What brand gauge? -Chris
In the Chesapeake, perhaps Baltimore Inner Harbor area. Several viable marinas with floating docks and HIGH piles, building provide wind...
Are you actually out of "air TV" (VHF, UHF) antenna range? If not, can't you simply by-pass the Direct TV equipment using a AM/FM/TV antenna?...
Old-ish thread, but... Of the "convertibles" I've been on or seen... the helm is also aft-ish, with good visibility and even "hand-down" access...
FWIW, I'd guess his "cruise" speed is probably somewhere between 16-23 kts, depending on all the various factors. Our "convertible" (so labeled...