Form Over Function

[GC1]

You mean like a Winnebago towing a car /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Yes there are still people who like to go large, it's a free world and up to them. Some or most of those that complain or talk about big boats, cars, or houses are people that can't afford the bigger things in life are just jealous, or trying to justify why they have not got one, me I'm happy with a smaller boat at the moment and seeing how I like it.

If you have a load of money you need to spend it on something, and if you can afford it then why not. I mean most only have one, what about the billionaires who have two or three mega yachts, now I can't really understand that so with you there.

As for all that spare space on these big boats, they must be used for visitors, is it not best just to have a good mate with a big one and have your holidays on it for a couple of drinks and the odd meal, I mean what is the point of all that if you can't show it off /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

I have seen people who have big luxury cars suddenly slag them off, only later to realise that this was to save face in preparation for selling because they couldn't afford to keep it and were laying the foundation for not being able to afford one, I guess most people have seen examples of that. It's a funny old world, but with experience you can soon work out who the tossers are /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

It would also be interesting to know how many forum members, if they inherited a clear £1 million, would buy a bigger boat, whether necessary or not /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[tcm]

Re: Total crap: bigger is better

hah! This from hlb who posts pix of his garden which looks like a blimmin golf course.

Bigger boats are better to a limit - but the limit isn't 40 feet. It's at least 80 feet - cos with bigger boats you can actually move around more quickly and run to the bow or stern if you need to, or at least walk quickly without having to hang on at all or wiggle all cleverly. They also go where they are supposed to go even against the wind and have loads of powered winches so weak wimps/girlies can sort things. Also the harbour people run along to help a big boat and will take reservations whereas up to 40 feet yer on yerown.

Finally - lots of people with smaller boats split up from their partners whereas hardly anyone with monster boat does! This possibly proves that there's athe right amount of space to stay out of each other's hair. Or of course, you can't afford to get divorced with big boat. Or even perhaps that with all those cabins etc they can't actually find each other to serve divorce papers...

 

[tcm]

I've ben into looe with D2, and also went on a nice little cruise all round the back bits of port solent (althoughh i had to reverse out and loads of people arg ran out with cameras convinced we'd smash it) and we even refuelled in Cap D'agde where limit is really 10m (although every one else had to get out of the fuel area, admittedly). That jfm backs his sq58 almost onto the rocks in villefranche well behind all the dayboats too. Even big planing boats draw only a couple of metres.

 

[hlb]

Well thats OK. I mean, your daft enough to take D2 anywhere, so no problem, cept, bet it wont fit in Polpero or Charlestown, well not against the only parking bit anyway.

But loads of folk dont seem daft enough to have a big boat, yet still have one. Thats wot I'm getting at!

 

[jointventureII]

Well no you dont drive a house about, but you can live in both, people use boats to holiday in. I know a lot of people take holidays in tiny caravans, equally some people take holidays to hotels with massive rooms. Its one of those each to their own things. personally, i think anything over about 45ft round these parts would seem a bit too large - mooring becomes a bit of a hassle, running costs seem to escalate inproportionally and potential for something in the boat to go wrong increases (the more stuff you have, the more stuff can go wrong!). The day angler with its very basic set up is fine for our needs. This is what has always attracted me to Targas - it seems like hassle free boating with good economy

 

[duncan]

nha he'd get into Charlestown if they let him - Mousehole though might be a challenging overnight stop!

 

[ShipsWoofy]

[ QUOTE ]
You mean like a Winnebago towing a car /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif Yes there are still people who like to go large, it's a free world and up to them. Some or most of those that complain or talk about big boats, cars, or houses are people that can't afford the bigger things in life are just jealous, or trying to justify why they have not got one, me I'm happy with a smaller boat at the moment and seeing how I like it.

[/ QUOTE ]

Total and utter bol.......

Some people really are not materialistic.

[ QUOTE ]
It's a funny old world, but with experience you can soon work out who the tossers are /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[/ QUOTE ]

for once we agree on something!

 

[MapisM]

Re: A couple of thoughts

I see both your and hlb's points.
And agree that the space as such would be enough - for myself and swmbo - with some 15 feet less (compared to our 53').
But my point was another one: when staying onboard for a couple of weeks, without touching a marina, you also need a lot of water and fuel.
Usually, with only two people on board, we run out of water in approximately 20 days.
But we have 1,5 tons of water to start with! I don't know of any 40' with such capacity.
Not to mention the 4 tons of fuel - though that's never a problem, since we usually cruise for just 4-6 hours a day.
For water, you could of course install a watermaker, but such equipment can hardly be fitted on small(ish) boats...

 

[tcm]

well, that's quite alright and er thanks for the compliment anyway, i think....

 

[hlb]

You see. From my experience, folk have to be dafter and dafter to have bigger boats. To have ferinctance Debs barge, on a little canal you have to be really really daft. Which is quite good fun realy.