"Bobsprit" wrote in message

| I thought this troll over for a bit...
| Few sailboats are ugly or plain to me, especially under sail. Even a
Catalina
| and Hunter are things of beauty, sails set against a blue sky.
| That Mooron thinks a C&C is a "puddle duck" speaks volumes. Sure, there
are
| boats I "prefer" but I love sailboats of all types. Even a Mac26x is a
| facination feat of semi-succseful engineering.
| I'm sorry for Mooron.

So in effect you're saying that Cappy's Coronado is after all a thing of
beauty??
That a MacGregor 26XL is a thing of beauty?

No Bob... beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder and although you might
like the lines of a C&C... when every other boat looks like a knock off
replica.. the beauty of the vessel is lost like a tree against the forest.
When you can't identify your own vessel in a mooring field of look alikes...
the point becomes moot. I can readily Spot a Hans Christian or a Cabo Rico
on a mooring field or at the dock. Those lines are timeless and exquisite.
They define grace and power. Unless you are racing in a class... why would
you want a boat that looks like every other off the mold knock off??

CM