YeeHaw

[Spellbound]

Guys ....... It's a custom Fishing Boat, a Garlington, one of the best sea boats made. You would have to special order dual controls on today's sportfisherman as they (duals) are obsolete/old school. Rybo, Merritt, Whiticar, numerous Carolina builders were using "Palm beach" controls back in the 60's, 70's. Fishing, looking aft most the day, backing down on fish, that's why they are single lever and they do look GOOD on that pod.

 

[capttonyf]

Guys ....... It's a custom Fishing Boat, a Garlington, one of the best sea boats made. You would have to special order dual controls on today's sportfisherman as they (duals) are obsolete/old school. Rybo, Merritt, Whiticar, numerous Carolina builders were using "Palm beach" controls back in the 60's, 70's. Fishing, looking aft most the day, backing down on fish, that's why they are single lever and they do look GOOD on that pod.

Most of us on here know what kind of boat it is, and also understand everything else you mentioned. I too agree that Pod Helms look better and for that reason most every Sportfish/Convertible, Production or Custom now come standard with them.

That being said, the more I think about it, the less benefit I see in having them. With my 2 and 2 setup up I can equally run a boat in reverse as well as I can with a pod helm, facing completely backwards if I want. I can't say the same for a pod helm if I want to sit sideways and monitor my displays as well as the spread behind me. I also can't say pods work as well in forward because you have to take your hands off the wheel to use both throttles simultaneously. The other issue with pods is if your a wider framed guy, "Wide Shoulders", and the Pod is a bad design, "To Narrow", or controls are to far forward, then reaching back can be tough also.

So again I guess to me it doesn't matter. I like the way Dual Controls work but I like the way Pod Helm controls look. So whatever she's got is what she keeps and I'll live with it either way.

Tony

 

[Freeebird]

I guess it doesn't make all that much difference given you'll be using a synchronizer when cruising that will let you keep one hand on the wheel. I just don't normally engage a Glendinning until I'm at the RPM I want to maintain.

That being said, unless that captain had one hand on each lever and wasn't using a synchronizer, I can't see how he managed to do a high speed twist, even if/when he lost his balance. Would you not have to disengage the synchro to even allow the slave side to work? Can't image him not gripping the wheel as he came in.

 

[Garyd1]

A lot of folks still are in the bad habit of never using the wheel around the dock which is really dumb. But I can see them getting into that bad habit if the shifters are split. The first thing I did when I bought the 41 is put the throttles and the shifters together Throttles on starboard and shifters on port. Then on that one day at Egmont Key it was worth it without them together it would of been a disaster there would of been no way to get out of the situation i was put into by a serayer if they would of been split.

 

[bigbill]

randy, i wouldn't dare have the syncro's on coming in to an inlet like that. i like to be able to use throttle response to help turn the boat in a tight situation. we dont have inlets like that on the northern gulf but we do have a couple of bridges that are open to wave action and i would never leave the syncro's on going through one of these bridges.

 

[Freeebird]

randy, i wouldn't dare have the syncro's on coming in to an inlet like that. i like to be able to use throttle response to help turn the boat in a tight situation. we dont have inlets like that on the northern gulf but we do have a couple of bridges that are open to wave action and i would never leave the syncro's on going through one of these bridges.

Same here, Billy. That's why I wouldn't want a set up like that as there's no way to work the throttles and hold the wheel at the same time. I was just tossing out ideas of how that setup may or may not have contributed to that accident.

 

[rsmith]

Like Scroddy said the Pods just look cool when your backing into the slip.For everything else they suck. And if your backing down on a fish and the fish charges the boat you have to spin around unless you have arms like an ape. As far as Garlingtons and most of these custom boats being great sea boats ,their not. Their built for speed,sea keeping and handling in rough water come secondary. None of these boats have any keel worth a damn. The keel is there to keep the boat tracking in a straight line. With out a keel you need a lot of rudder work to keep the boat straight in following seas.

 

[Spellbound]

Interesting! I've had the pleasure of fishing three Custom Boat Shootout's in the Abacos, 80% in very uncomfortable rough seas, witnessed all boats returning safely, many boats with good to exceptional catches, no skunkape long arm captains, no fish crashing into the cockpits and a growing waiting list to get into next years tournament.

I'll let you inform the principals of Merritt, Smith, Garlington, Bayliss, Mark Willis, Gamefisherman, Spencer, Paul Mann, Scarborough, F & S, Weaver, Tribute, Rybovich, Viking, B & B, I am sure I have missed a few, Oh don't forget Tom Slane, that the boats they build lack good sea keeping and handling characteristics. Wonder why most of these builders have building projects underway?

 

[Freeebird]

I knew that one would strike a nerve.

 

[saltshaker]

I doubt that Garlington had a Glendenning synchro. The controls are electronic and so is the synchro. I have Mathers Micro Comander single lever controls. The controls are also the synchro. If RPMS are within a range of about 100 RPMS, then they will automatically synchronize. If I want to push one throttle further than the other it will not synchronize. I'd argue they would be more useful and safer than a Glendenning style synchronizer.

 

[rsmith]

Interesting! I've had the pleasure of fishing three Custom Boat Shootout's in the Abacos, 80% in very uncomfortable rough seas, witnessed all boats returning safely, many boats with good to exceptional catches, no skunkape long arm captains, no fish crashing into the cockpits and a growing waiting list to get into next years tournament.

I'll let you inform the principals of Merritt, Smith, Garlington, Bayliss, Mark Willis, Gamefisherman, Spencer, Paul Mann, Scarborough, F & S, Weaver, Tribute, Rybovich, Viking, B & B, I am sure I have missed a few, Oh don't forget Tom Slane, that the boats they build lack good sea keeping and handling characteristics. Wonder why most of these builders have building projects underway?

WOW 3 whole tournaments! I stand corrected and I'm sure Jack Hargrave is hanging his head in shame in whichever afterlife he ended up. I am curious though if you fished 3 tournaments how can 80% of them be rough??? BTW and I'm sure you know as an exspurt veteran tournement big game fisherperson that when a fish turns and charges the boat it's the slack in the line that will let him throw the hook or snap the line that's the problem not the fish crashing into the cockpit.