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Bruce Roberts Designs,specially 370 ?
On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:01:58 -0500, rhys wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jan 2006 03:36:35 GMT, (Lee Huddleston) wrote: If you own a certain model of vehicle, you notice how many are on the road. Since I own a Bruce Roberts design, I seem to notice a lot of them around. In fact, I know of a partially built Mauritius 43 for sale in Morehead City, North Carolina right now. Might be hard to get to Europe, though. :-) It is a tribute of sorts to BR that so many people have bought his designs. It's also a tribute that they can be finished in a way that connotes strength and longevity, and yet also sails well and comfortably. I don't reject the notion that a home/owner-built yacht cannot in fact be a great deal *better* than a production boat, or even that the finest of modern designs are not available to the home-builder (Dudley Dix and Angelo Lavranos come to mine). What I would argue is that the skills and determination and yes, the money to properly realize the architect's intentions with the design do not often meet in the same boat. You are quite correct. I good design does not necessarily mean a good boat. There are a lot of opportunities to turn a silk purse into a sow's ear. By the same token, I imagine that it is possible for very good craftsman to make a poor design come out better than one would expect. Your own boat might be a case in point...if it was so magnificently done by another fellow, how did you get the benefit of it? I can guess that the original builder, who took years to do the job right, possibly got too old or sick to use the boat, and had to sell it. That is exactly what happened. The couple that built the boat spent years working on it and living aboard. By the time they were finished they were too fragile to do extensive sailing. After I bought the boat, they moved to Florida and retired to a home there. Subsequently the wife died. I was very lucky to be able to purchase the boat just when they decided to sell. In fact, I really was not in the market for such a boat, but when I saw it and realized what a good deal it was, I could not resist. I fell in love. Which is why she is called "Truelove." I hope the process was enough for that individual. Were I 25, I might do it myself, but if I ever want to cruise for extended periods, my compromise will likely be to modify an existing vessel. R. Yes, I agree. If you really want to enjoy the process of building a boat, by all means do so. But, if your goal is to sail to far off places, buy a used boat and immediately take off or just modify an existing boat. It takes enought time to just get a good boat in shape for extensive sailing. Building a boat and then sailing it requires you to start young enough to complete both goals. Lee Huddleston s/v Truelove on the hard at Bock Marine Beaufort, NC |
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