Boathook
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9m and 12m Catalacs. The 12m is a bit over 38ft but would that really matter?
Which yachts up to 38' have an inside steering position?
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E39mad
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Are you wanting the inside position to be only occassional or the main steering position?
If the former the Southerly 115 series 1 had wheels down below up to about 1992 - afterwhich most had pilot and/or joystick. Others already mentioned are Moody Eclipse, Westerly Riveria, Jeanneau Espace, Vancouver 34 or 38 pilots.
For the latter the Fisher 34 actually sails very well (especially the sloop) - Cromorty 36 probably the closest to this.
If the former the Southerly 115 series 1 had wheels down below up to about 1992 - afterwhich most had pilot and/or joystick. Others already mentioned are Moody Eclipse, Westerly Riveria, Jeanneau Espace, Vancouver 34 or 38 pilots.
For the latter the Fisher 34 actually sails very well (especially the sloop) - Cromorty 36 probably the closest to this.
eagleswing
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inside steer? see nauticat 32's & 37's
we looked for an inside steer pilothouse yacht for 10 years before finding our dream boat, a nauticat 321. we were too old to be bashing a round in a cold cockpit with water sweeping us in bad weather not to mention the fear of being swept overboard restrained in the cockpit only by our harnesses clipped to the jackstay line. . the nauticats are motorsailors, quite respectable at sailing but with a dual helm allowing one to steer from below in the pilothouse in dirty weather. easy to lie ahull in bad weather . it is a total joy to not be w wet and cold for 14 hrs at a time. even in dreadful weather we only go on deck , clipped in, to reef or shake out a reef. much safer, this way. there is nothing like sitting warm and dry at the inside helm having a hot tea and looking out at the dreadful weather through the windshield wipers. we helmed small boats in outside cockpits for 30 years in freezing cold and rain until in 2008 i said ENOUGH we are getting a pilot house...
looked at pacific seacraft pilothouse 34's --not many on the market, they only had 1 main cabin, the nauticat 32s have 2 .
looked at vancouver 34.s, only 1 cabin and quite a small odd cockpit.
google pilothouse on yachtworld to see various types for sail and for sale.
there is a beautiful new nauticat 37 pilothouse on offer in newport rhode island, USA -- quite pricey though.. chap only owned it for one year... also a number of good used nauticats on the web.
fair winds and dry sailing to you.
we looked for an inside steer pilothouse yacht for 10 years before finding our dream boat, a nauticat 321. we were too old to be bashing a round in a cold cockpit with water sweeping us in bad weather not to mention the fear of being swept overboard restrained in the cockpit only by our harnesses clipped to the jackstay line. . the nauticats are motorsailors, quite respectable at sailing but with a dual helm allowing one to steer from below in the pilothouse in dirty weather. easy to lie ahull in bad weather . it is a total joy to not be w wet and cold for 14 hrs at a time. even in dreadful weather we only go on deck , clipped in, to reef or shake out a reef. much safer, this way. there is nothing like sitting warm and dry at the inside helm having a hot tea and looking out at the dreadful weather through the windshield wipers. we helmed small boats in outside cockpits for 30 years in freezing cold and rain until in 2008 i said ENOUGH we are getting a pilot house...
looked at pacific seacraft pilothouse 34's --not many on the market, they only had 1 main cabin, the nauticat 32s have 2 .
looked at vancouver 34.s, only 1 cabin and quite a small odd cockpit.
google pilothouse on yachtworld to see various types for sail and for sale.
there is a beautiful new nauticat 37 pilothouse on offer in newport rhode island, USA -- quite pricey though.. chap only owned it for one year... also a number of good used nauticats on the web.
fair winds and dry sailing to you.