Bigshrimpin looked at this Seafari I was considering as a replacement for my yellow one. It had a back to back seat opposite the helm. He did nice job documented the boat in the post linked below. I did not see the boat first hand but I always thought this seat might be too low to see over the bulkhead. But I do think its a good idea if you can keep passengers out of the transom seats and closer to the cg. I have a galley seat now that I will unfold and use more as a bench seat at times. I even slept on in once.
http://www.classicseacraft.com/commu...8&postcount=39