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Forum: General Sailing Forum 04-06-2017, 07:54
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Pilot houses are wonderful. Feels like a proper boat..

Can always turn the A/C up.....:whistling:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 30-05-2017, 09:27
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

I think once more, you have misconstrued what has been stated.

1/. Its a boat.
2/. Boats reside on water.
3/. Water makes boats jiggle.

For this very reason and because boats are inherently...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 30-05-2017, 07:20
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Methinks you missed the point completely. When you have bounced off the beautiful interior a few times, and put band aids on the cuts from the sharp edges, and realise how impractical the placement...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 17:17
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

At some point it seems logical...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 16:19
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

You took Grumping and turned it into an art form...:biggrin:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 15:30
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Some modern designs on boats dont have handholds where you need them.
Not to mention the sharp edges instead of rounded....

A tendency to use non sailing interior designers to appeal to a certain...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 15:25
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats

I use Skype for calls on the laptop and tablet... just need the phone for whatsapp and patients... my Spanish clinic number.

Its also a little easier to carry. :thumb:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 14:09
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

naah.... just leaving the reality where it is... :thumb:

So

I order a new phone today... I decided that given the proclivities of some people, I also ordered a linked chain and bonded end to...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 13:09
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Let me make sure I have this correct.
I have been on deck sweeping sailboats.
I have been on the Broadblue.

We will leave it at that... :thumb:

In all seriousness, if I had that kind of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 12:59
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Further to this... (Grump) Whatsapp is stored locally. I find out I should have save the messages somewhere on the cloud.
1/. then I have to contact my cell phone company and get the same sim...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 12:51
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Ken
With a Foresail you cant see squat if it sweeps the deck...

I have been on the Broadblue.
1/. YOu can see through the cabin.... it has windows.
2/. The sails are high enough to not...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 12:44
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Talking of grumps...
Friday night Me and my phone entered into a crowd of people... as we exited, my phone went off walking with someone else..

grump grump grump..
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 12:22
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Ive no idea Ken.... Perhaps you could explain this?

https://images.boats.com/resize/1/55/71/5055571_0_311219691600_2.jpg?t=1428994800000&w=900&h=900

PS.. this is an Oyster..
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 09:42
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5-mSKMI3aaY
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 09:39
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Hey guyz

Im being outgrumped here...

BRILLIANT!! :thumb::flowers:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 08:18
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

I used to subscribe to that theory....

At some stage it gets wearing being cold and miserable.
IF CRUISERS use the autopilot for 90% of the sailing as they stated, then a tiny joystick is all...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 08:11
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

There is a helm on the other side too.
But I guess 99% of people owning this boat will be inside at the helm, with all windows open, the roof open.....or.... the A/c on eating the miles to their...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 06:23
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Tiller steering on the 550 BroadBlue... if it rains... go inside as above... :biggrin::biggrin:

:thumb:
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 06:14
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Grump grump.... baah.

Broadblue Rapier 550 Catamaran helm.. Also has exterior steering.
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 02:23
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Also. Another grump.

Recently went on a lovely mono after it rained... there were no deck cushions to sit on...

"drying out" the wife said sheepishly...

So a/. "they missed the window of...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 01:35
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

eh? With the air scooped through the boat front to back, and the windows open on an enclosure above the open cockpit door, the air flow is pretty constant and central. I would still have a cover is...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 01:14
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

Remember, this is grumpy old men rants... this may or may not be the same rant for other grumpy old men... :thumb:

Its mainly concerned with boat design compromises that need to go!!

:biggrin:
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 01:08
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

My second grump, especially on some catamarans, is that they put the helm behind a bulkhead window that then looks into the cabin and your view has to go through the cabin windows!!

:thumb:
...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 01:02
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

LOL
Your videos show different... Mr and mrs Kenomac in full wetties in a storm... battling to get somewhere.. At some point, the cockpit enclosure seems a great idea... :thumb:

This is great for...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 28-05-2017, 00:34
Replies: 165
Views: 23,140
Posted By weavis
Re: Grumpy old men and boats.

This seems so much more civilised..and equally good for placement of the helm.. keeps the weather off. Warm in winter, cool in summer...
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