If you have a quarter berth and two long couch/settee's with lee cloths, which do you prefer to sleep in when on long passages, especially when the weather goes south?
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee?
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If there is a chance I’ll end up on the floor, my preferred location is to start out there.
Everyone has their own preference about this. You really have to see how you sleep in each situation to know what works best for you. I would take the quarter birth because I don't like leaning on a lee cloth, I don't mind being in a slightly claustrophobic space and I sleep fine while rolling around a bit. Others really like the lee cloth because it stops them from rolling and they don't like the enclosed space of the quarterbirth. You may also have crewmate activity to consider: if you are in the settee will you be constantly disturbed be people making coffee or chatting?
You will find the most stable place once you have to go through the beast.
The quarter berth is fine, as long as you don't find there is some location that keeps hitting you with a sharp edge
The lee cloth is fine if set-up correctly.
Where is you boat most stable in serious weather? The answer you will have to find for your boat. It's usually the main saloon, but sometimes it's the quarter berth.
dj
The quarter berth is fine, as long as you don't find there is some location that keeps hitting you with a sharp edge
The lee cloth is fine if set-up correctly.
Where is you boat most stable in serious weather? The answer you will have to find for your boat. It's usually the main saloon, but sometimes it's the quarter berth.
dj
Either can be fine. The forepeak is where you are more likely to get airborne while trying to sleep. Entertaining... but not restful! 
Quarter berths often become garages, full of supplies, spare parts and what not. Hard to sleep with all that junk important stuff stored there.
Settee/Couch I re purposed a wooden bunk bed piece in place of a lee cloth.
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I've had the clips on a lee cloth give way an me before. I don't mind either spot. I do consider how hard would it be to extricate myself from my berth, should something happen. The quarter berths on my Mariner 19 are pretty tight. At 220+ lbs, I'd be wedged in there pretty good. However, the Mariner doesn't have settees, the vee-berth or the cockpit are the only other options. I'd go for the cockpit, myself. I like being right there.
-Will
I would second that one, but not in the cockpit, if those on watch will be tripping over me. I suspect the weather will tell you where you sleep and whether or not you can.
-Will
After a particularly long day helming in exceptionally crappy conditions I went below to sleep in the V berth after conditions settled down. After 4 hours my wife came below to wake me for my watch, she was soaked apparently a squall blew through with rain, thunder, and 29kt winds. I was none the wiser, slept like a baby.
jssailem
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- Oct 22, 2014
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Ha! thanks for all the great responses. I was just curious more than anything. I know many offshore boats have quarter berths, but i usually see them filled up with storage. I happen to love mine but im a skinny 160 lbs 5'7". My quarter berth seems huge. I have never been in rough weather (30+ kts, big seas) but am thinking i might need some padding in there. I have to admit i do sometimes drool at the thought of how many things i could pack in there, but V-berth has already become designated storage space though during refit, so think i'll leave the quarter berth alone for now. I do find it comfortable sleeping there even parked in the marina.
Hi,
the quarter berth can be loud if crew are trimming winches right above your head. The settee can be quieter and more comfortable being closer to the middle of the boat. Either one will be better than the v berth if conditions are sporty.
On my boat i use the quarter berth because i can open a port and easily communicate w the crew if there any questions.
Barry
the quarter berth can be loud if crew are trimming winches right above your head. The settee can be quieter and more comfortable being closer to the middle of the boat. Either one will be better than the v berth if conditions are sporty.
On my boat i use the quarter berth because i can open a port and easily communicate w the crew if there any questions.
Barry