Ugly, Ugly Sailboats

[Justin_NSA]

It could happen

 

[Captain Larry-DH]

There's no perfect boat. It's only a matter of choosing which trade-offs are best, among your available/affordable choices. Those can change over time, circumstances, and choices can also change based on experience. The sunset is just as beautiful from a beat up dinghy as from a superyacht.
I like messing with boats and being on the water.

 

[jon hansen]

perfect, that's tough ......

aeolus is a spectacular great lakes scout, camper style
Ascow is a midwest racer, fastest sailboat on the bay
trinka 12, it's a bruce kirby design

pretty damm close to perfect, for me

gave the cal20 to my daughter down the street, 3 grandkids to train

 

[garry]

Congrats for expressing your opinion and not being intimidated by people who think you're closed-minded and should accept whatever comes along! I agree with you--square, bulky, with lots of freeboard is an eye-sore. Plus, quality-wise, a lot of these new boats are shit. I was on a Beneateau 40. You should have seen how small the electrical panel was. And the electric winch didn't even have its own breaker! And their teak decks are thin, thin, thin! And As anyone who works on them--they are more

 

[garry]

ooops. Didn't mean to send yet. And since when have square portlights been aesthetically pleasing on a boat? Oh, and that plumb bow, good luck not chipping your gel coast when pulling up the anchor if conditions aren't calm.

All that said, even the more expensive quality boats have their weaknesses, so buy a used boat from someone who cared and could afford to maintain the boat to a high standard! It worked for me!

 

[jon hansen]

i like that old school plumb bow look

 

[jon hansen]

i like that old reverse stem, bow look

 

[jon hansen]

..... but this is my favorite look

i like teak decks too

 

[kappykaplan]

 

[Michael Davis]

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..... but this is my favorite look

i like teak decks too

Teak decks? Really?

 

[jon hansen]

yes really. teak decks on the wisconsin BB64

 

[Michael Davis]

decks on the wisconsin

Nice to have a large crew to look after them.

 

[jon hansen]

wood make for good insulation

 

[jon hansen]

why do you think the call navy sailors "swabs"

 

[dLj]

Gosh, anybody seen a cannon like that on a sailboat? I've often fantasized about having a really nice bow cannon... "Hey look out buster, I'm a sailboat and I have right of way, wanna find out how I make it happen???" Hahahaha

I understand we actually no longer have the technology to make the really large guns on those battleships...

dj

 

[jon hansen]

 

[jon hansen]

The Cannon Store | Winchester & Herreshoff Signal Cannons and Accessories

www.thecannonstore.com

 

[jon hansen]

you can get them for your yacht

 

[jon hansen]

or

 

[Hayden Watson]

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..... but this is my favorite look

i like teak decks too

It looks much better this way IMHO.