FF
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FF calls Mainships "Dreamkillers"...
My comment was after observing two retired folks attempt to operate in locking thru locks with hanging ropes , and with fixed cables or a sliding post.
The inability to lead secure a line aft thru a hawse hole , meant a 75 year old was hanging on the line pulling his heart out, unsucessfully.
The lack of a simple mid ship cleat , and the factorys refusal to install one on a brand new boat , meant the boat could not ride the wall, , and again the cruising results were dangerous and disasterous , the couples dream ended , the vessel dumped in the dealers lap.
I'm sure the dealer was happy, with a double sale profit.
Besides a pretty and volumeous interior , the purchaser should make sure the boat is usefull for the required tasks. This Mainship was a failure for its owners.
-- Edited by FF on Friday 4th of March 2011 05:50:54 AM
My comment was after observing two retired folks attempt to operate in locking thru locks with hanging ropes , and with fixed cables or a sliding post.
The inability to lead secure a line aft thru a hawse hole , meant a 75 year old was hanging on the line pulling his heart out, unsucessfully.
The lack of a simple mid ship cleat , and the factorys refusal to install one on a brand new boat , meant the boat could not ride the wall, , and again the cruising results were dangerous and disasterous , the couples dream ended , the vessel dumped in the dealers lap.
I'm sure the dealer was happy, with a double sale profit.
Besides a pretty and volumeous interior , the purchaser should make sure the boat is usefull for the required tasks. This Mainship was a failure for its owners.
-- Edited by FF on Friday 4th of March 2011 05:50:54 AM