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11-03-2010, 15:14
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Boat: Beneteau FIRST 42
Posts: 1,836
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What Makes a Cruiser, a Cruiser
Recently on one of the topic threads, ity was mentioned that my boat didnt fall into a clasification as a cruiser........No Worries.. but I wonder. as we've lived aboard our boat for 7 years now and have traveled a few thousand miles, we're totally self contained, well stocked, and well sailed..
with plans to head out in the fall for parts unknown..
So, Is a Rose, a Rose, nomatter what color or shape it is....and by any other name, still a Rose....
And a boat used for cruising, not a cruising boat?????
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11-03-2010, 15:17
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 120
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Deeeeeeeep!
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11-03-2010, 15:24
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S/V rubber ducky
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Florida cruising currently
Boat: Hunter 410
Posts: 18,972
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I'll say NO! (no reason just because). I think too many on this forum spend too much time concerned about others options and acceptance of such.
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11-03-2010, 15:30
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: 29° 49.16’ N 82° 25.82’ W
Boat: Pearson 422
Posts: 16,227
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Well, there are those who say if you aren't in a full keel, gaff rigged, double ender then you don't have a cruising boat. Then there are those that try to adapt an ULD, deep draft, fin keel racer into a Bahamas gunk holing boat.
At the end of the day, if you have lived aboard for seven years and put a few thousand miles under the keel I would not worry too much about a label.
But if you have to ask, in my opinion, if you are cruising then you are a cruiser and your boat is a cruiser, even if you are in a row boat.
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11-03-2010, 15:35
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Ruskin Florida
Boat: 1977 chris craft catalina express
Posts: 5
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25' chris craft catalina express
We're wondering if our boat is cruiser?
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11-03-2010, 15:48
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Vashon, WA
Boat: Haida 26', 18' Sea Kayak, 15' kayak, 6.5' skiff, shorts
Posts: 837
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All boats are cruisers. It's like buddhism, everyone is invited.
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11-03-2010, 16:00
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Anacortes, WA
Boat: Maine Cat 41
Posts: 325
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A cruiser is... you know, kinda like, well .... a boat that cruises???? Maybe?
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11-03-2010, 16:06
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Senior Cruiser

Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
Boat: Valiant 40 (1975)
Posts: 4,073
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I don't think your boat is a cruiser Randy. I think you and your wife and kids are cruisers. Your boat is only the tool that your using...
As said earlier- even a lifeboat is a cruising boat if someone lives in it.
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11-03-2010, 16:35
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Puget Sound
Boat: Irwin 41 CC Ketch
Posts: 2,878
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You ask is my boat a cruiser..yes...should you be cruising in it...yes
WHERE?
is the arguing point for most people it seems.
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11-03-2010, 16:58
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Oromocto, New Brunswick
Boat: 1976 Alberg 37 Yawl hull 172
Posts: 395
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Quote:
Originally Posted by flnudistcpl
We're wondering if our boat is cruiser?
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It is if you cruise it.
Look at some of the "boats" that come from Cuba. If your boat is lightly built, you just need to choose your weather window more carefully & plan a shorter passage.
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11-03-2010, 17:32
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2007
Boat: Beneteau FIRST 42
Posts: 1,836
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zednotzee
It is if you cruise it.
If your boat is lightly built, you just need to choose your weather window more carefully & plan a shorter passage.
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Now thats an answer...... and should be used whenever anyone asks, "What boat should I buy"
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11-03-2010, 17:46
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: between the devil and the deep blue sea
Boat: a sailing boat
Posts: 20,398
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I like sailing boats. And whenever I can see a sailing boat cruising I like it too. Somehow, cruising boats can be a disaster when they go sailing.
Or something like this.
b.
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11-03-2010, 18:24
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hayes, VA
Boat: Gozzard 36
Posts: 8,700
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Quote:
And a boat used for cruising, not a cruising boat?????
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Cruising is entirely about showing up. Be nice if you looked nice and had extra beer but winning friends is another designation. If you do it long enough people catch the idea. If there were too many rules who would bother?
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Paul Blais
s/v Bright Eyes Gozzard 36
37 15.7 N 76 28.9 W
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11-03-2010, 18:31
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CF Adviser
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: sausalito
Boat: 14 meter sloop
Posts: 7,260
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I hope we don't have copyright problems here.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pblais
Cruising is entirely about showing up.
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Nicely put, Paul.
Indeed, I already seem to have stolen it.
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cruising is entirely about showing up--in boat shoes.
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11-03-2010, 18:52
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Hayes, VA
Boat: Gozzard 36
Posts: 8,700
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Having been here for 7 years and the stories told and the boats lost and found that come by these waters it comes down to simple truths. If you can get out there and stay there you are - really doing it. It's not about being better - ugly or not. A day on the water anyway you can is better than not. People come in all shapes and sizes with baggage to be sure.
Cruising won't make you a better person than you are, but you sure as anything can feel better about the whole situation. A change in attitude is all most people require. The rest were doomed from the start.
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Paul Blais
s/v Bright Eyes Gozzard 36
37 15.7 N 76 28.9 W
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