sailorman
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Has just arrived to be launched, I assume SIBS bound
Gunfleet 58/02
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Athene V30
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They did say I would have her by end of month!! 
sailorman
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They did say I would have her by end of month!!
yes I see she has large davits
Santana379
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I expect she'll be just as uneasy on the eye externally as Gunfleet 58/01.
Beauty is of course in the eye of the beholder, and some new designs (thinking particularly of cars) take a while to get used to, and then look completely right. I can't imagine ever getting used to the Gunfleet's lines and thinking "great looking boat" though.
(Mind you, I love the way Ovnis look - it's all a matter of personal taste!)
Beauty is of course in the eye of the beholder, and some new designs (thinking particularly of cars) take a while to get used to, and then look completely right. I can't imagine ever getting used to the Gunfleet's lines and thinking "great looking boat" though.
(Mind you, I love the way Ovnis look - it's all a matter of personal taste!)
Marmalade
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I always thought beauty was in the eye of the beer holder
I'll get my coat
I'll get my coat
Koeketiene
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+1
Whilst the 58 doesn't exactly make me go weak at the knees, it does look better than the 43 (which I thought to be one fugly boat - much too high for its length).
MikeBz
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What is it with the current trend for designing yachts to look like wannabee-drug-dealers'-gin-palaces? Most of the big names are at it.
ex-Gladys
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Having had ugly motorbikes, a boat with an add on wheelhouse, and ugly cars, I will point out that you ain't looking at it wen you're riding/driving/sailing it....
Vara
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Had a close look at a Gunfleet 43 the other day, I think the looks would grow on you.
The interior was stunning, build quality appeared to be very good with all pipe work and cabling neatly laid out and labelled, all maintenance points easily accessible. Performance,sailing and power reported to be very good.
Clearly a lot of thought had gone into the boat.
Bit above my pay grade though.
The interior was stunning, build quality appeared to be very good with all pipe work and cabling neatly laid out and labelled, all maintenance points easily accessible. Performance,sailing and power reported to be very good.
Clearly a lot of thought had gone into the boat.
Bit above my pay grade though.
Koeketiene
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I agree - the interior of the boat was stunning.
Some very clever ideas too - some of them made it to our boat.
As for exterior looks: I subscribe to the theory that if it looks good, it will sail good.
And IMHO, the Gunfleet 43 looks 'odd' (like I said in a previous post, too much freeboard for its length).
But then again, what do I know?
Bru
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I think I'd be willing to give it a chance to grow on me if somebody would care to finance the experiment
sailorman
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How much do you need my Son
Bru
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A couple of million should do it I reckon
Mariner69
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Whoa there; don't forget the costs of the launching party for the forum members!
Bru
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Hmm, OK. Maybe add a tenner to that couple of million then
sailorman
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Bru
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look !!!!!!!
Im not made of money
£2mil is one thing BUT another tenner
Ah, that'll be the straw then
Happen we'll need several of them anyway ...
"One bottle of beer please barman ... and six straws"
Koeketiene
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look !!!!!!!
Im not made of money
£2mil is one thing BUT another tenner
If you manage to come up with the 2 Mil, I'll muck in the extra tenner.
sailorman
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Hadda pay riseIf you manage to come up with the 2 Mil, I'll muck in the extra tenner.
Koeketiene
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Hadda pay rise
Nah - just a little less skint than usual.
