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The Bigger Cockpit
It's so easy to crush poor Bob Crantz...let's take a look at the 35s5
and it's EXACT measurements against some other good cockpits. The Tartan 37 is a larger yacht with a very good amount of cockpit space. Anyone who's sailed one knows the cockpit seats 5-6 adults with no problem. From bridgedeck to helm seat back it measures exactly 8 feet X 5 feet wide. You CAN'T lie down because the seat stops for the wheel and resumes at the helm seat. Removing the wheel does nothing to help here. The Catalina 36 is a larger yacht with the same cockpit shape as the Tartan 37. You can't lie down. Most people feel the Catalina's 7'6 cockpit which is also 5'5 wide is generous. The Catalina 42 is a much larger yacht with a huge cockpit that measures 8'5 feet long. Still, it has seats that end for the wheel again. With it's large coamings and seat depth of 17 inches, the 42 has lots of room. The Beneteau First 35s5 cockpit measures 7 feet from bridgedeck to helm seat back. It's also 5'9 wide and has the same seat depth as the Catalina 42. Unlike the other boats, the cockpit seat runs the length of the cockpit. The coamings of the 35s5 provide additional seating are great and are matched only by the Catalina 42, but it's still nicer to lie down in the 35s5. Pop the wheel off at anchor and you really have room to sleep. Hunter 35...a new boat has a cockpit measuring 7'2 X 5'10, about the same size as the 35s5 cockpit. The 1990 Ericson 34 has a cockpit measuring 6'7, the Sweden 39 measures 7 feet and has seats just 14 inches deep. The C&C 34 is also 7 feet and has very short seats, just like my old C&C 32 which still handled 6 people no problem. So much for anyone ever claiming the 35s5 cockpit is small. It's average by strict dimensions, but combined with it's clever design actually does better than many others. Sorry, Bob Crantz. The facts just kicked you in the rubber parts....AGAIN!!!! RB 35s5 NY |
The Bigger Cockpit
My cockpit has a drop-in board for the wheel 'cut-out' , if
you remove the wheel you can drop the board in and it becomes one long seat, about 8' long. Scotty, it ain't the size of your cockpit, it's how you use it. "Capt. Rob" wrote in message ups.com... It's so easy to crush poor Bob Crantz...let's take a look at the 35s5 and it's EXACT measurements against some other good cockpits. The Tartan 37 is a larger yacht with a very good amount of cockpit space. Anyone who's sailed one knows the cockpit seats 5-6 adults with no problem. From bridgedeck to helm seat back it measures exactly 8 feet X 5 feet wide. You CAN'T lie down because the seat stops for the wheel and resumes at the helm seat. Removing the wheel does nothing to help here. The Catalina 36 is a larger yacht with the same cockpit shape as the Tartan 37. You can't lie down. Most people feel the Catalina's 7'6 cockpit which is also 5'5 wide is generous. The Catalina 42 is a much larger yacht with a huge cockpit that measures 8'5 feet long. Still, it has seats that end for the wheel again. With it's large coamings and seat depth of 17 inches, the 42 has lots of room. The Beneteau First 35s5 cockpit measures 7 feet from bridgedeck to helm seat back. It's also 5'9 wide and has the same seat depth as the Catalina 42. Unlike the other boats, the cockpit seat runs the length of the cockpit. The coamings of the 35s5 provide additional seating are great and are matched only by the Catalina 42, but it's still nicer to lie down in the 35s5. Pop the wheel off at anchor and you really have room to sleep. Hunter 35...a new boat has a cockpit measuring 7'2 X 5'10, about the same size as the 35s5 cockpit. The 1990 Ericson 34 has a cockpit measuring 6'7, the Sweden 39 measures 7 feet and has seats just 14 inches deep. The C&C 34 is also 7 feet and has very short seats, just like my old C&C 32 which still handled 6 people no problem. So much for anyone ever claiming the 35s5 cockpit is small. It's average by strict dimensions, but combined with it's clever design actually does better than many others. Sorry, Bob Crantz. The facts just kicked you in the rubber parts....AGAIN!!!! RB 35s5 NY |
The Bigger Cockpit
My cockpit has a drop-in board for the wheel 'cut-out' , if you remove the wheel you can drop the board in and it becomes one long seat, about 8' long. Some C&C 32's had the same thing. Mine didn't, but I saw pics showing the insert. RB 35s5 NY |
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