you're going to
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Mike
S/V Persuasion
CC 37 Keel/CB
Long Sault
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Greetings,
Our new-boat quest has shown us that many new boats come with two
helmseven in a 40-footer (ie Tartan 4000
