Pulling Power

[LONG_KEELER]

Are you single and ready to mingle or has it been a while since you pressed the flesh ?

Do you think a 7.7m sailing boat would out perform this power boat ?

HOW TO PICK UP GIRLS! (WITH A BOAT) - The Captain Magazine

 

[capnsensible]

Is it a stealth boat?

 

[LONG_KEELER]

Is it a stealth boat?

Dunno ?
I expect for the given age and target audience you would need plenty of thrust.

 

[Frogmogman]

Some quality journalism there.

 

[Stemar]

OK, that's it. I'm officially old. I thought this was going to be about towing

 

[Chiara’s slave]

Are you single and ready to mingle or has it been a while since you pressed the flesh ?

Do you think a 7.7m sailing boat would out perform this power boat ?

HOW TO PICK UP GIRLS! (WITH A BOAT) - The Captain Magazine

If it’s 7.7m wide it definitely would.

 

[Frogmogman]

When I saw the thread title I assumed it was going to be about tractors……

 

[rotrax]

I used to have pulling power but fast approaching my 75th birthday - on the 8th of this month - I would appreciate being pulled.................................................

 

[Chiara’s slave]

When I saw the thread title I assumed it was going to be about tractors……

Are you a Tory MP, by any chance?

 

[Minchsailor]

What an appalling, sexist article. It could only be worse (being Australian) if women were referred to as 'shelias'. Does this really sell magazines these days?.

 

[johnalison]

What an appalling, sexist article. It could only be worse (being Australian) if women were referred to as 'shelias'. Does this really sell magazines these days?.

It is neither the sort of boat or sort of article that I would want to identify with, or indeed the sort of girls probably, but it is being a bit naive to think that such attitudes towards attracting women are not widespread, or even inevitable. I don't see anything inherently improper about using a boat to attract women, any more than cars, or, for that matter, women discussing which colour lipstick is most likely to attract attention from men.

 

[LONG_KEELER]

What an appalling, sexist article. It could only be worse (being Australian) if women were referred to as 'shelias'. Does this really sell magazines these days?.

I thought it was all about having a bit of tongue in cheek fun . No one was forced to do anything. Not even having to buy a magazine. It's rather disheartening coming to Scuttlebutt these days but I can see why .