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From: Rick Bradshaw (no email)
Date: Wed Jul 02 2003 - 17:00:55 EDT
James,
Thanks for posting. You presented good information for those thinking
about the various pros and cons _and_ there are things in your post
that Gerad will definitely want to interpret and use when he looks. I
think you also may well be right. That (old flame war) may be the
problem.
However, _apparently_ Gerad's _already_ made the choice to buy steel
or at least metal. He _already_ knows about fiberglass boats and
perhaps wood and concrete ones too (but that's not his question). If
that (the decision is made) is the case, _surely_ we can conduct
ourselves in a manner in which flame wars are not going to erupt and
tell him what we know collectively know about metal boats as he asked
even though we may not agree with his choice. I don't think it is
that difficult. It _really_ is okay to post. Just keep it to the
facts and don't let your emotions, and I _know_ there are some
emotional people out there :-), run away with you.
What _does_ he look for and how _does_ he evaluate a metal boat just
to get to the point of getting a surveyor? After all, I doubt that he
is the financial position, like most of us, of dragging around a
qualified marine surveyor for metal hulls to every boat he looks at.
Anyone else? There's got to be several people out there with metal
boats. Maybe you just know someone who has a metal boat that you can
talk to about it and then send in the info. That would be a great
service to your fellow list members. What do you wish you had known
when you bought your metal boat? What do you consider the most
important things to look for in a metal boat, and, if possible, why,
before the cash goes down and the surveyor gets there?
Rick
>I think people are staying away from this issue because of the recent flame
>war - also it's summer vacation (cruising) season for many of us.
>
>I would ask, where are you planning to cruise? And for how long? Steel
>makes sense for very long term cruises to some areas, like artic/antartic.
>In my opinion, a good solid heavy (previously cruised) fiberglass boat makes
>more sense for the traditional areas.
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