If IKEA built a sailboat

[robertsapp]

Do you think it would look like this?

http://www.sailboatlistings.com/view/26957

Less than $16K. No mention of whether some assembly is required.

 

[Jackdaw]

Hmmm. The base price is 30K Euros, so start adding at $40,000

Interesting, but they would have to tell me where the traveler goes before they get MY deposit....

http://www.aurayatcilik.com/aura-27.html

 

[inarathree]

And you can buy one with your paypal account

 

[RECESS]

Wierd. If they plan on making deliveries by May, they have no prototype to show a video of? I clicked on the Aura powerboat, it is the same design without a mast. Oh boy.

http://www.aurayatcilik.com/aura-27.html

 

[finding41]

I love Ikea! I put it together for university students each fall. I also install there kitchens for people that all of a sudden get overwhelmed by the wordless instructions.
I think is a pretty neat looking contemporary design. I'm not sure of the open back design. Could mean a wet cabin. It would be a nice boat for a couple or small family.
I think it would be nicer if it had an aft bunk. Maybe even a water ballist and daggerboard. On a trailer to boot. (it kind of looks like the Mac 26X design inside)

 

[inarathree]

Note the engine is on the options list. Also I wonder if the "Bimini" is removable?

 

[Deadhead]

Note the engine is on the options list. Also I wonder if the "Bimini" is removable?

I would imagine that the (also?) optional rudder and keel are held on with splined dowels.

 

[finding41]

Could you imagine trying to keep the water spots off the bimini?

 

[finding41]

Those spilned dowels swell up when they get wet. Makes for a tighter fit.
My guys call the universal tool that comes with all the Ikea stuff a monkey grinder.

 

[PaulK]

If Ikea built a sailboat, it would be Swedish. This thing is not Swedish. Even with the splined dowels all swelled up, it looks like a canal boat with a height problem. Dual 18" wheels?

Noticed the differential between the Euros and the USD price. Must be due to the VAT in Europe, which they (and you) don't have to pay if the boat's exported?

 

[Merlin Clark]

Is it just me or do those lines look familiar?

 

[kenn]

...wierd.

(it kind of looks like the Mac 26X design inside)

... and outside . Hang a 50 HP Honda off the transom and...

If IKEA made a boat, you'd have to buy all the bits separately - hull (FLOT), deck/superstructure (KABINN), interior finishing (what else... BILLY shelving), plumbing (HEDD), choice of wheel (KAPITAN) or tiller (BOTSTIK) steering, choice of rig packages (KRUSYR or ZUUM), lifelines and stanchions (DONFALL)...

Assembly would be challenging, but the only tool necessary is be a 6 mm hexkey. That's a given.

 

[gpd955]

If Ikea Made A Boat, You'd Have To Buy All The Bits Separately - Hull (flot), Deck/superstructure (kabinn), Interior Finishing (what Else... Billy Shelving), Plumbing (hedd), Choice Of Wheel (kapitan) Or Tiller (botstik) Steering, Choice Of Rig Packages (krusyr Or Zuum), Lifelines And Stanchions (donfall)...

Brilliant!

 

[Scott B]

...wierd.




... and outside . Hang a 50 HP Honda off the transom and...

If IKEA made a boat, you'd have to buy all the bits separately - hull (FLOT), deck/superstructure (KABINN), interior finishing (what else... BILLY shelving), plumbing (HEDD), choice of wheel (KAPITAN) or tiller (BOTSTIK) steering, choice of rig packages (KRUSYR or ZUUM), lifelines and stanchions (DONFALL)...

Assembly would be challenging, but the only tool necessary is be a 6 mm hexkey. That's a given.

I think you've been spending too much time at IKEA on the weekends over the winter...... You need to get out on Lake Ontario to clear your mind and set it straight again.....

 

[inarathree]

My wife pointed out that the sails would only come in funky colors and patterns.

 

[dlandersson]

lol

...wierd.

Assembly would be challenging, but the only tool necessary is be a 6 mm hexkey. That's a given.