Thanks for sharing the photo since it's interesting to see the creative
modifications including the mainsheet running further forward.  Regarding
the seating discussion, I don't have the captain chairs but I've found that
it's comfortable to sit on the coaming and rest my back against the stern
rail.  That gives a good view since you can more easily see over the
cabin.  It also helps flatten the boat when sitting on the windward coaming
when the wind kicks up.  I also often alternate between sitting and
standing while sailing since I'm short enough to stand under the boom when
it's on the higher setting.

My boat appears also to be a bit stern heavy so sometimes a bit of water
would come back up through the cockpit drain when I have more than me and
another person in the cockpit.  Last fall I installed an inline check valve
which has addressed that issue but has the risk of reduced draining
capacity.  More on that at the link below:
http://rhodes-22.1065344.n5.nabble.com/installation-of-inline-check-valve-for-cockpit-drain-td56504.html#a56508


My boat will become a bit less stern heavy with the addition of a bow
roller that I plan on tackling this fall.  More updates to come on that
later.

Jesse Shumaker
S/V Zephyr

On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 9:34 AM Mark Whipple <mark at whipplefamily.com> wrote:

> Since I seem to be one of the only (THE only?) R22 with a wheel, here's
> another picture. The boat actually cam with two wheels, and I switched to
> the bigger one last week. It's much better for me because I don't have to
> lean down to hold the wheel, and I can easily reach it from the captain's
> chairs. Unlike the one that was installed on the boat when I got it, this
> one is wrapped with something like leather (elk skin maybe?) and two sides
> fold in if you want a little more room at anchor.
>
> That reminds me of another question: as nice as the captain's chairs are,
> do you find that they tend to push the boat down at the stern even when not
> motoring? I'm inclined to remove the wheel anyway, but I'm thinking with a
> tiller extension I could sit a little more forward in the cockpit to
> balance the weight a bit more fore and aft. What are your
> thoughts/experiences?
>
> Thanks,
> Mark
>
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