Rumble Seat

I enjoyed a chance to test out the new 2008 Sea Ray 330 Sundancer this
week.

Sea Ray has the express boat category dialed in very nicely, and
there's a lot to like about the concept and quality of the 330.

One new feature that is very unusual is a "rumble seat".
Folded to stow in the outboard side of the transom is a bench seat.
When deployed, it faces aft with the seat cushion positioned above the
swim platform. Great idea for socializing when moored stern-to at a
dock, etc, but if I were building that feature into a boat I would
want to include a "kill switch" that would prevent the engines from
starting unless the seat is folded and stowed away. Otherwise, "here
comes a big wake on the beam.......there go the kids off the
transom...."

(Maybe Sea Ray *has* included a lockout).

95% of boat owners would know better than to be underway with anybody
sitting back there, but as usual it's the other 5% who will behave
imprudently and screw things up for all.

Chuck Gould wrote:
> I enjoyed a chance to test out the new 2008 Sea Ray 330 Sundancer this
> week.
>
> Sea Ray has the express boat category dialed in very nicely, and
> there's a lot to like about the concept and quality of the 330.
>
> One new feature that is very unusual is a "rumble seat".
> Folded to stow in the outboard side of the transom is a bench seat.
> When deployed, it faces aft with the seat cushion positioned above the
> swim platform. Great idea for socializing when moored stern-to at a
> dock, etc, but if I were building that feature into a boat I would
> want to include a "kill switch" that would prevent the engines from
> starting unless the seat is folded and stowed away. Otherwise, "here
> comes a big wake on the beam.......there go the kids off the
> transom...."
>
> (Maybe Sea Ray *has* included a lockout).
>
> 95% of boat owners would know better than to be underway with anybody
> sitting back there, but as usual it's the other 5% who will behave
> imprudently and screw things up for all.
>


Uh...45% would know. Maybe