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Dene
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 Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:51 pm Post subject: Re: Nexus 21 |
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[quote="hardee"]Marty said:
| Quote: | | "Stick with your C-Dory and visit the wooden boat museum." |
Marty, there are folks who have wooden boats because they enjoy, no thats not the right word, more like fixate or are obsessive compulsive about maintaining them. And that is what they do, scrape, sand, paint and more, over and over, and over and over, and over and over again and again and again ..... and again.
For my piece of mind, I am not one of them.
BTW, that Nexux, $153K and you get to paint it every 10 - 20 years  
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Ya know, I'm shocked how easy to maintain my wooden Devlin is. The teak trim needs treatment 4x's year. The fiberglass sides, only once a year. The interior is nice in that it's well insulated and doesn't perspire. The whole experience has been good.
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Dene
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| Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject: |
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We just got back from the show. Some impressions....
1. Ranger 29. An expanded version of the Ranger 25. Larger doghouse, head, bed, etc. Very impressive....but is the extra 4 feet worth an extra 100k?
2. Nordic Tug 26. Three small rooms and lots of stairs. 30k more than the Ranger. Why???
3. Aspen 26'. Very impressed! Larry Graf, former owner/founder of Glacier Bay, was there, going over the whole design. Again, very impressed with the design, the fuel efficiency (17 mph/5 mpg), and even the price of the 26' model. It will be a strong consideration for us 5 years from now when we do "The Loop."
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hardee
Joined: 30 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 1:13 am Post subject: |
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Lets see now, Crossing the boarder in one of those MOOSE Boat Cats would be: (pick the best answer)
a. easier
b. harder
c. impossible
d. not an issue
e. not in my future
Harvey
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starcrafttom
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Dreamer
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| Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 11:25 pm Post subject: |
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Harvey,
I would guess B, especially if you get the Camo paint scheme!
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Sarge
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 11:56 pm Post subject: |
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Joe,
I did look at the Arrrowcat....for a long time!
The cost? ~$170K with motors and instrumentation as best I could tell.
Regarding the back being open...not on the model they had at the show, it was all enclosed.
I really liked the design, in the front it has a queen size berth on the starboard side, a full head with shower on the port side and two quarter berths mid-section on each side. It easily sleeps four without messing with the dinette.
Downsides: The captain sits in the middle of the boat and it is difficult to get around the captain seat on the port side. The salon 'couch' gets pretty close to the captain's chair. This isn't a problem when docked, because you walk in front of the captain's seat from the starboard side, but in motion it might be difficult to use the head.
My wife said there wasn't much counter space to cook.
Top speed, I heard was 46 kts.
I too would like to hear with Dr. Bob thinks of it.
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hardee
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 12:14 am Post subject: start buying tickets now |
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I didn't get to spend much time there, but did get to look at and through the new hand held FLIR unit (Forward Looking InfraRed) and it is COOL 
Nice addition to the "need on board just in case" things. At a mere $2.3K and that is without the 2x Zoom, it will be a while, but that is what I am talking to Santa about, and starting a savings account. (And Powerball finally came to Washington. If I start buying tickets now, I might be able to get it before I leave for Alaska.) 
Harvey
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DaveS
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:54 am Post subject: Re: start buying tickets now |
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| hardee wrote: | I didn't get to spend much time there, but did get to look at and through the new hand held FLIR unit (Forward Looking InfraRed) and it is COOL Harvey
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Harvey, about 3 weeks ago I had the pleasure to depart (before daylight) from a slip in Everett on board a 27' vessel that was equipped with a FLIR unit that was hard mounted on the top of the cabin. This unit had the capability of "locking" in on a target so that it could follow it. Additionally, when passing by other vessels it could pick out the "hot spots" through the vessel's hulls (ie: the engine room). What a fabulous piece of equipment. It certainly improves night time navigation! Unfortunately, the price tag (approx. 30K) is more than I would be able to spend for that piece of "boat jewelry". Prior to our departure from the marina, it readily picked out an individual walking on a finger dock about 150 feet away from us.
FYI, the Feb. 2010 magazine entitled "Yachting" has an article on page 88 that discusses FLIR and has a couple of photographs of the nighttime image projected on the screen.
On a similar "note", we carry Thermal Imaging Cameras on our engines in the fire service. Not only do they assist in searching for victims in a house fire and detect hot spots in walls, but we have used them on motor vehicle collisions, when we suspect that there were more occupants in the vehicle than we have located. By directing the camera on the seats in the vehicle we can tell if someone had been sitting in them. Additionally, it will aid in detecting an indivdual trying to hide in the brush (or someone ejected) after a vehicle collision.
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Byrdman
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 10:30 am Post subject: |
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So... no one is making any mention of the Sea Sport 32 Pacific???
Guess they did not have one at the show.
http://www.seasportboats.com/pacific.php
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Byrdman
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Sarge
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2010 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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Brydman,
I didn't see a SeaSport 3200 Pacific at the show, not sure they still make them, do they?
There was one for sale in my local marina a year or so back and it was a beauty. There is definitely more room in a 3200 than an ArrowCat, but it can only sleep 3 before you need to convert the dinette.
The Aspen was similar in the sleeping department. Beautiful and large interior, but with two growing boys it's limited.
One thing that keeps popping into my head is the fact that the ArrowCat, like all C-Dorys, is powered by outboards. I'm a fan of diesels, but if you keep the boat moored in the water and the marina is "hot" with stray electrical currents, then being able to lift the motors out is a good thing.
Harvey, regarding the FLIR...well, that goes without saying. I lust after that device.
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hardee
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dotnmarty
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chromer
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 2:38 am Post subject: |
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I saw a big old cabin thing with quad Etec 300's near the OE booth.
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hardee
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| Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:53 am Post subject: just not as froufrou |
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Marty,
Thanks for bringing the pix over. I think that one really shows (accentuates) the similarities of the Ocean Sports to our C-Dory's. Yes, it may be a fishing machine, but hey, so are the C-Dory's, just as much. The MPG is going to take a hit, but the workmanship is first class, just not as froufrou as the Ranger's.
Harvey
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