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PZell
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Initially Posted - 05/18/2004 : 12:02:55

This is an experiment and idea in progress, but thought I would share.
There has been some discussion here about how to make those stern
seats that have become popular recently. I took a couple of pieces
of oak 1x2 (or thereabouts) and cut them just a bit longer than the
diagonal distance between two stanchions on the stern pulpit. Then bolted it on using wing nuts (the bolts are outside the stanchions,
not thru it). To keep it from sliding down I put two small pieces of hose around the stanchions and under the contraption, and clipped them in place with hose clamps. It can be adjusted or removed and provides a perfectly fine temporary seat. Another intended use is to hold lines with some decorative belaying pins. Feel free to improvise on the idea.

Paul C25FK Sparky
'PZ' W7JVY KFS/KTK/KLB/KOK/WNU/KPH/WCC/VAI/VAJ

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/18/2004 : 17:03:20

I've toyed with this concept myself after having seen pictures of the stern rail seats like that on the C250.

Coincidently just a few days ago, a fellow sailor on my dock with a Columbia 26 showed me his newly made stern rail seats. His seats were made from wood and were mounted on the very top rail of the stern pulpit. The rear edge of this wooden seat was contoured to follow the top of the stern rail as it went around the corner and the front edge was angled. (Picture a piece of wood just sitting on the top corner of the stern rail)

The only drawback to these seats were that had to hold on tight because there weren't any side or back rails to keep one secured.

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PZell
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Response Posted - 05/18/2004 : 18:19:31

I sure that if you wanted more of a 'seat' rather than a 'rail'
to sit on, you could take the top from a stool, screw on a piece
of wood to fit in the slot that's between those two pieces of oak,
and bolt that to the contraption. I would countersink the screws in
the stool seat. Probably would work pretty good. Adjust the whole
thing so that the pulpit rail becomes a backrest.

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MattL
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 01:00:03

I kind of like the idea, the stearn seats are what really got the admrial intersted in the catalina we saw at the boat show a number of years ago. I have a concern about the strength of the whole set up. I remember reading in that practical sailor rag a few years ago that their testing of stanchions showed that they really don't have a great amount of strength when you consider the forces placed against them at times. Also remembering my wife falling across one and bending it out of shape - The admrial is far from my size too - I kind of worry about putting a constant $@# lbs from me hanging on them. Perhaps having the bend in there and being tied across diagonally gives extra support. Are there any engineers out there that can crunch the numbers and tell us if this is a wise choice?

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 08:32:17

Have you guys seen the ad in the Mainsheet for the [url="http://www.sail2000.com/s2k/Sternperch.html"]Sternperch Sailboat Seats[/url]?

They are a bit pricy, but one can get some ideas from them...like using starboard!

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MattL
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 09:24:34

Don you exposed your seat once before that I remember, feel free to do it again when ever you get the urge

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 09:59:38

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by MattL
 Don you exposed your seat once before that I remember, feel free to do it again when ever you get the urge
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Matt, can't you see that the person in the photo is a professional jib sheet trimmer by the way she's reaching for the winch handle?

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PZell
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 13:25:00

re strength.
You've got the whole stern pulpit for support rather than just one
stanchion, so I think it's probably adequate unless used by a real
heavyweight.

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Tony Dillon
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 14:10:16

Don,
What winch handle?

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 14:34:19

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Tony Dillon
 Don,
What winch handle?

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Okay, here are the directions to the winch handle...

1. First, find the compass binnacle.

2. Next, follow the contour of the lower leg and go all the way up to the head.

3. Once at the head, go straight down along the arm to the fingertip. Notice that the fingertip is touching the winch handle. (the winch handle is red)

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 15:49:27

Okay, here are the directions to the winch handle...

1. First, find the compass binnacle.

2. Next, follow the contour of the lower leg and go all the way up to the head.

3. Once at the head, go straight down along the arm to the fingertip ... - Don

Oops ... I followed the wrong arm and got caught up in a continuous circle ... down the arm to fingertip, back up the leg to head, back down to fingertip, back up to head ...

You should post a warning with those directions, Don ... 'thought I'd never locate that winch handle.

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bren737
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Response Posted - 05/19/2004 : 17:26:00

Wouldn't the proper word here would be "wench" handle. . .

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