You forgot to mention that my boat is akin to trailer trash on
water and worth less than the radio on your new boat.

Oh, and Steve and Martin both have boats.
And I know what they are.
And you don't. :-p~

Scotty


"Swab Rob" wrote ...
Here's why a First 35s5 is better than your boat....

Jeff: The 35s5 sails like a big dinghy when you want it to.
It's a
blast! It heels and takes off like a the kind of boat you have
to seek
out to excape the dull PDQ. And it can cruise nicely for a
small
family!

Sloco Loco: Where do a I start? Your boat is slower, cramped
and butt
ugly even compared to my old C&C. Even under sail the Express
looks
awful. Few people can get past it's looks. The 35s5 won Boat of
Year
awards and was even in Moma's Magazine for it's Stark design!

Doug: The 35s5 has something called a "mast" and "sails." It's
powered
by the wind. You should really give this a try.

John Cairns: You own a Catalina 28. Good god, man. Have you NO
personality?

Joe: Your steel motorsailer may be even less fun to sail than
Jeff's
PDQ. No, Joe. Sailing is not about making 9 knots for days on
end and
powersailing through tacks. That's why folks who "like" to sail
would
rather have a lowly Depress 30 than your boat.

Mooron: Poorly fit teak does not make for a good interior. I'd
rather
have well fit Silly Putty! Your slow boat has merit and charm,
but it's
quality has dipped seriously after I looked at the Nordica
website and
prices on them. These are cheap sea boat wannabes. The 35s5
does
everything better and looks better doing it.

Steve: You're boatless. WTF?

Neal: You're pretending to be on a big cruise, so I'll play
along.

Katie: The Kirie is a nicely designed boat, but I hope yours
doesn't
have the quality control issues we found out about, mostly on
later
boats though. Still, our 35s5 is nicer in every way.

Martin: Do you have a boat? I don't recall. If so, it's junk co
mpared
to our 35s5. And the boat you might buy later also won't
measure up.

So...that's it then. Thank you.

RB
35s5
NY

You forgot to mention that my boat is akin to trailer trash on
water and worth less than the radio on your new boat.


Your boat is a low cost family cruiser, much like a Catalina 30 or
O'Day, and it sails about as well...which is to say pretty well. Since
you paid so little and aren't looking for a quick resale, I can't
imagine why it's worth is in question. If you had a new Catalina it
would offer few advantages and cost much more.
There's a big difference in your defense of your boat and Sloco's
Depress 30 or Jeff's PDQ. Those clowns defend what their boats can do,
what features they have and so on. On the other hand, you've continued
to sail your boat and only pointed out how it was being used...the way
a boat should be. That puts your boat above most here.
Sorry I had to get tough on you, Scotty!

RB
35s5...a great boat that will be sailed often!
NY

"Swab Rob" wrote ...
. Since
you paid so little and aren't looking for a quick resale,

true. I could have sold her for a $4k profit 3 days after I
bought her, but I wanted the boat more than the money.

Scotty

true. I could have sold her for a $4k profit 3 days after I
bought her, but I wanted the boat more than the money.


Good for you. That's spirit and love of sailing. Note Jeff busy
worrying about what I paid for my boat and what it costs to ship it
here blah blah. Who cares? Only him I guess.
Were you aware that the fellow who built your boat passed away not too
long ago?

RB
35s5
NY