Now Bob.... my boat is so much nicer than yours.... it has class, it
has
distinctive lines, it has real Burmese Teak instead of cheap veneer, It
has
a cockpit as big as your boat, it has 2 anchors on bow rollers on a
bowsprit
that is made of solid teak and stainless, it has thermostatically
controlled
diesel furnace, it has a s/s galley and 2 iceboxes, it has way more
stowage
areas than your flimsy harbour daysailor, it has better nav gear, it
has
much better hull and it will leave you way behind on a downwind run.

Where shall I start?
Your boat is dated. I like it, but it's done.
Your interior is cheaper than mine by a mile. Fit and finish on my boat
is better.
My bowsprit is ALL stainless. No rot.
I have probably double your storage. In fact the 35s5 had a 2nd aft
stateroom option which on my boat is ALL storage!
I have modern nav gear, such as the new Garmin 192c.
Your boat is not faster on ANY tack in ANY conditions. Get real!

I like your boat. It has some charm. But in the REAL world, my boat
does everything better and faster.

RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:

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Where shall I start?
Your boat is dated. I like it, but it's done.
Your interior is cheaper than mine by a mile. Fit and finish on my boat
is better.
My bowsprit is ALL stainless. No rot.

An anchor roller is not a bowsprit. And one that drops mud on the
furler is worth squat on a cruising boat.

I have probably double your storage. In fact the 35s5 had a 2nd aft
stateroom option which on my boat is ALL storage!

What a crock! You know that isn't true! Or maybe you don't, which
would be rather sad.

I have modern nav gear, such as the new Garmin 192c.
Your boat is not faster on ANY tack in ANY conditions. Get real!

I like your boat. It has some charm. But in the REAL world, my boat
does everything better and faster.

Except sleeping overnight on a bendy would be horrific!

Except sleeping overnight on a bendy would be horrific!


Why? For and aft births are over 7 feet long? We have air conditioning
and heat and 8 opening hatches and portlights. We have two DVD LCD
screens fed by a DVD player and Video Ipod. Headroom is 6'4 and our
head is sized for an adult or two!
Sailors are quite comfortable cruising on 27 foot Albergs, so why
woulld a 35.5 with three times more volume be uncomfortable. Are you
someone who's wider than they are tall?

RB
35s5...the most comfortable boat here
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:
Except sleeping overnight on a bendy would be horrific!


Why? For and aft births are over 7 feet long?

And 6 inches high! And no overhead hatch!

We have air conditioning

Right. I forgot. Cruising for you means returning to the slip every
night to plug in.


and heat and 8 opening hatches and portlights. We have two DVD LCD
screens fed by a DVD player and Video Ipod. Headroom is 6'4 and our
head is sized for an adult or two!
Sailors are quite comfortable cruising on 27 foot Albergs, so why
woulld a 35.5 with three times more volume be uncomfortable. Are you
someone who's wider than they are tall?

You mean they actually anchored overnight??? Why, that would have
been horrific!!!!



RB
35s5...the most plugged boat here
NY

Right. I forgot. Cruising for you means returning to the slip every
night to plug in.


Ever hear of a Genset, Jeff? Ever hear of going somewhere and renting a
slip?

Oh boy. Some cruiser.


RB
35s5....a nicer boat
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:
Right. I forgot. Cruising for you means returning to the slip every
night to plug in.


Ever hear of a Genset, Jeff? Ever hear of going somewhere and renting a
slip?

Oh boy. Some cruiser.

So tell us Bob, are you the type of "cruiser" that always stays at
slips, or are you the type that runs a genset all night?

You know what we call both of these types of "cruisers" around here?
POWERBOATERS!


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!




RB
35s5....a nicer powerboat
NY

So tell us Bob, are you the type of "cruiser" that always stays at
slips, or are you the type that runs a genset all night?


I'll let you know. We never had a genset before and we usually anchored
out. We took a slip at Centerport once but that was when Suzanne was 7
months pregnant. Otherwise we anchored or stole a mooring late.
We're actually taking a wait and see attitude about the genset. I have
access to a nice one, but won't install it if we decide it's not
needed. My friend has one on his Tayana and another on a C&C 34+. They
love running the AC on the more brutally hot nights. BTW, the PDQ I was
on had an expensive AC system and a genset. Your objection to these
things really makes no sense. If you like a frill get it....if not,
then don't. You have a boat that doesn't heel and that's a frill I
don't want...and it's more indicative of what type of sailor you choose
to be than any genset. Raffles Light cruises the world with her genset
and AC systems. Big deal.

RB
35s5
NY

Why? For and aft births are over 7 feet long?

And 6 inches high! And no overhead hatch!

???Of course there's an overhead hatch in the V and that birth is over
7 feet. Aft cabin has opening port and ducted vents for AC and 12V fan.
On a 92 degree day it was quite comfortable.
As for the storage space, I'll post pics and that will end that. You
have no single storage space to match it's huge size...not even close.
There's also ample storage elsewhere...quite amazing for a boat of this
type.

RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:
Why? For and aft births are over 7 feet long?

And 6 inches high! And no overhead hatch!

???Of course there's an overhead hatch in the V and that birth is over
7 feet. Aft crawlspace has opening port and ducted vents for AC and 12V fan.
On a 92 degree day it was quite comfortable.

Stop! Stop! You're cracking us up!!! You're the only "sailor" in
history who has ever bragged about how comfortable their boat is
because it has A/C at the dock! (Except a few lonely men thrown out
by their women and forced to live dockside. So is family life getting
a bit stressful?)

You just don't get it - lots of boaters can afford A/C, but they just
don't want it. We've slept on board an average of 40 nights a year
for the last four years with only one night spent at the dock. We
don't call anchoring out "horrific," we call it a great night's sleep.
Even when we spent at lot of time dockside in Florida on our trip
there were only a few nights that were oppressive.


As for the storage space, I'll post pics and that will end that. You
have no single storage space to match it's huge size...not even close.

Unless it has 7 foot standing space, you're wrong.

And please, learn how to spell "berth." Your lubberlyness is just too
much!

You just don't get it - lots of boaters can afford A/C, but they just
don't want it.


And a lot of boaters have it and like it. So? Claiming a feature is "no
good" because you don't have it is pretty sad. And in our case it came
with the boat and is new. You're jumping up and down over a nice boat
feature we didn't even install. Pretty funny.


RB
35s5...the COOLER boat!
NY