Attached is a photo of a REALLY cramped cockpit. And talk about a
cheap-assed useless swim platform!
Gulf 29 Pilothouse...
CWM
------------------------------------------------------ CWM,

You are really showing your complete lack of knowledge of Yacht Design.

That picture you posted is a small cockpit. It is not a cramped cockpit.
I can speak with first hand knowledge, as I owned a Gulf PH 29 for 17
years,`as you know. Look at it again and tell me where it is CRAMPED?

The Helms person can sit directly behind the wheel on a rised, curved
Helm seat. When heeled that person can slide to the high side seat or
stay on the low side with the Jib Sheet winch within very easy reach,

There is plenty of room to get around the wheel with the "T" cockpit
conformity and with the small size Cockpit I can adjust the "Traveler or
Main Sheet" while in contact with the helm.

On my vessel I had a Harkens Head Sail Furler, with the furling line
cleat on the outside of the starboard coaming at the helm station.

The Main was in "Lazy Jacks" with Main Sheet on a winch on the right
hand rear PH corner,

That "STERN STEP" made dingy use very simple. It is NOT a Swim Platform.
( IN 50 degree water Temp., even in Summer we don't swim in it. (As we
say "IN THE NW, SWIMMING IS A INDOOR SPORT"

Now on my Boat, "Pneuma" I also had a inside Helm and the "SMALL"
Cockpit was a real asset, I had Pneuma set up for single handing and the
Cockpit was as large as I would want it to be, BUTIt was NEVER
CRAMPED.
Even when I raced it with a Crew of Three. Two in the Cockpit Seat and
one on the rear seat, next to the Helm man.

Now, once again show me where and how you can find anything CRAMPED??




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