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Originally Posted by sail2wind  You spend over a half a million on a boat, i don't blame you for defending it. |
Yes I am defending the boat. But not, as you imply, for the money invested in it. I am genuinely pleased with my purchase and wishing away every day I have to work before moving aboard full time.
I had the pleasure of talking to you in person and I've read your and Badgerman's non too constructive criticisms. Based on all the information I have these criticisms all fall down into one of the following categories
- Features you dislike but I do (like the single handing features)
- Early adoption issues (like the electrical issues you had and all the consequent symptoms)
- Issues that go away when understood and behaviors adapted (every boat has these in one form or another)
- Genuine issues that will either have to be lived with (again - I know no boat where you don't have to compromise somewhere) or will get fixed.
- Observations that I either simply don't agree with or think are simply unwarranted (like your and Badgerman's ridiculing of the the genaker winch)
Although I myself wouldn't use the same manner as you in raising your observations, I do take note of them and form opinions based on them. I would prefer constructive criticism as this would benefit all. But I can do without.
In the meantime I continue to look forward to my future and welcome the strong order book I'm getting on my boat in the meantime.
Oh - and just to correct the financial picture. The only funds committed to this boat are the loss of implied revenues on payments made on the boat plus the balance between value paid and current expected value (less commissions) plus costs/incomes through charter. This is the only way to look at an asset. Because I bought in very early on, this is still a positive number for me. Please don't think I'm defending a sunk 1/2 million cost because I am not.