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sarabande
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Oh yes, idealistic discussion pages. Along with an umbrella stand, I think that a "credenza" must be one of the most un-boaty objects I have ever come across (see their section on Space )
TiggerToo
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I disagree with you. I find this a realistic article, well discussed and well balanced. Yes, the "credenza" sounds a bit posh, but it is only really a glorified locker. The rest of what is written gives room to thought. There are other considerations too, than might be less "writable" in a magazine heavily sponsored by advertisers. Size increase, with its increase in status, is also driven by manufacturers who, presumably, make a larger profit from selling bigger boats. Just look at those internal shots of palatial yachts in all the mags we read.
oceanfroggie
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Good piece. Same can apply to a motor cruiser. We downsized from a 42ft flybridge to a 38ft aft cabin with lower free board, and find her a) easier to handle single handed, and b) has more internal space due to layout design. Also we get better speed/fuel range at that size.
davidbains
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The article does raise points some people don't seem to want to hear.
My 39fter sails like a dinghy and needs a modest auxilliary.
Going much bigger slows everything down. great for living on at the dock
if you can afford the mooring fees, not so good for flexible choice when sailing
and anchoring.
I think you have to have very good reasons to go over 40ft. And even then you may well be better off with a 40ft cat!!
When I was building I was conscious of the view apparently held in NZ at the time,
that 40ft was the smallest boat a couple could comfortably live on, and also the
largest boat a couple could comfortably sail alone. With modern aids you can add a few more feet, but even then do you want to think about 60lb anchors, even 45lbers are back threatening.
The article does raise points some people don't seem to want to hear.
My 39fter sails like a dinghy and needs a modest auxilliary.
Going much bigger slows everything down. great for living on at the dock
if you can afford the mooring fees, not so good for flexible choice when sailing
and anchoring.
I think you have to have very good reasons to go over 40ft. And even then you may well be better off with a 40ft cat!!
When I was building I was conscious of the view apparently held in NZ at the time,
that 40ft was the smallest boat a couple could comfortably live on, and also the
largest boat a couple could comfortably sail alone. With modern aids you can add a few more feet, but even then do you want to think about 60lb anchors, even 45lbers are back threatening.
merseamercy
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Oh yes, idealistic discussion pages. Along with an umbrella stand, I think that a "credenza" must be one of the most un-boaty objects I have ever come across (see their section on Space )
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Good article and what a silly statement. They are long term cruisers, and I warrant they have a signifant amount more experience than you.
Furthermore the statement re the credenza is from the woman's point of view, and who are you to interpret that from your own gung-ho "boaty" perspective?
Oh yes, idealistic discussion pages. Along with an umbrella stand, I think that a "credenza" must be one of the most un-boaty objects I have ever come across (see their section on Space )
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Good article and what a silly statement. They are long term cruisers, and I warrant they have a signifant amount more experience than you.
Furthermore the statement re the credenza is from the woman's point of view, and who are you to interpret that from your own gung-ho "boaty" perspective?
kcrane
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It was a thoughtful and thought provoking article, underpinned I suspect by more experience than she claimed for herself.
When we were buying we talked with sales folks who put forward the notion that modern 50ft mono's are set up for a cruising couple - electric winches, electric windlass, in-mast furling, lines led aft etc. I instinctively felt they could only be talking about far more experienced couples than us.
Perhaps there are people buying 50ft boats as a couple and cruising the world without problems, but experience with a 38ft cat suggests that wouldn't have been us <g>
It was a thoughtful and thought provoking article, underpinned I suspect by more experience than she claimed for herself.
When we were buying we talked with sales folks who put forward the notion that modern 50ft mono's are set up for a cruising couple - electric winches, electric windlass, in-mast furling, lines led aft etc. I instinctively felt they could only be talking about far more experienced couples than us.
Perhaps there are people buying 50ft boats as a couple and cruising the world without problems, but experience with a 38ft cat suggests that wouldn't have been us <g>
sarabande
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Oh yes, I'll agree they have more experience than me - at spending huge sums of their own money. Must be so satisfying being a materialist. Wouldn't want to get into a line by line comparison on material sailing experience though; it could get invidious.
And you are way out of line on your second fatuous and inane statement. I have never been described as having a "gung-ho boaty perspective" till now, and frankly, my dear, I am having difficulty in understanding exactly what that expression means. Perhaps you could try to stop claiming telepathic knowledge of my ability to interpret faux-naif descriptions, and add a few gems to your own ID page, so that we know we are not talking to some aspirational world-girdler who has just got as far as reading the Ladybird book of "Things to Do at the Seaside". /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
And you are way out of line on your second fatuous and inane statement. I have never been described as having a "gung-ho boaty perspective" till now, and frankly, my dear, I am having difficulty in understanding exactly what that expression means. Perhaps you could try to stop claiming telepathic knowledge of my ability to interpret faux-naif descriptions, and add a few gems to your own ID page, so that we know we are not talking to some aspirational world-girdler who has just got as far as reading the Ladybird book of "Things to Do at the Seaside". /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif
