On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 05:15:39 +0000, Gould 0738 wrote:

In the interest of providing the rec.boats political debate society with a
short, boating related interlude, I am tossing in one of my more recent boat
review items. :-)

Be warned.

1. It's very long. Send out for coffee after the first 1700 words.

2. Some favorable comments about many aspects of the product are included. Those
who become emotionally distraught when reading anything not bitterly hostile to
the marine industry are invited to either skip this thread or flame me privately
at . Won't accept responsibility anybody becoming po'd and
acting badly after ignoring this advance disclosure.

3. Alternate, issue-oriented, informed opinions offered without personal insult
are eagerly solicited in this venue for the purpose of promoting discussion.
Thank you.

********
A Boat for All Seasons

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Thanks for the review, Chuck! Here's some hopefully-#3 comments rather than
#2...

First, OK, it's a "favourable" review. But surely SOMETHING was wrong with the
boat? Of course, I'd say 30 gph is in the "yikes!" category: it takes me a month
to burn that much. What about access forward in those "questionable" conditions
(often a problem with express cruisers)? Anything else you DIDN'T like?

In fact, Impressing the Babes is about the only way I could justify burning
30gph to go 25mph. Let's see...Vancouver to Desolation Sound: about 100 miles.
That's 4 hrs each way, but 120 gals!

And waterproof instruments in an open cockpit? what a concept!

Also, loved your description of the brochures: too true! We have a Standing Joke
in Engineering that in order to be an Engineer, you need a white shirt and tie
(no jacket), a hardhat, a clipboard, and you must be pointing at something. This
is how we're portrayed in ALL brochures...

Lloyd Sumpter
"Far Cove" Catalina 36