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[JumbleDuck]

Yes. But not sure why you have quoted my post in making those entirely unrelated points. I was referring solely to the suggestion that a bigger boat involves a bigger learning curve on maintenance - I don’t think that is necessarily true unless it has systems that are perhaps more common on bigger boats - generator, water maker, aircon etc. But that’s about equipment levels, not boat size as such.

That's more or less what I was thinking of when I said that bigger boats generally need more maintenance skills. My boat is 26' long and has basic instruments, an ice box, two (!) water tanks and simple electrics. By 40' long you would probably expect pumped hot and cold water, a shower, holding tank, radar, in mast/boom furling, autopilot, blown air heating and all sorts of other complications. They aren't mandatory and they don;t come in any particular order or at any particular length(s), but overall I think you'd be hard pushed to find a 26 footer which takes as much systems maintenance and knowledge as an average 40 footer.

I have a Triumph Herald convertible. I can do anything on that car with a 9/16" AF spanner, a screwdriver and a lump hammer. My other half has a Skoda Yeti. I woudn't even know where to start.

 

[stranded]

That's more or less what I was thinking of when I said that bigger boats generally need more maintenance skills. My boat is 26' long and has basic instruments, an ice box, two (!) water tanks and simple electrics. By 40' long you would probably expect pumped hot and cold water, a shower, holding tank, radar, in mast/boom furling, autopilot, blown air heating and all sorts of other complications. They aren't mandatory and they don;t come in any particular order or at any particular length(s), but overall I think you'd be hard pushed to find a 26 footer which takes as much systems maintenance and knowledge as an average 40 footer.

I have a Triumph Herald convertible. I can do anything on that car with a 9/16" AF spanner, a screwdriver and a lump hammer. My other half has a Skoda Yeti. I woudn't even know where to start.

OK, I surrender - though if you are going to liveaboard and sail short handed without most of those things (not the furling main!) the maintenance learning curve may be one of the lesser challenges.

 

[ryanroberts]

Liveaboard boats seem quite small until you try to park them solo. Teignmouth on springs was quite fun.

 

[stranded]

Liveaboard boats seem quite small until you try to park them solo. Teignmouth on springs was quite fun.

That’s where size can help - the inertia/momentum gives you a little more time - though gawd help you if you don’t nail it!

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

Yes. But not sure why you have quoted my post in making those entirely unrelated points. I was referring solely to the suggestion that a bigger boat involves a bigger learning curve on maintenance - I don’t think that is necessarily true unless it has systems that are perhaps more common on bigger boats - generator, water maker, aircon etc. But that’s about equipment levels, not boat size as such. There are disadvantages to bigger boats, just as there are advantages, but inventing spurious disadvantages does not help the OP.

What I was getting at was that some of the jobs will be physically bigger, but I also wanted to include some comments regarding practical disadvantages.

 

[Caraway]

I have a Triumph Herald convertible. I can do anything on that car with a 9/16" AF spanner, a screwdriver and a lump hammer. My other half has a Skoda Yeti. I woudn't even know where to start.

Would that be an adjustable 9/16" AF spanner?