Director’s chairs

[mariadz]

We have always had the cheap and cheerful chandlery directors’ chairs that cost about £40. Having gone through several of these, retaining bits as spare parts, as they broke, we knew we would need something sturdier. The problem is that they cost up to ten times more....for one chair!

We have finally bitten the bullet but interested in people’s views on whether this is extravagant or just avoiding “buy cheap, buy twice”, or ten times!

https://mariadz.com/2018/02/25/directors-chairs/

 

[MoodySabre]

Buy quality and only cry once.

 

[jonic]

Buy quality and only cry once.

Agree....

and Mariadz you don't do it any other way, anyway!

You just need one each for Bonnie and Clyde now :encouragement:

(If they have recovered from their skiing trip!)

 

[wully1]

I’ve got a Kermit Chair - a mini camping fold up directors chair. Sheer quality.

 

[[70521]]

Chairs on a sailing boat, this must be a first. What do you do with them.

I've sailed all sorts of boats and only one has a chair, in the wheelhouse for the skipper, and she is 30 meters!

 

[wully1]

Chairs on a sailing boat, this must be a first. What do you do with them.

I've sailed all sorts of boats and only one has a chair, in the wheelhouse for the skipper, and she is 30 meters!

I should have said I only use it camping - its as much use on the boat as a naval officer.

 

[Angele]

We have always had the cheap and cheerful chandlery directors’ chairs that cost about £40. Having gone through several of these, retaining bits as spare parts, as they broke, we knew we would need something sturdier. The problem is that they cost up to ten times more....for one chair!

We have finally bitten the bullet but interested in people’s views on whether this is extravagant or just avoiding “buy cheap, buy twice”, or ten times!

https://mariadz.com/2018/02/25/directors-chairs/

Cheap and cheerful foldable chairs don't have to cost £40. Tesco sell one for £8 (ok, not strictly a "director's chair", but perfectly functional). Or you can buy similar on eBay for £4.59.

So, you could have 63 of them for the price of one of your new chairs.....

 

[John 32i]

Yes but generally cheap is not good

 

[Irish Rover]

In my experience "cheap" is sometimes much better if the user doesn't actually know how much it cost.

 

[lpdsn]

Chairs on a sailing boat, this must be a first. What do you do with them.

I've sailed all sorts of boats and only one has a chair, in the wheelhouse for the skipper, and she is 30 meters!

I saw a Nauticat once with plastic patio chairs and table on the quarterdeck.

 

[mariadz]

Chairs on a sailing boat, this must be a first. What do you do with them.

I've sailed all sorts of boats and only one has a chair, in the wheelhouse for the skipper, and she is 30 meters!

A first on a sailing boat, really Anyway I am sure that you also consider a bed a luxury, if hammocks were good enough for Nelson’s men then it’s good enough now! And as for a heads....why would you need more than a bucket!

I am imagining you as more of a weekender than a liveaboard but each to their own and I wish you luck.

Ps: you appear to be sitting in your profile pic, surely some mistake on a sailing boat

 

[rogerthebodger]

A first on a sailing boat, really Anyway I am sure that you also consider a bed a luxury, if hammocks were good enough for Nelson’s men then it’s good enough now! And as for a heads....why would you need more than a bucket!

I am imagining you as more of a weekender than a liveaboard but each to their own and I wish you luck.

Ps: you appear to be sitting in your profile pic, surely some mistake on a sailing boat

Now Now play nicely

This is the type of chair I use.

Even available with foot rest and/or sun shade. Important where we are.

 

[mariadz]

Hi Roger,

My apologies, I was trying to be funny rather than rude.

We have those chairs too, which we currently use on our motorhome. Unfortunately they don’t work for eating at a table because they are quite low.

 

[John 32i]

Hi Roger,

My apologies, I was trying to be funny rather than rude.

We have those chairs too, which we currently use on our motorhome. Unfortunately they don’t work for eating at a table because they are quite low.

On a lighter note....great blog Adam!
Most seem to die a death during the winter...yours is a good read on these cold mornings!!! :encouragement:

 

[Daydream believer]

You can get some really comfortable fishing chairs that look a lot more comfortable than that

 

[rotrax]

Our previous boat, an Island Packet 350 had a huge table when folded out to max size.

The problem was, the folded out side was too far from the seating for comfortable eating/drinking/bench racing and lineshooting.

Two IKEA directors chairs, cheaper than Nauticalia and far better quality worked a perfectly.

Our new boat has a small rear cockpit with a small table. The steps to the sidedecks make good seats, but your drink is out of reach. Two folding wooden chairs from Argos work a treat. When we dont wish to use the Jacuzzi-our name for the front cockpit-we put the chairs out for our drinks or snacks in the rear cockpit, nicely out of the sun and under the pilothouse roof.

The front cockpit has seating for at least eight, a table and a simple cover over the boom to keep excess sun off.

Our current boat has two side by side seats in the pilot house.

One of the reasons we chose it.....................................

 

[snowleopard]

Chairs on a sailing boat, this must be a first. What do you do with them.

I've sailed all sorts of boats and only one has a chair, in the wheelhouse for the skipper, and she is 30 meters!

I have used the same cheap plastic garden chair on Snow Leopard for the last 15 years, It serves as an extra seat at the dining table or cockpit table as required and a navigator's seat when at sea. Before that I had a wooden chair but it collapsed when I fell against it in a heavy sea. The plastic one hurts less when I bump into it and it springs back to shape.

 

[[70521]]

A first on a sailing boat, really

Yip.

Anyway I am sure that you also consider a bed a luxury, if hammocks were good enough for Nelson’s men then it’s good enough now! And as for a heads....why would you need more than a bucket!

I am more than happy with the various bunks in different boats. I've only ever used a hammock while mountaineering - bl%%dy terrifying and I said I'd never do it again. I have to admit that on the big boat (30 meters) I get to sail on if I am very good there are electric heads, decadence in the extreme.

I am imagining you as more of a weekender than a liveaboard but each to their own and I wish you luck.

Not quite a weekender, but working hard to make to move to a liveaboard and thank you for wishing me luck, I'll wave if we ever pass mid ocean.

Ps: you appear to be sitting in your profile pic, surely some mistake on a sailing boat

Not quite sitting, my backside was resting on the side of the cockpit, it was not my boat. However, the French manufactures of my coracle have provided seats in the cockpit so that I can rest my old legs while crossing oceans and I appreciate their thoughtfulness.

(I did not take you posting as rude, just a bit of fun and have replied in the same manner)

 

[[70521]]

I have used the same cheap plastic garden chair on Snow Leopard for the last 15 years, It serves as an extra seat at the dining table or cockpit table as required and a navigator's seat when at sea. Before that I had a wooden chair but it collapsed when I fell against it in a heavy sea. The plastic one hurts less when I bump into it and it springs back to shape.

To be honest I'd never have the space for a chair in my French coracle

 

[matthewriches]

You realise you'll be both sat on the floor, still. Hoomans must give way to cats. Always.