upcountry2
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A good response, a lesson there for all of us..........
Is there a modern equivalant to the Nicholson 32
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robmcg
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But what was it about the 346 that was so shocking?
BurnitBlue
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With a suitable owner they are probably a great boat. BUT. I distrust bolt on keels. The ridiculous babystay stops me carrying my rigid dinghy on the foredeck. Centre cockpit with large wheel which makes it IMPOSSIBLE for a single hander (me) to steer and access the sheet winches. The emergency tiller has to be operated while inside the aft cabin with no view outside. The ridiculous small (read tiny) chain locker with the hawse pipe directly over the forward bunk cushion. I have not yet found what holds the deck stepped mast to its tabernacle. It is the wrong size for me as I bang my head everywhere. The cockpit floor (access to engine) has to be glued to the cockpit by Moody. The enormous saloon table seats eight and naturally blocks quick access to the starboard settee even when folded. The cockpit has only one locker. It is enormous and is a nightmare to get anything out of it without emptying contents onto the cockpit floor. The gas locker drains into the cockpit. The cockpit drain cocks are underwater, a floating bomb. The engine exhaust exits underwater also so it is impossible to see if cooling water is flowing through. These are just some of the irritations but not all . Maybe faults small in themselves but they add up to hate.
Basically this boat set the benchmark for "Floating Caravan"
You know I enjoyed that rant. Should have done it earlier.
Thanks for reading.
jerrytug
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Top rant, I would love to hear many more people saying similar 'home truths' about their yachts!
robmcg
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Mines a b**ch in reverse!
doug748
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Mission creep is the bane of all "what shall I buy threads"
Within the first page someone always knows for sure that you, In some fundamental way, want the wrong thing and then it is a short step to:
"much better boats"
Which is the forum shorthand for - a boat like mine.
Best to look on the bright side, the Moody is a capable size and has a lot of comfy living space. I like them, the layout is handy. A bloke I know just sold his and it didn't hang around so, when the time comes, you should move it on ok.
Within the first page someone always knows for sure that you, In some fundamental way, want the wrong thing and then it is a short step to:
"much better boats"
Which is the forum shorthand for - a boat like mine.
Best to look on the bright side, the Moody is a capable size and has a lot of comfy living space. I like them, the layout is handy. A bloke I know just sold his and it didn't hang around so, when the time comes, you should move it on ok.
BurnitBlue
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Good advice again thanks.
Since I bought her I have replaced the diesel tank. Changed all the Keel bolts. Replaced the engine with a new yanmar. Modified the anchor chain Windlass problem etc etc etc.
So I am slowly changing the boat to align with my own ideas. Nothing drastic.
The Moody will never be a Nicholson 32 or modern alternative but I reckon I can live with the compromises. For now.
Edit PS. I don't have much choice really. Commissioning a boat to ones own needs takes a lot of time which is mostly wasted if the original reason was to go sailing.
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Matelot Joe
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I can do beautiful backward circles with mine !
robmcg
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Pleiades
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Eye candy for Matelot Joe and robmcg...
Matelot Joe
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Three of us in one room Rob, they will think it's a stitch up. You know how sensitive those Brav owners get. ;-)
Pleiades
Member
Three of us in one room Rob, they will think it's a stitch up. You know how sensitive those Brav owners get. ;-)
robmcg
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Damn! Never get tired of looking at photos like that. Well done!
rogerball0
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GT35?
Matelot Joe
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Yep, All those great flush decks that you could have a barn dance on, not to mention the 40 lockers, standing headroom through out, one could go on !
robmcg
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:encouragement:
Birdseye
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You wont find one. Design has moved on since those days. What you are asking for is the marine equivalent of the Morris Oxford - good in its day but now well our of date
Matelot Joe
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder they say, or is it aesthetics, a more acute eye for what is right and what is not. Not following a fad or fashion of what is new and therefore better. NOT !
The morris Oxford is still here as is the Nicholson yacht and other like it.
robmcg
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Blimey! How difficult /slow/uncomfortable/poor handling do you think an older design is?
Birdseye
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The car analogy is a useful one. A Morris Oxford is a better car for practical use than a model T but less useful than a modern Focus. Without going into the realms of exotics like Porsche and race boats.
The Nic 32 is of the same era as your Tradewind in design terms and is, IMO of course, the marine Morris Oxford. Perfectly good boat, just outdated
The Nic 32 is of the same era as your Tradewind in design terms and is, IMO of course, the marine Morris Oxford. Perfectly good boat, just outdated