salon table forms berth in 331 or 351??

[capnJudd]

I'm looking to buy a used 351 from 1995 which has a dinette tabletop mounted on the compression post. There is a mechanism for raising and lowering it, and it is claimed that it will form a double berth, but when lowered it overlaps the settees on 3 sides and does not make a flat surface at all. It appears to be original equipment. Does anyone understand how it is supposed to work?

The broker and I could not figure it out. Here is a picture: http://tinyurl.com/b4bat46 Notice how the tabletop does not fit into the settees' platform. There is a good 3 cm lump there that would be really errr... amazing to sleep on!

 

[MSN-Travelers]

There is nothing that you are doing wrong. When you have placed the insert filler cushions, they are kinda level with the leading edge of the seat cushions. It just doesn't form a smooth, flat sleeping surface.

We have a couple throw-pillows aboard that we use to fill the low areas. This berth space is seldom used. When it is, the sleeper is usually so tired that they're happy to be anywhere that is kinda soft.