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Old 08-17-2013, 12:37 PM   #71
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Originally Posted by psneeld View Post
The trouble with boats is....

none of them do everything well and the more you try...the worse they get at a bunch of things....

so the headache is defining what will be 75% (arbitrary) or better of your cruising needs and designing to those (an almost impossible task at that)...then refining it to see if you can get more without severely degrading what you already have...

then the ultimate test....living with what you wind up with because ain't no such thing as the perfect boat...only the perfect boat for you.
That is why you see the name COMPROMISE on the transom of so many boats.
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