cockpit table design

[madman2525]

Hi all,

what are you looking for in a cockpit table?

wooden (teak) surface or rather safety glas or plastic?
does it need to be folding upward, so you can leave your stuff on it while expanding it?
base: plastic or steel?
do you rather have space in front of it to use the winches or would you trade that for mor room to eat?
how much would you spend on a real fancy cockpit table as an option?
do you want a chart plotter to be fixed to it?

(ok, you guessed it, we are currently developing a boat...I figured I might as well ask some opinions..more to come, if thats ok)

thanks for your input

mad

[Idiens]

Mine is in three pieces.

The centre piece bolts to a bracket on the pedestal and has one supporting leg near the other end. It allows passage both sides and can be used alone for drinks.

The port and starboard side flaps have their own legs and hook onto the sides of the centre section. They can be fitted individually and permit space for eating.

With all three in place the whole cockpit is occupied and a max of 12 people can squeeze round, but 8 is practical.

All the pieces and legs are stored in the lower half of a hanging locker in the aft cabin.

[svindigo]

Our table is attached at the pedestal and has one leg placed forward to support it when in use. (when not in use the leg is stowed in a cockpit locker) Our side flaps are supported by slide out bars from underneath the main table. If we don't use the side flaps then they are folded over on top of the main table and serve as the serving surface.

[ccriders]

I've seen several table designs that attach to pedestals, but none for tiller equiped boats. Any suggestions for a storable cocpit table that can be set up in a tiller cockpit?

[hphoen]

Sorry, not for a tiller boat, but I designed and built this one out of teak for our Island Packet, which has a Whitlock steering pedestal.

Island Packet Photos (Teak Dinner Table for Four - Album_ID 201)

[CharlieCobra]

Mine's a tiller boat, an old one. The cockpit table is of the same dimensions as the salon table and can seat 8 in a pinch. It hooks on two brackets on the aft cockpit bulkhead and has fold out legs, just like the salon table. It's mahogany, gorgeous, rather heavy and a pain to store.

[tdw]

Idiens - 12 ???? I won't even go out to a restaurant with 12 people. Wow. You , sir, must be a seriously tolerant person.

Charlie - Nice job with your table.

[Idiens]

The real snag with the numbers, tdw, is that they consume too much, especially if you have gannets in the family.

[sailingdog]

As my friend says about his C&C 38.. Sails SIX feeds FOUR sleeps TWO.