leg/foot room in 22 and larger

[mleganza]

I have really big feet (us 13) and was uncomfortable sitting at the helm in a 22 cruiser, my feet have to be angled like " \ / ". Can anyone tell me the helm space in the other models? Or, surely someone else has had the same issue and solved it?

 

[thataway]

Although I have owned the other boats, I have not noted any serious problem with foot room. The Tom Cat is definitely larger, and I believe the 25 is also larger. My son wears size 14 and he ran the C Dory 25 for 2 years, never complained. I wear 11 1/2 and no issues. BUT, I am usually bare foot, or have sandals, such as Keen's on, rather than shoes.

So…what were you wearing?

I do occasionally stand up, move around and stretch when at the helm for a long period of time.

 

[ghone]

We never wear shoes inside, socks in winter bare in summer
Never noticed an issue, only size 11 1/2 though
One could always cut toe kick out of the bulkhead as it's nonstructural
Just make a nice cutout so you have room

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

I'm a size 14, no problem...

 

[BrentB]

Size 15, barefoot most of time

I don t care for Crocs which makes my feet freaking larger

 

[mleganza]

Thanks for the fast answers, maybe I just wasn't wearing the appropriate footwear

I'm looking at a 24' Tomcat next week, I think the berth on that may be a better fit too - the 74 inches on the 22 Cruiser would have me hanging my toes off into the cabin.

 

[Aurelia]

Size 14 and we also don'twear shoes on the boat and I never even thought about footroom. The berth may be 74 or 75 inches at a straight angle but I am 75 tall and sleep with my head in the port corner and angle from there to the anchor locker with enough room to stretch.

Greg

 

[thataway]

My son is 6' 4" and 240 lbs and finds that the 22 is a bit tight. He is OK with the C Dory 25. I am 6' 2" and find plenty of room, with my wife (5'8") and the dog--(usually somewhere around our feet outside the covers)

The Tom Cats definitely have plenty of bunk room. In the 255, I also had a cushion made to fit in the navigator's foot well to be level with the bunk, so I could sleep fore and aft, that allowed my grandkids & daughter or wife to sleep athwart ships, so that we could sleep 4 on the forward bunk.