I think i have had a 100+ thread, but it was "who wants to buy a burgee" so bit crap really, not much of a discussion other than "me please" and so on....
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When all is quiet and you are laying alongside the pontoon sipping your G&T on your Moody ...... some plonker with his screaming kids, wife arguing that she wanted to be in the other place / berthed 50 yards back / holding that bow-line wondering the hell's she going to do with this dirty string ..... you will wish that you had the Boaters essential companions ......
What are they ???????
Baby-Gro's and Nappies
Yep ... you read right ! Baby-Gro's and Nappies .... All you have to do is hang a few of 'em in the rigging supposedly out to dry and NO-ONE will berthe alongside you !!!! Even the ones who HAVE baby's onboard ... as they have little sleep as it is and don't want your kids ruining the little they do get !!!!!
He just doesn't understand about ampage and whether its enough to sail etc.
Post Purchase Depression ...... PPD, I'll have to remember that one and not get it confused with PRE Purchase Depression !!!!
Anyway what are you clocking up his thread count ???? Haven't you got your own to run up ?????????? Actually there are a lot of repeats in this and other threads .... so serious counts needed !!
I have the next best thing; My daughter, her name is satan! "Look Dad other children!" As she thinks 1. Can I hit it! 2. Can I wind it up 3. Can I bite it. 4. Am I faster than it. 5.Will it see me. 6. Can it grass on me. 7.Will they notice I'm missing. 8. Do I still look angelic 9.Can Dad buy his way out of this one. 10. Will James (Brother) get the blame for it. The list is endless!
I'm still looking at the optional strongroom for the boat!
One time saw parents fed up with kids moaning and playing up .....
They hitched up the b/c onto the main halyard, kids yellinng .... YEAH GREAT C'mon Dad etc. and sent them up one at a time ...... for the really bad one I noticed that SHE went higher and didn't look too grand when she came down ... the others it was good fun !!!!
Once they were back in cockpit land they were quiet !!!!!
In that case you will need the extra halliard otherwise a real pain to take either the inmast or rolling genoa down especially if you go for the fully battened main, are you sure you really wouldn't like a sunseeker or nelson? )
I had heard that you were really dealing with the princess side of the house. Now I understand why you have gone for the shoal draft keel option it will be easier to get up on the plane, you could of course have the after burners fitted instead of the engine room blowers.
C-Map integrated with Raymarine Autopilot withtwo repeaters: One in the cockpit in front of the wheel and the second above the chart table so that you can see what your crew are doing,
Vacuum heads for instant evacuation,
3 available showers (hot pressurised water)
Off-watch quarter/sea berths
... and a sea usable galley,
And for sailing
Hydraulic furling (ie in-mast or in-boom or for the genoa)
At night on the seas you want to be able to sleep: So you will also need proper ventilation and silent pumps ... and proper other sound insulation plus two pairs of sound (ear) defenders.