May 9, 2017
I’ve been meaning to mention these for a long time and I’m finally getting it done. We bought two of these chairs before we left the US. West Marine sells them.
They’ve been great. They don’t last forever, but then they aren’t that expensive so I guess it evens out ($150 US now – they were $100 when we bought them). Pictured above is our second set, now over three years old. They show some wear, and one arm’s broken, but they’re still very usable.
We bought a second set to replace the worn out originals from Cater Marine in Opua, New Zealand. They ordered them from West Marine (Port Supply) and got them for us quickly and for a very reasonable shipping cost. (That was when Bob was there and I’m not sure the situation is the same anymore.)
We use these in the cockpit for sundowners as well as at our chart table where we keep watch. They recline, are pretty light and provide surprising support. The reason I mention them now is that it’s time to start thinking about how we get our third set. That, and as we go north and it warms up a bit, we’re starting to spend more time in the cockpit. -Rich
