Jacket
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Because she doesn't have a flat bottom. Its relatively deep and rounded, similar to contessa 32's and other boats of that era.
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Aeolus_IV
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It strikes me that they are pitching a new boat into a rather odd niche market - not particularily competing with the new boats of today (depite being new), but with the older boats of yesterday.
I'm not sure how she can come out ahead at this game. As others have said, the builders of today would be building boats of this style if they sold.
I guess it's hard to clearly pick out the drivers for current boat design (anyone in the business?). Is it building fast, safe passage making styles of boat? Or, super-fast round the cans styles of boats? Most manufacturers seem to me to be building two styles of boat out of any single hull - an out and out racing machine, and a family cruiser for the rest of us. To my mind these two uses are different in thier emphasis and should result in different boats, not just different decks.
If people are buying a new boat for racing, they will not pick this boat - the reason racing boats do not look like this any more is that this is slower, on average, than modern boats.
Now, on the other hand if you're looking for a boat with good safe handling, sea kindly in bad weather which will look after the crew (rather than possibly needing the crew to look after it), then this looks like your type of boat. Now your choice is new or second hand. It's going to be difficult to justify new, when for the same money your can buy (and re-fit) a second hand boat which will probably be larger.
I'm sure they'll sell, just not sure how many.
Yes, I am slightly biased, we do own a 30 year old boat which looks quite similar to this one.
Regards, Jeff.
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I'm not sure how she can come out ahead at this game. As others have said, the builders of today would be building boats of this style if they sold.
I guess it's hard to clearly pick out the drivers for current boat design (anyone in the business?). Is it building fast, safe passage making styles of boat? Or, super-fast round the cans styles of boats? Most manufacturers seem to me to be building two styles of boat out of any single hull - an out and out racing machine, and a family cruiser for the rest of us. To my mind these two uses are different in thier emphasis and should result in different boats, not just different decks.
If people are buying a new boat for racing, they will not pick this boat - the reason racing boats do not look like this any more is that this is slower, on average, than modern boats.
Now, on the other hand if you're looking for a boat with good safe handling, sea kindly in bad weather which will look after the crew (rather than possibly needing the crew to look after it), then this looks like your type of boat. Now your choice is new or second hand. It's going to be difficult to justify new, when for the same money your can buy (and re-fit) a second hand boat which will probably be larger.
I'm sure they'll sell, just not sure how many.
Yes, I am slightly biased, we do own a 30 year old boat which looks quite similar to this one.
Regards, Jeff.
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Twister_Ken
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And she has a spoon bow, so she lowers herself slowly into the trough, rather than slicing down into it like a straight stemmed boat. Also, the tests say she doesn't slam!
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Birdseye
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This boat strikes me as the sea going equivalent of the Morgan car. An anachronism which will have a definite niche market amonst those who think fondly of the old days but are not prepared to put up with too many of the problems of old boats.
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Twister_Ken
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What problems?
What 'old boat' problems do you perceive that the M35 has?
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What 'old boat' problems do you perceive that the M35 has?
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warrior40
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Re: What problems?
I think he means, the problems of buying a 20- 30 year old boat, and all the re fitting and refurbishment which will likely be needed to some degree or other!
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I think he means, the problems of buying a 20- 30 year old boat, and all the re fitting and refurbishment which will likely be needed to some degree or other!
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Twister_Ken
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Re: What problems?
mmm - think you're right.
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mmm - think you're right.
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