"Boo" wrote in message
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maintain that any boat with sails that contains a large, heavy diesel and
large, often three-bladed propeller is a *******ization of a sailboat

What about folding props then, Mr Wilbur "Pug-ugly Boat Owner" Hubbard ?



Folding and feathering props are a blatant admission of the folly of
dragging a fixed prop on a sailboat. I think they are ludicrous as they
still remain a half-assed measure. Either you have a sailboat or you have a
motorboat. If you are content with having a motorboat with a big diesel and
fixed prop then stop trying to claim you are a sailor. It just ain't gonna
happen!


Wilbur Hubbard