"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
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Plus it looks like a sailboat, not some bloated plastic appliance.
Check out
the hull form and keel - you will see that is one SWEET boat!


The center cockpit on a 35 footer has never worked. Only the small
Moody comes close to pulling it off. It's also slower than the 35s5 and
has a smaller cockpit, no swim platform. It does have the same
excellent Whitlock steering system without stretchy cables!
Good boat, but so few built...only about 40-50 in the USA.


RB

Why must you compare it to your boat? Can't you admire it for what it is?
Not every boat has or needs a swim platform or Whitlock steering.

A properly set up cable system will feel just as good as a Whitlock rack and
pinion system. B-52's fly on cable systems, 600,000 lbs at 600 mph, so do
F-14's at over 2,000 mph pulling 6 g's..

The center cockpit is a personal preference, as is the swim platform. If you
haven't noticed, swim platforms aren't very popular in the Nordic countries.
Nor are scoop sterns unless you like ice water.

Does your boat have a good heater? What kind and how many BTU? How much ice
can it sail through? Is it easy to anchor from the stern? How do the
characteristics of your boat change with heavy, following seas when 8 tons
of seawater flow in and out of your cockpit? That's almost like sailing with
a half flooded bilge.

The premise of all of your posts is that your personal choices are somehow
better than others. For you, maybe, but for others it's their personal
choice that matters, not yours.

But you must admit, that by any independent and objective standard, the
Scanmar is a classic to be admired by all.

Damn, what a nice boat!

Amen!