Better bang per buck. Biggies vs little 'uns

[benjenbav]

SWMBOs can be swapped out, but a classic boat is a keeper.

I take the opposite view on this. My life has been, is and always will be defined by and made worthwhile by my relationships with my wife and family. My most valuable possession is no more than that.

Serious mode off. Yup, I get it.

 

[Daydream believer]

…and the vane gear didn’t work

Reminds me of a period when blokes used to tie a flash sailboard to the roof of their Beamer to impress the dollies. They never untied it but left them there for the "flash" look. I suppose a wind vane on the transom- working or not- was just your way of pulling the other sex

 

[Wansworth]

Reminds me of a period when blokes used to tie a flash sailboard to the roof of their Beamer to impress the dollies. They never untied it but left them there for the "flash" look. I suppose a wind vane on the transom- working or not- was just your way of pulling the other sex

Didn’t seem to have that effect ,unfortunately

 

[newtothis]

Reminds me of a period when blokes used to tie a flash sailboard to the roof of their Beamer to impress the dollies. They never untied it but left them there for the "flash" look. I suppose a wind vane on the transom- working or not- was just your way of pulling the other sex

Is that a windvane on your transom or are you just pleased to see me?

 

[webcraft]

Single bloke going on a short adventure- sure, go small and simple.
Permanent liveaboard with partner/family- different story. In pretty sure that SWMBO would have packed her bags and gone home years ago if we were out here in a Folkboat.

Still here on our not much bigger than a folkboat

 

[mjcoon]

Reminds me of a period when blokes used to tie a flash sailboard to the roof of their Beamer to impress the dollies. They never untied it but left them there for the "flash" look. I suppose a wind vane on the transom- working or not- was just your way of pulling the other sex

Any pullable crumpet who recognises "a wind vane on the transom", and what it is for, must be a keeper, surely?

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Any pullable crumpet who recognises "a wind vane on the transom", and what it is for, must be a keeper, surely?

I would definitely say so. I pledged my troth on that basis

 

[Scomber]

Zoidberg make a valid point, I think. Last summer we were anchored in Canna, next to a massive Hallberg Rassy, and went aboard for coffee one morning. Sure, they had all the comforts we could only dream of, but when we started discussing favourite anchorages such as Gallanach Bay on Muck, or the pool near the harbour at Eigg, it became clear that his size prevented them visiting such places. There will be many others. Anyway, they see the same scenery as us, get the same weather and perhaps meet the same people, but we get "more bang per buck" with our 50 year old Westerly than they do with a nearly new, massive yacht.

So true!! Was rather unsettled in Canna on various occasions last season ,, but still so lovely.

 

[zoidberg]

Canna Harbour has been a maritime crossroads for thousands of years. There's little, now, to show for all that boat traffic.