"Capt" Rob" wrote
Basically only a few people don't own aging crap

Sturgeon's Law: At least 90% of everything made is crap.

This suggests that careful choices are how to avoid crap,
not buying new and certainly not forming opinions based on
advertising.


Me and the 35s5....new enough to be problem free. She needs nothing.

Not a windlass? How about the rod heads in the rigging? They
age, same as swage terminals on wire rigging.



Vito wrote:
You are certainly correct in my case - at least partly. My boat does need a lot
of work but I would hardly call her "crap" nor was she bought on a 'tired
budget' (I'm unsure what 'tiring problems' are).

That's when your money gets exhausted from being bragged
about so much.

.... In my mind the reason to own a
mid/small size sailboat is the same a owning vintage cars or motorcycles - to
keep them up and enjoy their traditional designs. Otherwise why bother?

For mid/small traditional boats, yes. It's a good thing,
worth doing, to bring them forward so the next generation of
sailors will be able to experience them too. OTOH a
mid/small size boat need not be traditional to be worth
owning and/or working on.


... I can
understand owning a new larger ocean going yacht - something over 65' - but a
new 35' with weird lines to take your family swimming in a cesspool? No thanks.


Sounds like you're coming down with a bad case of good
judgement. And Bubbles boat (presuming he really does have
one) isn't "new" other than in grossly relative terms.

Why 'ocean going' at 65'? That's too big IMHO unless you
want professional crew along.

Fresh Breezes- Doug King