On Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:26:23 -0400, anon-e-moose
wrote:

D.Duck wrote:
Eisboch wrote:
"jps" wrote in message
...
Navigator, big plastic boat. Never liked the lines or the look and
they drop value pretty quick. Somebody was happy with you having paid
the depreciation.



You are entitled to your opinion.

Ever been in one in 8 foot confused seas? Ever seen how they are
constructed?
Ever been in the engine spaces and seen the size of the main stringers
and the general construction and design of the important elements of a
boat? Ever spent 10 hours a day at cruise speed, 30 miles offshore on
one? Have you owned one? Ever spent any serious time underway on
one? Have you piloted one in rough seas? Handled one in close
quarter maneuvering? I suspect not.

Something tells me you don't like them and made your unsolicited
comments simply because I owned one.

I agree they are not "pretty" in the eyes of all, but they are highly
regarded in marine surveyor's circles as being very well designed and
built from a marine engineering point of view. They are basically the
same boat as a Californian Yacht, the original Marshall design and
boat line which he sold and then purchased back a few years ago.

I could recite the main reason I decided to buy one, and the opinions
of seasoned, larger boat owners who were underway on the one I had but
I doubt they would be meaningful to you. I also don't think that the
difference in what I originally paid for it and what I sold it for
almost 9 years later represented an excessive "hit",
depreciation-wise. Very few new boats hold their value well.

Don't quit your day job to become a marine surveyor.

Eisboch

Can you spell T-R-O-L-L ?

It's more than that. Eisbock is obviously successful and JPS is Jealous
of the fact.

I'd certainly like to have the safety net and disposable income that
Richard has achieved but I wouldn't trade my life for his. I'm 10 to
15 years behind him and on my way to a similar business event that'll
liquidate my ownership, maybe more or less but that matters not.

I have nothing against Richard but I certainly disagree with his
politics and reticence to explain himself.

When he's pressed, he says he doesn't give a **** what anyone thinks
but then later admits he does. I'm sure he'll clarify it by saying
that he doesn't give a **** what *I* think but that's just bluster.