How dare you talk about sailing?

CN


"Capt. Rob" wrote in message oups.com...
| Our friend had a PDQ 36 from the mid 90's. We sailed it twice, once
| near Niantic and another time when he brought it down to us. In choppy
| conditions it was not a pleasant ride and it was NOISY! As far as the
| odd motion, Anthony, who owned the boat certainly didn't like it and
| has since sold it and bought Shannon 43 which he's currently restoring
| (Beautiful boat). In his defense, he's a retired cop who bought the
| thing at an auction and cheap. He took a chance and it really paid off
| when he sold it...so all's well. The PDQ actually went up in value in
| the two years he had it.
| I believe Jeff has a bigger PDQ...not sure and maybe the 36 is too
| small, but we didn't like it. It just didn't feel like sailing and
| wasn't interesting after 10 minutes. I hated the helm, which felt dead
| most of the time. I sailed visually rather than by feel on most tacks.
| Suzanne could see the alure for someone who's older. Anthony at 55 sure
| didn't like it and sold it after 2 seasons..at a good profit. He agrees
| it's just not sailing in any satisfying sense when your on a cat of
| that type. They are floating condos and I could care less if you
| daysail it or take it around the world. It's still not a boat for
| sailors, which is why I don't know a single sailing enthusiast who
| wants one. The same mentality behind a PDQ or big Prout is behind
| buyers of those big Hunters. They want a stable, ultra roomy
| motel/platform that won't heel...and "add some sails if you can,
| please."
| As for seasickness...I wasn't, but I didn't like the motion. In defense
| of the Cat, Suzanne was pregnant at the time. But she never got ill on
| the C&C, J24s and all the other monohulls we played with that summer.
| I guess Jeff will now say he has the PDQ Deluxe 42 or something and
| that it's somehow different. Ok...you can keep that wide load...we aint
| interested. The feel of sailing a monohul is what it's all about. If
| you don't get that, well, that's just fine.
|
| Capt. Robert B
| 35s5...a boat that sails the way a sailboat should!
| NY
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