Capt. Rob wrote:
Your writing is getting a bit better, boobie. Nice fiction. And what
the hell is a "Beneteau Morgan 38"?

The Beneteau MOORINGS 38 is probably what he meant, but I don't edit
someone elses comments. Beneteau built modified first 38's for charter.
No nav station. More room below. More conservative rig.

Or was it a Catalina Morgan 38? Who knows, certainly not your
"reviewer." Did he sail a PDQ or was it a Prout? I have no doubt
that some monohull sailors don't like cats - it doesn't bother me at all.



And for every post from someone who doesn't like cats, I can find
100
from people that think the bendy toys are crap.

Be sensible. Beneteau is the top sailboat builder in the world. They've
made some lemons to be sure. They are also a top charter boat.

yada yada yada. Do you have a point? Do we have to repost everything
you've said about bendy's? Which do we believe?



Just recently someone
posted in this forum that any 35s5 that had been raced for a few years
was burned out. Another post talked about one that looked nice but
couldn't pass survey.

There's a J105 at City Island Yacht club that has been raced for 3
years and looks like death warmed over. There's also Valiant 39 that
failed survey again and again. 95% of a boat's condition is dependent
on owner upkeep. Look at Neal's Coronado. It's one of the lowest end
boats ever, yet he took care of it and it's still sound and looking
bristol. You know better than to post such silly comments.
See my latest...and final thread on the matter.

I'm a bit curious about the history of yours. The broker said it was
"fresh water" until last year. It sort of sounds like your PO found
one on a lake that had never been sailed and brought to FL. However,
he didn't like it compared to his Tartan.

However,
he didn't like it compared to his Tartan.


He's 73. This was his second 35s5, so he clearly likes it a lot. He
sold the last one after an injury seemed to all but end his sailing
days. He bought another 35s5, then found his knees and hip made getting
around deck difficult. The Tartan is a flush deck and racing is all he
does. The 35s5 was doomed to just sit there, so he sold it to me. He's
happy that a family will get some use out of it...and so are we. We
paid less than anyone else has that I could find and have a unique
boat. The boat could never have been better maintained. For whatever
it's worth, the boat was owned by some folks at Microsoft at one point.
It barely got used in those years and ended up in indoor storage for a
while This, in part, explains the amazing surveyed condition. Or as he
said, "15 year old gelcoat doesn't look this good without a reason."
I gave the Doug the name of the owner to look up as he pleases, not
that the history is important to me...but it does give some indication
as to why her condition is superb, or as the surveyor put it, the
nicest 15 year old boat he's ever seen. Before you go into a tailspin,
I suggest you wait for the Hires pics which will show what appears to
be a nearly new boat...at just over 15 years of age.


RB
35s5
NY