What's the attraction..

He goes out on the weekdays in the summer, I often see him coming in on the 16.30 but I have not seen him out since about Oct.
 
Deleted User said:
So what exactly is an 'attractive' boat for southern UK waters if this one isn't?
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Well said............. and I agree what is an attractive boat for the Southern waters, I would expect that this vessel would out perform most of the boats that are berthed there.

This type of vessel is designed to go cruising on not day or weekend tripping and as such from what has been said it isn't being used to it's full potential!

Tom
 
Deleted User said:
So what exactly is an 'attractive' boat for southern UK waters if this one isn't?
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I think you get me wrong - I actually said that she is a handsome vessel, its just that it strikes me as a type of boat that falls between all the stools for the types of boating that are most common in the Southern UK area. That is to say Sport Boating/towing toys etc, or Gin Palacing, or fishing/sea angling. She's not really very well suited to any of those roles, so what would be in the owner's mind to have her based here in Poole.

I could see how her seaworthiness would be an asset if cruising off Scotland or areas more akin to her home waters in the USA, just not where she actually is on the south coast.
 
Greetings from Wales. Are folk not allowed to go long distances from Poole then, sorry I must have broke that law quite a few times in my ignorance. Or is it OK to go long distances from Plymouth, but not from Poole?? Is it OK if we go to Scotland this summer, or did we use up to many sea miles going to Ireland and IOM last year??
 
strakeryrius said:
For the last 12 months or so I've had one of these

http://www.nordictugs.com/models/nt32_intro.html

berthed up next to me. In all that time I've only ever seen her out once and so far have yet to meet the owner.

Don't get me wrong she's a handsome vessel, but I fail to see the attraction of such a boat in southern UK waters.
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Reflecting on the last 3 summers maybe this is the way to go boating in UK
I used a similar boat for 2 week summer cruise 700miles very comfortable in adverse conditions
 
I think you get me wrong - I actually said that she is a handsome vessel, its just that it strikes me as a type of boat that falls between all the stools for the types of boating that are most common in the Southern UK area. That is to say Sport Boating/towing toys etc, or Gin Palacing, or fishing/sea angling. She's not really very well suited to any of those roles, so what would be in the owner's mind to have her based here in Poole.

I could see how her seaworthiness would be an asset if cruising off Scotland or areas more akin to her home waters in the USA, just not where she actually is on the south coast.
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Hi strakeryrius, my boat- based in Chichester - is something similar (Aqua-Star 33):

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I can take her out single-handed or with crew in just about any weather, which means that there hasn't been a month when I haven't been out somewhere for at least one day in the last couple of years. And no need to don full foul weather gear - shirt and trousers and turn up the heating to nice 'n' toasty.

She'll go through pretty much anything, although obviously it's a bit of a nuisance to have to keep on towing the lifeboats to safety :D

Not fast, I grant you; rolls like a pig and a certain amount of water comes over the deck.

Nicely appointed inside: decent double in the main cabin: Bunk beds in the second cabin. Decent eating facilities. Normal tv and sound stuff.

And at the end of the day, no fiddling with acres of canvas with cold fingers. Just turn the key in the door and away.
 
strakeryrius said:
I think you get me wrong - I actually said that she is a handsome vessel, its just that it strikes me as a type of boat that falls between all the stools for the types of boating that are most common in the Southern UK area. That is to say Sport Boating/towing toys etc, or Gin Palacing, or fishing/sea angling. She's not really very well suited to any of those roles, so what would be in the owner's mind to have her based here in Poole.

I could see how her seaworthiness would be an asset if cruising off Scotland or areas more akin to her home waters in the USA, just not where she actually is on the south coast.
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I guess what was in the owner's mind was doing relaxed passages to distant parts using a modest amount of fuel. Seems like a legitimate purpose to me. I suppose if he'd have wanted a boat only to zoom to Studland Bay and back in flat calm seas and use 100g of fuel to do it, he'd have bought something suited for that purpose like a Sunseeker:)
 
Deleted User said:
So what exactly is an 'attractive' boat for southern UK waters if this one isn't?
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Who knows? It's the one that you like best and does what you need it to do.

I find the Nordic tug and the Corvette 320 looking really good for smaller boats that looks like they can take some weather. I've not been on either but they just look they're made for the purpose and that could be the attraction.

A good example would be Nordhaven, I hate the look personally, but I see the attraction.
 
RogerRat said:
Who knows? It's the one that you like best and does what you need it to do.

I find the Nordic tug and the Corvette 320 looking really good for smaller boats that looks like they can take some weather. I've not been on either but they just look they're made for the purpose and that could be the attraction.

A good example would be Nordhaven, I hate the look personally, but I see the attraction.
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Just as a point of interest I was sent some photo's of the new Fleming Corvette 340 last week by a friend of mine who happens to be Duncan Cowie (of Fleming) brother. I did ask if I could share them around... apparently not!

edited bit... apparently that was before they had a chance to put them on their own website... now here they are!;

http://www.corvettemarine.com/340gallery_ext.php


Anyway the new Corvette looked...well very similar to the old Corvette, but somehow it did have that up-to date clean look, and I don't mean the boat was not dirty, just the lines were better and the use of smoked glass on cabin windows bought the look of the boat to this century. The photo shoot was taken in rough weather off Taiwan, they couldn't get a helicopter so ran the boat full speed towards some cliff's where the photographer was perched and turned at the last minute.... made for some good pictures.

....I do like the look of the Nordhavn, but I would want something that just had a bit more of a turn of speed...something like a Hardy 42 or 50... mmm
 
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benjenbav said:
Hi strakeryrius, my boat- based in Chichester - is something similar (Aqua-Star 33):

I can take her out single-handed or with crew in just about any weather, which means that there hasn't been a month when I haven't been out somewhere for at least one day in the last couple of years. And no need to don full foul weather gear - shirt and trousers and turn up the heating to nice 'n' toasty.

She'll go through pretty much anything, although obviously it's a bit of a nuisance to have to keep on towing the lifeboats to safety :D

Not fast, I grant you; rolls like a pig and a certain amount of water comes over the deck.

Nicely appointed inside: decent double in the main cabin: Bunk beds in the second cabin. Decent eating facilities. Normal tv and sound stuff.

And at the end of the day, no fiddling with acres of canvas with cold fingers. Just turn the key in the door and away.
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Thanks for your input Benjenbav - yours is another very handsome vessel.

So the gist of it all really, as far as the attraction goes, is that its an all-weather boat, rather than bought for a specific boating purpose, or to go long distance cruising. Or do you use her for long-distance stuff as well?
 
hlb said:
Greetings from Wales. Are folk not allowed to go long distances from Poole then, sorry I must have broke that law quite a few times in my ignorance. Or is it OK to go long distances from Plymouth, but not from Poole?? Is it OK if we go to Scotland this summer, or did we use up to many sea miles going to Ireland and IOM last year??
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It seems to me that people go long distances in all sorts of boats - you are a prime example - but you don't have one of these do you? Neither do I and I am very sanguine about going long-distance in my own boat, just don't have the time to do so at the moment. I envy you your free time to go long-distance and enjoy your write-ups when you do go.

There's no law about going long distance out of Poole or anywhere else - I was just idly wondering what was in the owner's mind to have a boat like this in the South. I hope to finally meet him sometime this season and have a chance to pick his brain over a beer or three...
 
Firefly625 said:
, they couldn't get a helicopter so ran the boat full speed towards some cliff's where the photographer was perched and turned at the last minute.... made for some good pictures.
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James, I remember a similar story a couple of weeks ago in the Med., where the featured boat didn't manage the last turn very well..:o
 
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