Companionway seat.

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Companionway seat.

Postby John in CC on Mon Apr 18, 2016 2:52 pm

I am always grateful of the pictures of the ideas for pockeships I find on this forum. I have stolen my share :D . Trying to give back a little I am posting mine.

It seems every time I take a passenger out on the pocketship he or she immediately wants to sit in the companionway facing forward. It is a good place to sit for the passenger. The view is nice but not comfort, not so much. Other pocketship guys have found out the same thing and come up with their own ideas of a seat and or step.

After a lot of head scratching, I have built a prototype of my idea of companionway seat. The criteria I had was something light, easy to store, strong and made of scraps that I had left over from the build. Originally I wanted to incorporate drink holders, something I can still do, but I am already up to six now.



This is what I came up with. It feels solid, unobtrusive, small, easy to install and uninstall and best of all is a lot more comfortable than sitting on an edge of plywood!


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Re: Companionway seat.

Postby riverron on Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:56 am

Looks nice! What is the black stuff that you added to not scratch the wood?
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Re: Companionway seat.

Postby John in CC on Wed Apr 20, 2016 3:42 pm

Rubber gasket material.
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Re: Companionway seat.

Postby mark48 on Wed Apr 20, 2016 8:26 pm

Hi all,

I can readily see the advantage of a comfy seat in the companionway door for passengers (lookouts!). But does anyone worry about the cumulative load of a person's weight in a moving boat, working against the lip of the entryway over time? Supporting a simple cooking platform, used at anchor for a half hour at a time is one thing. Supporting 150# or more over hours of movement under sail might be another.

Any feedback or thoughts from PS builders with experience using seats designed to rest on the lip?

Thanks,
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