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From: Robert Gainer (no email)
Date: Sat Aug 14 2004 - 17:54:24 EDT
Janna en Len,
It’s good to hear your outlook on fiberglass, after going Trans-Atlantic in
several fiberglass boats and also crossing with a gaff rigged wood boat. I
have not yet done a crossing in steel. (Other then ships) Just because I
would not own a steel boat doesn’t mean that I would say it’s a terrible
materiel to use. It’s just not the right choice for me. Keep an open mind
and don’t confuse your opinion with fact. The fact is that there are many
materials and building methods that are suitable for cruising.
All the best,
Robert Gainer
>From: Len den Besten <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [world-cruising] A new topic :-) ... the Westsail 32 as the
>'ideal' world cruiser (for 2!)
>Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 14:34:12 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hi,
>
>Well I guess when you want to do the whole discussion
>you should start with the basics: hull-material,
>hull-shape and type of keel...
>
>For serious offshore sailing I think a grp boat is not
>suited. I even think grp is no serious boat building
>material. When you want to protect a grp boat against
>osmosis (and you should) you have to haul out every
>winter and let the wetted surface dry out. Or suffer
>costly consequences. I think that's hilarious.
>In a metal boat you always have a dry bunk... grp
>boats will often leak on the deck/hull-joint.
>In a metal boat you're a lot safer...
>And cause I don't want to always remove rust or have
>paint I prefer aluminium.
>
>And when you don't mind a not so current design and
>when a non-dutch shipyard will do you can easily find
>a 40-, even a 50 footer for less than 100k.
>
>Regards,
>Janna en Len.
>
>
>--- Joe - G4XRZ <> wrote:
>
> >
> > Hello All ! .. :-) .. we are sure you have probably
> > been verbally
> > beaten to death on the topic of the 'ideal' cruiser
> > for 2..
> > worldwide intentions... but hey ! :-) .. why not go
> > over it again
> > for the 'newbies' ....
> >
> > We have looked for 5 years, and decided on the W32
> > as the absolute
> > ideal in the areas of cost, comfort, space,
> > ability... nothing comes
> > close to this for us.. (Don't get us wrong !.. if
> > you know of a more
> > suited design in the sub 100k (usd) rate then please
> > offer
> > suggestions.. ).
> >
> > The wessy look 'right'. has the perfect offshore
> > cockpit (apart from
> > the flush deckers !), a great sail plan, has super
> > historical and
> > empirical performance, great accommodation, and it
> > 'talks the talk'
> > as well as 'walks the walk'..
> >
> > Just a topic starter, but we HAVE got our hearts set
> > on this design
> > and size as the ideal for US... would be interested
> > in your
> > opinions... objective mainly, but subject to the
> > obvious
> > subjectiveness... :-)
> >
> > Joe n Jayne - UK
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
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