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dpotipcoe@home.com

Sat, Dec 19, 1998 8:10 PM

I have on occasion been asked (by people that think I might know something
about boats) what boat should I buy. My first response is always the same.
Where do you plan to cruise? The response may be the North Sea or the Great
Lakes or a circumnavigation. Any one of these choices will by definition
favour certain boats more than others.
The obvious second question is budget related. There is not much point
looking at boats that are outside the chequebook.
These two fundamental considerations will I believe narrow the field
considerably. Attending boat shows, reading and participating in forums such
as this can all assist in arriving at a final decision.
Comparing boats on per dollar/displacement ratio is in my opinion not good
advice. I would not purchase a car based on similar dollar/curb weight
ratio's and personally see little value in the statistical data that this
brings to the decision making process.
Lastly the purchase of a recreational boat has an emotional element attached
to it. The appearance of a particular boat may for some be very pleasing
while for others may be in a word ugly. As a friend once said "it's a good
thing we don't all like the same girl"

David Potipcoe
DragonWyck (KK42)
dpotipcoe@home.com

I have on occasion been asked (by people that think I might know something about boats) what boat should I buy. My first response is always the same. Where do you plan to cruise? The response may be the North Sea or the Great Lakes or a circumnavigation. Any one of these choices will by definition favour certain boats more than others. The obvious second question is budget related. There is not much point looking at boats that are outside the chequebook. These two fundamental considerations will I believe narrow the field considerably. Attending boat shows, reading and participating in forums such as this can all assist in arriving at a final decision. Comparing boats on per dollar/displacement ratio is in my opinion not good advice. I would not purchase a car based on similar dollar/curb weight ratio's and personally see little value in the statistical data that this brings to the decision making process. Lastly the purchase of a recreational boat has an emotional element attached to it. The appearance of a particular boat may for some be very pleasing while for others may be in a word ugly. As a friend once said "it's a good thing we don't all like the same girl" David Potipcoe DragonWyck (KK42) dpotipcoe@home.com

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rebeccad@usit.net

Mon, Dec 21, 1998 10:06 PM

David Potipcoe wrote:

I have on occasion been asked (by people that think I might know something
about boats) what boat should I buy. My first response is always the same.
Where do you plan to cruise?
The obvious second question is budget related. There is not much point
looking at boats that are outside the chequebook.

We added to these the questions "who's going with you?" and "how do you plan
to pass the time while on board?"

This brought us to consider boats for short Bahamian cruises of two couples that
like to fish and dive, hang out in the cockpit and can't spend over $200k
including the first cooler full of beer.

What it really means is that when we started with a clean sheet of paper to draw
"our dream trawler" we actually came up with a picture of a twelve year old
sport fisherman. Go figure? Add water maker, inverter and batteries, bladder
tanks and then trade in the toy anchor for a few real ones. Result: One very
fast trawler that both the heavy cruisers AND the sail boaters can shun in the
anchorages. True, we aren't going to take her to Europe on her own bottom, but
we have made seven trips to the Bahamas this year. . . and we can actually
"trawl". An unconventional solution that, so far, meets our needs.

Ed Butler
41' Hatteras SF "NEUROSEAS"

David Potipcoe wrote: > I have on occasion been asked (by people that think I might know something > about boats) what boat should I buy. My first response is always the same. > Where do you plan to cruise? > The obvious second question is budget related. There is not much point > looking at boats that are outside the chequebook. We added to these the questions "who's going with you?" and "how do you plan to pass the time while on board?" This brought us to consider boats for short Bahamian cruises of two couples that like to fish and dive, hang out in the cockpit and can't spend over $200k including the first cooler full of beer. What it really means is that when we started with a clean sheet of paper to draw "our dream trawler" we actually came up with a picture of a twelve year old sport fisherman. Go figure? Add water maker, inverter and batteries, bladder tanks and then trade in the toy anchor for a few real ones. Result: One very fast trawler that both the heavy cruisers AND the sail boaters can shun in the anchorages. True, we aren't going to take her to Europe on her own bottom, but we have made seven trips to the Bahamas this year. . . and we can actually "trawl". An unconventional solution that, so far, meets our needs. Ed Butler 41' Hatteras SF "NEUROSEAS"

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baumgart@starrstuff.com

Tue, Dec 22, 1998 4:37 PM

What it really means is that when we started with a clean sheet of paper to draw

"our dream trawler" we actually came up with a picture of a twelve year old

sport fisherman. Go figure? Add water maker, inverter and batteries, bladder

tanks and then trade in the toy anchor for a few real ones.

You're not the only one. We have a boat that looks like a sport fisher. You can call her a fast trawler or a slow sportfisher. We can't cross the ocean but we can afford a day, week, or month on the water.

-Jim

Jim Baumgart

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>What it really means is that when we started with a clean sheet of paper to draw >"our dream trawler" we actually came up with a picture of a twelve year old >sport fisherman. Go figure? Add water maker, inverter and batteries, bladder >tanks and then trade in the toy anchor for a few real ones. You're not the only one. We have a boat that looks like a sport fisher. You can call her a fast trawler or a slow sportfisher. We can't cross the ocean but we can afford a day, week, or month on the water. -Jim Jim Baumgart <color><param>0000,0000,ffff</param><<")))>><< </color><color><param>8080,0000,0000</param>(847)782-2132 Telehub/Chicago </color>(<color><param>0000,8080,0000</param>760)749-4257 San Diego</color>

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