Wansworth
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Wonderful……..long way to walk,she does like being shouted at?
Side decks have it.
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LittleSister
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Why the need to shout? Surely you both know your semaphore?
Wansworth
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Aquarius ccutter24
johnalison
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Some of the small '70s boats had awkward decks, I was thinking of the Alacrity, or was it Vivacity, and the Vancouver was very narrow, though that didn't seem to put people off. My one-time Sadler 29 had sloping decks, which could be a problem, except under way when they were perfect.
The answer to W's question, though, is for them to change places so that she is in command of the boat while he does all the hard work.
The answer to W's question, though, is for them to change places so that she is in command of the boat while he does all the hard work.
Wansworth
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#h3 is too busy doing wordle or crosswords?
Chiara’s slave
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My Oh’s arthritis has made that changearound happen for us. She steers, I pull the string. Mrs Wansworth (Putney?) maybe needs to think about that. It passes the time as well as being useful.
Wansworth
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Puma29….Angus Primroes design,here in the ria de Vigo,,,,,,,,
billskip
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Wandsworth (Putney)..has a d in it.....
SaltyC
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The perfect solution, worked reasonably well with the last (first) boat, a little confusion picking up buoys, if I pointed to one side (ie the Buoy once close) the question was 'Do I push the tiller that way or go that way' ? Yes had been explained. The solution, get a boat with a wheel then she cannot forget because result is the same. Simples!!
Result - She gave up, 'I can't do this wheel thing I don't understand' worrying from someone who has been driving many decades.
She too now just sits in the cockpit doing crosswords and puzzles. So, I sail singlehanded, or singlehanded with wife.
Wansworth
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Making farst to a cleat ashore…….as many turns as the rope allowes?
Chiara’s slave
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Call her Putny then.
Praxinoscope
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Dare I say it? That this is my biggest complaint about (sshhh the Anderson 22), it’s over the coach roof to access the foredeck.
Wansworth
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You should hold on tight they are very fast…..
LittleSister
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Of course, in the sub-23 foot category you've focused your search on to date, the boats will all have either narrow (or non-existent) side decks or very restricted interior space. Or both!
So very cannily she will have you ramping upwards your purchase budget so it'll include a boat big enough to meet her exacting standards. The maintenance and equipment budget for a larger boat will also be significantly higher, and you'll be on the back foot forever afterwards, trying to hide from her the extent of these costs. All so that she can have one foot next to another, rather in front of one another, in the unlikely event she were to be willing to abandon her wordle and crosswords and go forward along the side decks to help with berthing or whatever.
Speaking of going forward, I doubt that there a many of them in Galicia, but I remember seeing an article (in PBO?) by an owner of a Wing (25ft long-keeler), who noted that one of its advantages was that the foredeck was big enough to put a deck-chair on. Whatever you do, don't mention such potential to Mrs. Wansworth!
Daydream believer
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Having been asked to go forward, to catch the mooring on a friends boat, my wife described that cabin top as a ski run
Wansworth
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Yes you have neatly summed up the problem,latest possibility is a Dufour3800 in the ria de Vigo, going to a bigger boat changes the use pattern,maybe longer stays,but with pets the max we can be away together is four days..Of course, in the sub-23 foot category you've focused your search on to date, the boats will all have either narrow (or non-existent) side decks or very restricted interior space. Or both!
So very cannily she will have you ramping upwards your purchase budget so it'll include a boat big enough to meet her exacting standards. The maintenance and equipment budget for a larger boat will also be significantly higher, and you'll be on the back foot forever afterwards, trying to hide from her the extent of these costs. All so that she can have one foot next to another, rather in front of one another, in the unlikely event she were to be willing to abandon her wordle and crosswords and go forward along the side decks to help with berthing or whatever.
Speaking of going forward, I doubt that there a many of them in Galicia, but I remember seeing an article (in PBO?) by an owner of a Wing (25ft long-keeler), who noted that one of its advantages was that the foredeck was big enough to put a deck-chair on. Whatever you do, don't mention such potential to Mrs. Wansworth!
Daydream believer
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I have seen other posts that you have made & it is clear that you have no intention of buying a boat. May i suggest a campervan would be more in keeping with your requirements?
May i suggest a campervan would be more in keeping with your requirements?Wansworth
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I am of undecided nature?I have seen other posts that you have made & it is clear that you have no intention of buying a boat.
Praxinoscope
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Having been asked to go forward, to catch the mooring on a friends boat, my wife described that cabin top as a ski run
Wow! didn’t realise the A22 is good for winter sports.
Daydream believer
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I think it is more a case of streamlining for speed. My wife just reckons it is a death trap
