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Old 24-04-2010, 04:03   #1
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Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder - Look at this Catamaran !

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder & Someone loves her no matter how she looks!
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Old 24-04-2010, 04:19   #2
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A significant piece from the cubist period.
Hey, as long as someone is enjoying it, and it doesn't fall apart causing an expensive rescue operation, it's all good.
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Old 24-04-2010, 05:29   #3
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Hey, as long as someone is enjoying it, and it doesn't fall apart causing an expensive rescue operation, it's all good.
You sure of that?

Some boats are so ugly they should be destroyed and the builder/designer should be subject to mandatory abortion with retroactive force..
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I particularly like the asymmetrically positioned, uh, thing under the bridge deck - escape pod?
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Lifeboat rescues Captain Calamity marooned at sea in catamaran made out of wood and a metal bedstead | Mail Online

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It's amazing what can happen when you discover a 12 pack lurking in the back of the fridge and then remember you've got some old plywood sitting out in the shed...
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When I see the stuff like this I always think that someone probably whittled the designs down to 2 or 3 ideas and after much mulling over decided to build the good one
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I think it's made of lego painted white.
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I don't get it. When you've seen one multihull....
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I decided to buy the boat and start using it for those folks who want a really cheap charter!
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That killed me...thanks Bash!
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It's a design that would make the inventor of Legos proud.
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Ventilation seems like an issue....
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God is that ugly, looks like 2 monohulls tied together
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