Comments interspersed . . .

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com...
| Just 18 days until we fly back to Tampa to see family, then have fun
| with our new boat...the Beneteau First 35s5!
|
| But did you know...?
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| The 35s5 has discontinous rod rigging!

Whoop-de-doo! Ever so practical.

| 35s5 deck and bulkheads are honeycomb to save weight!

In other words flimsy construction. Too cheap to do it right
with solid glass. The stanchions will tear right out of the deck
should some fat arse fall against the lifelines. The deck will
bounce you like a trampoline.

| Rudder stock is epoxy corposite!

Corposite? That's a new one on all of us. What ever it
is all it means is Beneteau is too cheap to use stainless
steel.

| All lines and furler below deck!

That it has wind-up sails is NOT something to
be proud of. Any enclosed lines are an accident
waiting to happen.

| 35s5 fitted with new Dutchman system!

They should call it a Lazyman system for that's
all the good Dutchman does. Just more lines for
windage, chafe and fouling.

| Counter tops are marble!

Excellent. Heavy marble. They go to the trouble to
use honeycomb on deck to save weight and they use
heavy marble counter tops. Bwahahahahahahahahaha!

| Halogen and LED lighting!

So does a Mac 26X if the owner shops at West Marine.

| The swim ladder FOLDS flush into the platform!

Whoop-de-doo! A sugar scoop transom actually needs
a swim ladder? What kind of a fat arse can't climb onto
the water level step of a sugar scoop transom? Chuck
the swim ladder and install a hot shower to rinse off
that LIS sewage.

| Two zone AC and heat for aft and main cabin!

Only good at the dock - double whoop-de-doo!
Besides, a candle would heat that cramped so-called
main cabin and an ice cube in front of a fan would
cool it.

| Bunks sized for adults over 7 feet long!

Is it a sailboat or is it a motel for the NBA?

| Headroom over 6'4!!!

Ya gotta love the extra windage of that high deck.

| Owners report easily outsailing their ratings!

Ratings for passage making? Do they give good
handicaps for those seven-foot bunks? That air
conditioner? Swim ladder? Sugar scoop transom
that turns a 31-footer into a 35-footer?

Next time get a real boat. But first you will have to
get your priorities straight. You pretending to be
a performance sailor is like Oprah Winfrey pretending
to be a ballerina.

CN