Harlan....
Large seats of good quality are available, but they are expensive.
Ancillary problem involves a heavy weight at the end of a long lever-arm.
You should avoid sitting on top of an 18" pedastal in rough seas. Also,
adding the capacity to rotate and slide weakens the overall structure. When
I get into seas, I slow enough to avoid the slamming.

I would like to get rid of my pedastal seat. I want to install a
convertable bench. However, I think I'll build it myself. Nothing I've
seen seems to be worth the several hundred bucks that they cost.

Regards,

John Gaquin
Brefnie Queen
1974 Luhrs 32



"Harlan Lachman" wrote in message
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We just got back from our cruise. .

However, in the large
seas (3-4 from Oak Bluffs to Block) and 6-8 from Mystic to Newport my
seat crumpled from the shock of the slamming and my weight (290 lbs).

I wonder if anyone in the NG has had (successful??) experience with
retrofitting a helm seat.