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From: rob patt (no email)
Date: Sat Oct 15 2005 - 18:55:42 EDT
Judy,
Thank you Judy for your thoughtful response. You clearly have the real world experience and perspective of a second boat owner who has been there and done.
Not dealing with teak is of great convenience. Though I must say I own my high school and college employment to bright work. Many happy hours in a sunny, still air harbor sanding and varnishing. Oh yes and the chrome polish and brass polish.
The waterproof bulkheads are interesting. I met Louk Wijsen and learned first hand about his bring his sailboat 800 miles off the coast of California to San Francisco. A whale slapped him. When he was 200 miles off shore it really got ruff. The boat was broken from deck down to a through hull for the head. All the bulkheads were broken free from the hull. They think from the amount of damage the whale was really mad.
The things I do not like:
1. Center cockpit. Have always preferred aft cockpit boats; but guess I will eventually get used to the center cockpit.>>> The only things I understand that are negative about center cockpits are looking at the sails, looking up putting a kink in the neck. Also the amount of freeboard that the raised center cockpit becomes wind area. The wheel on the Amel looks like it is almost inside; I wonder if I would miss the sense of sailing out in the open. Several of the boat I am looking at are center cockpit.
The large windows look like they would be venerable to a wave breaking them out.
Rob
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