navysealdad: “he couldn’t see where he was driving because he was sitting down and the dash of his boat was blocking his view”
Most boats of that size have a means of raising the skipper high enough to see over the bow. Of course, it’s not as comfortable as using the normal seat and one has to know to use it.
I have a somewhat smaller boat, a SeaRay 240. It has a 2 position skipper's seat that I can adjust so I'm semi-standing when running the boat. Equally important, a skipper is legally obligated to have full visibility any time his boat is under way.
navysealdad: “he couldn’t see where he was driving because he was sitting down and the dash of his boat was blocking his view””””
Same situation with the short little old ladies in Florida at the wheel of a classic Cadillac.