Sailing a C&C32 is not a "sea trial".
http://www.schulzsurveyors.com/sea.htm
If you're going to play the expert, you need to UNDERSTAND the terminology.
There is only one kind of "sea trial", it involves sailing and inspecting
the boat you intend to purchase, not the same model.

While sailing the vessel one plans to buy is best, sailing a sistership is a
reasonable alternative.
Let's look at why this is so.
The main reasons for a sea trial are to judge sailing characteristics and test
a vessel for obvious problems. In an era of production boats built by major
builders, boats of the same design generally exhibit identical sailing
charateristics. This is the essence of one design building. So sailing a
sistership(s) will generally bear out sailing characteristics. In the case of
Alien, her history was known to me and she was thoroughly gone over. In the end
I had some idea of how she would sail and had no concerns regarding condition.
For all intents and purposes I had a sea trial. Clearly this is not the case
with boats built one off and I would want a sea trial of certain makes, such as
Cheoy Lee, irrespective of a detailed survey.

RB

(Bobsprit) wrote in message ...
Sailing a C&C32 is not a "sea trial".
http://www.schulzsurveyors.com/sea.htm
If you're going to play the expert, you need to UNDERSTAND the terminology.
There is only one kind of "sea trial", it involves sailing and inspecting
the boat you intend to purchase, not the same model.

While sailing the vessel one plans to buy is best, sailing a sistership is a
reasonable alternative.

BULL****! Are you really that stupid?




Let's look at why this is so.
The main reasons for a sea trial are to judge sailing characteristics and test
a vessel for obvious problems.

Yes and you will never find odvious problems on a sistership dummy.


In an era of production boats built by major
builders, boats of the same design generally exhibit identical sailing
charateristics. This is the essence of one design building. So sailing a
sistership(s) will generally bear out sailing characteristics.

Halfwit


In the case of
Alien, her history was known to me and she was thoroughly gone over. In the end

Not if you did not do a sea trial. How did you stress her on the
blocks?


I had some idea of how she would sail and had no concerns regarding condition.
For all intents and purposes I had a sea trial.

Are you really this ignorant?



Clearly this is not the case
with boats built one off and I would want a sea trial of certain makes, such as Cheoy Lee, irrespective of a detailed survey.


I've never seen so much back peddeling in my life. Face it Bob you
just put your big foot in your own pile of crap. With a boat that has
rod rigging the only way to test it correctly is to sail her in seas.
Even the most cared for boat can have a flaw you will not find unless
you put her thru the paces.

Are you so dumb you can not understand the meaning of "Sea Trial"?

Joe

RB

Even the most cared for boat can have a flaw you will not find unless
you put her thru the paces.


But if you can't put her through her paces, then sailing a sistership is a good
idea followed by a very careful survey.
Joe, you made NO points. I did everything correctly and my boat, which has NO
problems proves it. You can cry and troll like an ass, but you'll still be
wrong. Here's the proof and the pudding....

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/al4.jpg

Dry boat, bone dry decks and no engine or electrical problems after two
seasons. You can argue with success, Joe, but you'll just keep losing!

RB

a vessel for obvious problems.

Yes and you will never find odvious problems on a sistership dummy.


What an idiot. Obvious problems will be found if you have a clue about boats,
which you clearly don't!

RB

This is the essence of one design building. So sailing a
sistership(s) will generally bear out sailing characteristics.

Halfwit


Joe, please explain how MY C&C 32, (following a proper survey) might still have
exhibited dissapointing sailing characteristics as compared to the two other
C&C 32s I'd sailed. Having sailed aboard 4 of them now, I'm really curious to
hear this one!

RB

Alien, her history was known to me and she was thoroughly gone over. In the
end

Not if you did not do a sea trial. How did you stress her on the
blocks?


Stress test her how and where, dumbass? On the LIS? What a dope!

RB

Nutsy,

Where did you find a sister ship with the Step Ladder on the Stern?

OT

Nutsy,

Where did you find a sister ship with the Step Ladder on the Stern?

Good point! My boat also has better gear than the others. I wonder how much
performance difference all of my self tailing winches make...

RB

Sailing a similar boat is not a Sea Trial, it's a test drive.


Still more than Scotty did. And Mooron and Scotty are still advocating buying a
designs who's sailing properties are unknown.

RB

More lies from the ****Head.


"Bobsprit" wrote in message
...
Sailing a similar boat is not a Sea Trial, it's a test drive.


Still more than Scotty did. And Mooron and Scotty are still
advocating buying a
designs who's sailing properties are unknown.

RB