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The group was the PDQ owners association. At that time, by definition
we were 2/3 owners of the the 36, the rest had the 32. More than half
of the fleet was represented; most of us are, were, or planned to be,
long distance cruisers. Both boats have the same galley down, open
layout. That is, the cook is not isolated but can see into the the
saloon and hand food up.

The parameters of the new 42 were outlined, and the audience was
asked, "If you were buying this boat, would you prefer galley up or
galley down?" The response was about 90% for galley down.

Also of interest, we were told that the computer only took a few
minutes to design the hull after a few parameters were fed in. The
hard parts were the structural design, the interior design, and all of
the tooling. And were told we could get one for $350K; the price
today is over $650K.




Bart Senior wrote:
Did they ask them if they would like the galley up
on a bigger cat?
Galley down? What do you think about this verses galley up as far as ld
crusing goes?
Prefer galley down.
We have direct access to the galley from the saloon.
When the PDQ 42 was being designed, they asked at the PDQ owners (at an
owners' meeting where over half the boats were represented) whether they
preferred up or down. The overwhelming answer was galley down. Every
galley up cat I've seen has compromised the both the galley and the
saloon.

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OzOne wrote
"Bart Senior" .@. wrote:

What is your draft?

400mm rudders up but still in the water

Wow, that is the shallowest draft I've heard of in a cat.
I could live with that.

With the dagger boards up, do they protrude above the
deck?

What about the design of the rudders? Are they the
cassette type that slide up and down in a cylinder?

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OzOne wrote in message

BoooHooo, now you're upsetting me.
Thing is CM, she weighs 6500kg and draws 400mm....you work it out.
She will sail donuts around your tub and keep the beer colder.

Now there's a scary picture... Overproof being circled by Moby Dock!


Horses for courses.
Oh, and those are not pics of my boat (well actually one is).
Mine has less white, a tad more timber (real timber veneer :-) ) and
more colour.

Anything to break up the institutional white decor. I bet it's a wonderful
party boat.

CM

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OzOne wrote in
"Bart Senior" .@. scribbled

With the dagger boards up, do they protrude above the
deck?
Yes.

Well you can't have everything. It would be nice if they
didn't stand proud of the deck.

What about the design of the rudders? Are they the
cassette type that slide up and down in a cylinder?

Cassettes.
The whole rudder can be withdrawn from the top for repair.

Nice. I've seen that design, and think it is ideal. You
could drop a whole new spare rudder right in, in a few
minutes. Take some pictures if you get a chance.

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OzOne wrote in message
...
On Wed, 30 Nov 2005 13:10:42 GMT, "Capt.Mooron"
scribbled thusly:

Anything to break up the institutional white decor. I bet
it's a wonderful
party boat.

Great party boat, lots of drink fridges and bunks.


and air conditioning?

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OzOne wrote
Great party boat, lots of drink fridges and bunks.

and air conditioning?


If I wanted air conditioning, I'd stay at home.
It has no place on a yacht.


OH! The HORROR !!!

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Fast is relative. A hotel on a barge (cruise ship) will do over 20 knots and
a bird farm close to 50 .....