"Maxprop" opined:


The Pardeys were proof-positive of this. They did brightwork and woodwork
jobs as a means of acquiring funds underway, and considered their boat a
sales tool. So they kept Serrafin and Taleisin in bristol condition
constantly, which often meant doing maintenance underway or in quiet
anchorages. AFAIK they still do.


If your idea of cruising is doing brightwork in quiet anchorages then you are
as lame as the Pardeys. I sure do enjoy hearing power tools and generators
and smelling varinis fumes so some putz can do useless cosmetic work on his
boat. Yes siree, that's what quiet anchorages are all about. Uhuh!

I would much rather do some snorkeling, fishing, beach combing, exploring
and sailing or even just sitting in my cockpit sipping a cold beer while breathing
the fresh air, enjoying the peace and quiet and noting I have the time to do
it because I'm not a slave to brightwork. . . But, then again, I am not an
'all show but no go' type like you. I value the basics in life. I'm a man and
a sailor. You and the over-the-hill Pardeys are show-boaters who have their
priorities wrong.

CN - a go-boater, not some lame show-boater.