Most people who buy these sorts of boats never do a lot of sailing
on them. That's a fact. In addition, neither are they cruised on the ocean
or in protected waters for the most part. Mostly, their owners sit on them
and entertain.

You need to get out more. Just about every serious cruiser I've ever spoken
with or whose boat I've seen are very, very particular about what they pack
and what they jetison. The ones who aren't particular either don't go
anywhere
and thus aren't really serious or they end up dumping a lot of their crap
very
quickly.

"Bobsprit" wrote in message
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Most people who buy these sorts of boats never do a lot of sailing
on them. Sure, they're great boats, but they're not usually raced
on the ocean or in protected waters.

Raced? I'm talking cruising, Jonathan. The Valiant 40, Gardener ketch at
my
club sail to warm waters every year. They don't have spartan interiors.
Every
serious cruiser I ever saw or read about had plenty of "home" packed into
the
boat. Nothing spartan.

RB