In many modern yacht designs it has become commonplace to eliminate the inside steering station, but the Fleming 58, as with all Flemings, features a dedicated pilothouse which closely resembles the bridge of a much larger vessel. This dedicated pilothouse takes the role as the primary location to control the boat without any distractions from other onboard activities. However, it remains only three short steps up from the salon & galley and it is only another five interior steps up to the flybridge.
Visibility forward and wrapping around to port and starboard is excellent. Below the expansive windshield are specially designed removable consoles which provide ample room for a full range of modern electronics and equipment. Overhead consoles provide additional space for instruments and speakers. Engine displays, electrical breakers, fuel management, and other on board systems are handled through the integrated Boning ship monitoring system.
To the aft of the port side resides a raised corner settee with an adjustable teak table providing a comfortable social area with phenomenal visibility while underway. The starboard side of the pilothouse features a dayhead to aft with steps down to the accommodations to forward, just adjacent to the console. To each side of the pilothouse is a sliding door that leads to the walk-around side decks of the Portuguese bridge. A large stainless steel and teak-accented destroyer wheel and Stidd helm chair finish off the pilothouse. Directly aft of the pilothouse helm chair are steps leading up to the flybridge, which is accessed through a stainless steel & glass door and sliding fiberglass hatch.
- Garmin GMR 624xHD digital radar—6’ array
- Garmin GSD 25 Black Box sounder —B175M transducer
- (2) Garmin 8624 touch-screen 24” displays —Bahamas & East-coast vector charts—N2K backbone & power
- Maretron & N2K cables
- Sirius GXM 54 weather for network
- GMI 20 data display—DST 800 MSF transducer
- Garmin Reactor autopilot / heading sensor
- Furuno FA170 AIS
- (2) Icom VHF
- Boning ship monitoring system with 15” display & control screen
- CCTV with (4) cameras connected to Boning
- Starlink WiFi system (2023)
- Stainless steel destroyer wheel
- Glendinning engine controls
- Sidepower 24v proportional bow & stern thrusters—includes thruster remote (2020)
- ABT stabilizer control panel
- ACR searchlight control
- Fusion stereo control
- Inverter control panel
- Stidd helm chair (Ultraleather—Champagne)
- Windlass control
- Ritchie Compass
- Ocean-Aire blinds (2021)