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Date: 03 Feb 2002 00:59:48 GMT
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Subject: BENETEAU-PROOF PUDDING
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"P30 -perfect stepping stone to a more modern boat." - Bobsprit (1-Feb-2002)


Yup....and enough to teach a smart person enough to avoid boats from companies
like Beneteau.
I owe my old Pearson a LOT and will always remember her fondly. All boats are
stepping stones, stepping to a bigger boat, faster, newer, or just upgrades,
it's all about tweaking the boat, the rig, the life, the wife....and then you
die.


Capt RB

Yup....and enough to teach a smart person enough to avoid boats from
companies
like Beneteau.


You couldn't find anything better than this?


RB
35s5

That's all he needed. You were busted.

That's all he needed. You were busted.


How so? You mean by eventually buying a nicer faster roomier classier
boat than yours? Yep, I'm busted.

RB

Check your hinges. The 35s5 has a well earned reputation for poor hinges.
Alos, stay out of currents. The engine is weak and cannot move against
currents in excess of 7 knots. Then try backing that sucker. You've got a
lot to learn, sailor.
"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
That's all he needed. You were busted.


How so? You mean by eventually buying a nicer faster roomier classier
boat than yours? Yep, I'm busted.

RB

Check your hinges. The 35s5 has a well earned reputation for poor
hinges.
Alos, stay out of currents. The engine is weak and cannot move against

currents in excess of 7 knots. Then try backing that sucker. You've
got a
lot to learn, sailor.


Sigh...unlike you I actually researched and test sailed the boat. All
hinges were upgraded several years ago. The Volvo has an issue with
some folding props, a problem on a LOT of boats. Not the case with our
feathering prop we have and it bucked solid headwind and some current
without a problem. Backing up is yet again a two blade folder problem,
which we won't have. 28 HP 2003 Volvo in the 35s5. The heavier Catalina
36, and also late models Sabre 36, Ericson 35, J35, C&C34+ ALL have
less HP!!! The Island Packet 35 and Pacific Seacraft have more and
rightly so.
28 HP is correct for a boats Disp. of 13'000 to 15'000 lbs...and the
35s5 is 11'460.
Nice job!!!!

Bwahahahahahahahha!

RB