<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 8/8/02 9:59:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, gewhite@crosslink.net writes:
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I put a wheel on BRIGADOON (A-275) two years ago and love it, however I
<BR>was advised to NOT put it to far back in the cockpit. That was an error.
<BR>Put it as far back as you can and still get your legs between it and the
<BR>back of the cockpit. I have a temporary seat I stow in one of the
<BR>lockers. Works great and I have the instruments, compass, autopilot all
<BR>mounted on the pedestal.
<BR> Gordon White</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<BR>What is your reasoning / experience for wanting it as far back? I was considering mounting one just behind the bridge deck, with the idea that it put you in easy reach of the winches for singlehanding and left the whole rest of the cockpit aft of the wheel free. Also leaves enough room for an emergency tiller. I think the middle is the worst position: you can't reach the winches, it breaks up the cockpit completely and you're ALWAYS going around it and you only have room for a stub tiller in an emergency. That's where the previous owner of Ashwagh (#23) had it and I removed it and restored the tiller. Any thoughts on this ('max forward') solution, anyone?
<BR>Paul Cicchetti
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