Nordhavns are expensive because they are beautiful, well designed, well engineered, and well made.
Okay, I buy all but the beautiful part...want beauty, get a Krogen.
Reply:
Come on Bob, I can't believe you're calling my boat ugly! How do you qualify ugly anyway? I put a Fleming 55 at the top of the beautiful list and the Mirage 37 at the top of the ugly list.
Gil
Nordhavn 35
On 2/14/05 1:58 PM, "gil6981@adelphia.net" gil6981@adelphia.net wrote:
Come on Bob, I can't believe you're calling my boat ugly!
Not me! There are many stops along the way from beautiful to ugly. IMHO, Jim
Krogen, encouraged by the eye of Art Kadey, did not allow form to be
overcome by function. The Manatee came after Art died...
Bob
R C Smith Jr
M/V MARY KATHRYN
Hatteras 58 LRC
Twin Dolphin Marina, Bradenton, FL
You can all thank Ed Monk sr. who designed most style trawlers, read "Ed Monk
and the tradition of classic boats" by Bet Oliver.
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Come on Bob, I can't believe you're calling my boat ugly!
Not me! There are many stops along the way from beautiful to ugly. IMHO,
Jim
Krogen, encouraged by the eye of Art Kadey, did not allow form to be
overcome by function. The Manatee came after Art died...
Bob
R C Smith Jr
M/V MARY KATHRYN
Hatteras 58 LRC
Twin Dolphin Marina, Bradenton, FL
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