chart table

[Don]

I own a 1989 32' sportfisher and I have been trying to think of how to add a chart table to the helm area.There is no place at the helm to lay out the charts while cruising.Has anyone built a chart table( portable or fixed ) which will make it possible to refer to a chart while cruising ?

[Veebyes2]

On the very rare occasion that I have had a chart at the helm. I have it folded to where I want to see it & chuck it forward of the panel. To build something that folds from the side of the panel or folds down from the front looks like an awful lot of work.

[powerboater56]

When I cruised from Michigan to Rhode Island I did not ever feel a need for a chart table. I mostly used chart books, and they had enough stiffness to be usable on my lap. Of course, the primary source of navigational info was the Garmin 3010C chartplotter/GPS, although most of the Erie Canal is either uncharted or shows up incorrectly on the GPS -- it shows your boat cruising along on land about 200 yards off the canal in many places.

The helm area is so snug on the 32+2/35CB I am not sure I would want to add a chart table.

[jprohan]

I have same boat...installed a starboard cutting board with shelf brackets (Home Depot) that you lift up and the shelf folds down. A couple inexpensive clamps to keep the charts in place, and you are set. Been to FL, the Bahamas and Back to NY...works fine