Harry,

You really need to stop facilitating Skipper. ; )

Every time he dangles the bait, you take it hook, line and sinker. Even a
fish learns quicker than you do, but then again, the fish might be smarter.


"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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Skipper wrote:
"Wayne.B" wrote:

With the largest available engines, range on the Aleutian 70 might
prove to be just several hundred miles at a "high teens" cruising
speed. Certainly very workable for coastal boating, but slower speeds
and perhaps a different engine selection would have greater appeal to
yachtsmen primarily concerned with long range passage making.

No doubt a nice boat for those who can afford a fuel burn of 5 or 6
gallons per mile but no passage maker. We saw a number of boats in
this size range on our cruise north this summer, typically with a
professional crew of 3 to 5 who get the boat from point A to point B
and wait for the owner to show up on the weekend or whenever. Seems
like a waste of fine machinery to me.

That is the thing with Tom Fexus designs, there always seems to be
something not quite right...typical of today's East Coast designers. The
best designs seem to come from the West Coast and Pacific rim...that's
where the real talent is, whether sail or power.

I wonder if that GB-70 has another of those un-ergonomically designed
engine rooms Fexus is noted for?

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Skipper


You're an ignorant ass, Skipper. You're in Derby, Kansas, 1500 miles from
the nearest ocean, and you don't own a boat. What could you possibly know
about boat design? At best, you may have owned a 22' Bayliner at one time.
That's about all anyone needs to know regarding your knowledge of boat
design.

Oh, the man's name is spelled Fexas, not Fexus. He's done some really
interesting boat designs in his career. What have you designed? Nothing.

Bet you didn't know Fexas was an engineer on the SS Independence and a
project engineer for Electric Boat. Much of that kind of work done in
Derby, Kansas?

The closest you get to water these days is your bathtub. If you even have
a bathtub.





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