Supertramp
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A treasure of a boat. Takes me back 50 years.....
I spent a few years helping maintain a Loch Long (like a miniature Dragon) and have some insight into what's involved.
Once again the style police…….
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I spent a few years helping maintain a Loch Long (like a miniature Dragon) and have some insight into what's involved.
Blueboatman
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Old editor of YM, J Sleightholme said at the end of the day most people went to sea in what they already owned
Old editor of YM, J Sleightholme said at the end of the day most people went to sea in what they already owned
Wansworth
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I was happy with my 15foot ocean crosser……..even though I just reached Falmouth?
Daydream believer
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Well you certainly ain't doing it in a boat of your own.
So you just go on criticising other people's boats. Hmmm
Blueboatman
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Nah, this is W’s Nautical YearWell you certainly ain't doing it in a boat of your own.
So you just go on criticising other people's boats. Hmmm
We’re all on the case
Resistance is but water trickling through the scuppers
Wansworth
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Think my scuppers are blocked at the mo?
Stemar
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Plastic boats have owners; wooden ones have staff
FWB
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Well my boat has a GRP hull (thank goodness) and Teak superstructure which I leave to go grey like me ?
The spars are varnished occasionally but not by me. I just sail and enjoy her.
The spars are varnished occasionally but not by me. I just sail and enjoy her.
DanTribe
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Lucky Linda
Because her husband is away working on his boat?
Fr J Hackett
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Do you think she was? Lucky that is.
Blueboatman
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I think you have the best of both worlds.
Beautiful teak and no ext varnish nor veneered nor plyboard to fettle and fret
Zagato
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Simply gorgeous, makes your heart beat faster just looking at this picture which it is what it is all about. Similar to a Jaguar XK120, Aston Martin Zagato DB4GT, a beautiful piece of rosewood antique furniture or a 14th century English cottage its a shame some don,t get the deep appreciation, pleasure and simple almost carnal reactions to such objects. My inlaws are like this. They just have no appreciation of architecture, oak doors, classic cars, classical music, fine food or drink. They just think its snobbery. They love their white plastic double glazed front door and that's fine by me. It's a shame however, just limited but they don,t know what they are missing so no problem.
I don,t mind big blocks of white plastic boats in a modern city water front setting with bleak modern architecture, with Tesla cars that look like fridges, and the unnatural grounds looking like hospital grounds with people walking about with Costas as a fashion accessory... because I wouldn't go there. I would prefer to go to a country harbour where a marina caravan park is not In sight!
lustyd
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Of course, classic quite often rapidly just turns into old fashioned. It’s a shame some can’t appreciate modern design and engineering blah blah blah. Works both ways.
Zagato
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I think design can become a fashion Dave but is also ageless for many, (traditional watches crafted and detailed in design still sell amongst boring blank plastic Apple watches) shown by fashions coming back and still continuing in a contemporary setting. You are right that I cannot appreciate some modern design and materials. Everything to me nowadays is designed in the same way e.g cars, tech, kitchens etc etc. A modern car interior for instance is just cheap, plasticy, with facings sprayed silver paint or black. It's just like an IPad! It does not get my heart pounding as opposed to sitting on real leather, behind a beautiful walnut dash with chrome clocks and quality switches. We are just different people. How ever much you perhaps hate mahogany interiors, real fires, warm glows, brass, bronze, interesting patterned textiles cushions on deep comforting seats I absolutely jerk back in aghast at how cold, bland, meaningless and lazy some modern stuff is. William Lyons used to park his prototype Jaguars outside his kitchen window and have his gardener rotate it each day so that he could look out and get the lines as perfect as possible. Superb design really does take your breath away. Square blocks can be whacked out on a computer in a matter of minutes. Sad the master skills and art of design is going in much mainstream stuff...
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Chiara’s slave
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The solution is to have both. We have an XOD, wood, 1952, quite enough varnishing and painting there for me. And a 21st century plastic boat. Running 2 classics would surely be masochism.
Fr J Hackett
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I love to look at yachts like FWB's but even though I like them I could never own one as I simply wouldn't devote the time to keeping it looking good and paying someone to do it for you is cheating. ?
FWB
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Haha The only thing I do is antifoul each year along with Patio Magic on the Teak. I can’t varnish so every now and then I get a professional. Last time was 3 years ago. The boat is maintenance free, she’s 21 this year. ?
Zagato
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Agreed 'FR j Hackett' that is why I think the Heard 28 pictured is such a good compromise. Practical with enough detail to admire in a handsome form. FWB's Heard is my all time favourite yacht... I always look out for her when I am in the area.?
Tranona
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Know all about that. In the 1970s there was a queue all around the block for one of these
By 1982 nobody wanted one and now you can buy one for next to nothing (although not one as good as mine is now!)
Daydream believer
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But let's face it. It looks like a jig saw, with bits added as an after thought, all stuck together to make a boat. Clearly not designed from the outset. Just some bloke who has made it up as he went from bits of wood that he had left over from building his house.
To some that is clearly an achievement & something to be applauded. But as an example of pleasant design?? But that is not to say that it has not clearly had some loving care spent over its restoration. So someone loves it. Even ugly women get loved--- if they can cook & do housework