How many brands have you owned?

[Ron Hughes]

Hobie16,Santana25,H35.5,H40.5,Escape 11.5...

Hobie 16: Fun, fast, wet, taught me how to stay out of irons.Santana 25: Showed us the joy of monohull sailing, sleeping aboard was nicer than the Hobie(marginally!), convinced us to commit to a boat with real accomodations.Hunter Legend 35.5: Wonderful sailing vessel! Not quite large enough to hold the systems we wanted.Hunter Legend 40.5: Sails like the 35.5, but has room for systems, waterline means faster hull speed so she gets to the rendezvous in less time when the distances are long. Headroom aft means a happy spouse. Hunter makes the most boat for the money, too bad they don't make Legends anymore.......... I might wish for a bigger one someday.Escape 11.5: For my daughter who loves it. The Hoyt boom system and unstayed carbon fiber furling main make it a simple matter for her to start sailing or to stop in a matter of seconds-the key to fun for a new sailor.Tinker inflatable foldable RIB with the sailing rig: A great tender that rows(best with the centerboard down), tows, sails, and motors extremely well for lots of fun/utility at anchor.

 

[Richard Owen]

Many different boats

I've been all over the board:LaserTin fishing boatWindsurferSan juan 21San juan 24Sun27Wellcraft 18.5 (power)2 KayaksBeneteau 44Hunter 40.5Hunter 460Various dinghysThey have all been thoroughly enjoyed. I think the next will be a Boston Whaler Montauk for fishing. ROwen

 

[Tom Hadoulias]

Several Brands

Being a native Floridian near the water and having owned more boats than I care to think of, I purchased a Cherubini Design Hunter 37 Cutter. I was a previous owner of a Pacific Seacraft Mark IV which proved too small for my bride and I to take cruising. This boat was one of the most well built boats I have seen and should there have been more than five foot headroom we probably would still own her. While looking for a suitable cruiser to replace our sold vessel, a friend suggested we look at his Hunter 37 Cutter. In all honesty, I was just going to pass up the boat as I did not feel this was a suitable vessel for our passage plans. Well... We went to look at her with some trepedation to subdue my friend. I was really looking for excuses as we were driving over, to let him down easy as to what a real boat should be. As we stepped aboard, my wife was immediately impressed with the cabin and accomodations. My friend was babling about this Cherubini guy and I just grabbed my flashlight and started looking at the structure of the boat. What I saw at first was a very substantial hull to deck joint. Actually, it looked almost identical to my Pacific Seacraft. As I looked further, I became more impressed with this boat and further investigation led me to purchase her and feel confident that with proper outfitting and taking care of some minor production problems inherent in this boat, there is nowhere she cannot go. Hence, to the disdain of some of my fellow liveaboard crusing friends who own some of the finest and therefore most expensive boats on the market, I embark on making my Hunter a true bluewater cruiser that will not only outperform all the bathtubs that are supposed to weather any storm, but to be able to be just as secure and for less than a quarter of the cost of the "name brand" medals of honor. I certainly am not knocking these boats, If funds permited I would gladly own one. My point is, that you can have a great boat and not spend your life's savings and have just as much fun without limitations as the guy who thinks that a big price tag is insurance against the sea. Thanks Hunter, you have in the past and continue to build boats that are designed to meet the requirements of a multitude of different sailors. From daysailors to world passagemakers. That's why, in this competitive world of boat manufacture's, you are still alive and one of the largest sailboat builders in the world.Tom Hadoulias"Lite Chop"Cape Canaveral Fl

 

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Final results

Final results for the Quick Quiz ending 9/4/2000:How many different brands of sailboats have you owned? 34% Two (118)  23% One (80)   20% Four or more (69)  19% Three (65)