Who is Toyota, Lexus, Mercedes, Ferrari Equivalents?

[salticrak]

wharram tiki 26 = 1963 volkswagen beetle

[Factor]

Originally Posted by tropicalescape

Oh, in that case they all are labeled as Ladas!!

Thanks very much for your erudite, informed and illuminating post.

[cat man do]

Originally Posted by salticrak

wharram tiki 26 = 1963 volkswagen beetle

I was thinking more like

[bob_77903]

Originally Posted by Cotemar

Wasn't the OP asking about Multihulls sailboats?

I don't see anything in the OP about multi's

[Cotemar]

See the top of your page.
He is posting in the Multihull Sailboat forum.

[bob_77903]

Originally Posted by Cotemar

See the top of your page.
He is posting in the Multihull Sailboat forum.

My mistake, I never look up there

[Aussiesuede]

Well for s*its and giggles:


Buick = Lagoon

Chevy = FP

Ford = Leopard

Volvo = Catana

BMW = Sunreef

Jaguar = Privilege

Bentley = Yapluka

Lotus = Outremer

Ferrari = Gunboat

[Cotemar]

Aussiesuede,

Looks like you win the prize. I like your list.

[David_Old_Jersey]

Originally Posted by salticrak

wharram tiki 26 = 1963 volkswagen beetle

For me all the Wharrams remind me of a VW Campervan - split screen .

Both might be on the basic side - but seem a lot of fun, both boats / vans and owners.

[Sand crab]

I had to Google a Lada. They don't make it all the way to the states. But we used to have Yugos. Does that count? Hmmm what monohull would be equal to a Yugo? Oh crap Here we go again.
But seriously folks we forgot the Atlantic lineup. They are semi custom so I vote that they are comparable to a Saleen Mustang.

[Ex-Calif]

Originally Posted by S/V Illusion

As I've said here before, while sitting in some remote island in the South Pacific talking with fellow cruisers from around the world, no one ever listed boats in such a fashion. They all require maintenance, have breakdowns and require repairs.

Rather, one major topic of discussion was how well-suited their boat was for the specific cruising they planned, e.g., antarctic, island-hoping, speed vs, stability, storage and space priorities, etc...

My suggestion is you forget the brand name and consider what you want a boat for. You will be far better served once you determine your needs rather than try to come up with a list based solely on price, metaphor to cars, etc.

You don't want an AC Cobra to do trips to the grocery store or transit Alaska.

+10

Just a more creative way to start a fight...

Although it is hard to argue that the Lagoon is not the Lagoon of multihulls...

[pillum]

Originally Posted by Cotemar

See the top of your page.
He is posting in the Multihull Sailboat forum.

Hullist!

[Capt Phil]

I'm with Ex-Calif and S/V Illusion... what you intend to use it for dictates what you should buy. Although I would like to try the Alaska Highway in a Shelby Cobra figuring it would be a oneway trip! Capt Phil

[tropicalescape]

Originally Posted by Factor

Thanks very much for your erudite, informed and illuminating post.

your welcome!I could have said Trabant..DVC

[pillum]

Would it not be truer to compare them to RVs? With the exception of the last two in the list anyway...

Lagoon: Alpenlite

Outremer: Airstream

FP: Featherlite Coaches

Gunboat: Gulf Stream

Sunreef: Holiday Rambler

Privilege: Pacific Coachworks

Yapluka: Winnebago

Prout: United Recreational

AC45: Ferrari

AC72: Bugatti