Capt. Rob wrote:
So tell us Bob, are you the type of "cruiser" that always stays at
slips, or are you the type that runs a genset all night?


I'll let you know. We never had a genset before and we usually anchored
out. We took a slip at Centerport once but that was when Suzanne was 7
months pregnant. Otherwise we anchored or stole a mooring late.
We're actually taking a wait and see attitude about the genset. I have
access to a nice one, but won't install it if we decide it's not
needed. My friend has one on his Tayana and another on a C&C 34+. They
love running the AC on the more brutally hot nights.

I'm sure the people on the next mooring over love it also. Only
assholes run gensets in busy anchorages. I know - you'll claim you
would only use it if no one else is around - that's what they all say.

BTW, the PDQ I was
on had an expensive AC system and a genset.

Most PDQ have outboards with baby alternators and need a genset just
to run a fridge. If I had to do it over, I might forgo the large
freezer and make do with the standard fridge (9 cu. ft.) that could be
powered by a Honda portable. But running a genset just to run A/C at
a mooring is, for a small sailboat, an abomination. (Large powerboats
and very large sailboats tend to need them, but that another issue.)

Your objection to these
things really makes no sense. If you like a frill get it....if not,
then don't.

Then why would you claim everyone should "kill themselves" if they
don't have exactly the same features that you have? This is your
issue, not mine. I like all types of boats from small dinks to large
powerboats. I know super-wealthy people who go out in beat up
powerboats for fishing - more power to them! I'm envious of those
that buy old boats and fix them up and then take off for 20 years! I
like all of the gadgets though I tend to leave them behind when
cruising. (My cars have better nav systems than my boats.) But I
don't spend all my time bragging about how my boat is better than
everyone else's. I don't list everyone's boats and claim they're crap
compared to mine. I don't list all my assets to prove how wealthy I
am. Only a pathetic, insecure jackass does these things. Someone
like you, Monkey Balls.


You have a boat that doesn't heel and that's a frill I
don't want...and it's more indicative of what type of sailor you choose
to be than any genset. Raffles Light cruises the world with her genset
and AC systems. Big deal.

RB, a pathetic, insecure jackass who might own a
35s5 which stays in a slip in
NY because otherwise it would be horrific