I dun guess we isnt so smart is we?

hahaha! Bertram 31 who...

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Can't fault them too much. The 63 thread is mostly filled with speculation with a good bit of bashing thrown in. In fact, lately it's become a boat jokes thread. That happens when you have a lot of people interested in a subject who are anxious for facts that are few and far between. Personally, I don't mind speculation as long as it doesn't masquerade as fact, but you're going to get that as well (intentional and not) when there are a lot of people waiting for answers concerning an important matter. Most thinking people understand which are which. Even today there was a post asking if anything new was heard (like it wouldn't have been posted?). Theorizing is a very good way to search for answers, not only to the initial question, but also to other questions the subject brings up. I suspect a lot of people now know a lot more about navigation, the importance of maintaining a good watch, the importance of rechecking a plotted course, delamination issues and Bertram. I guess that if YF had fewer members the amount of BS would be lessened, but so would the amount learned. I suspect that the 31 site has far fewer members simply because of the limited topic and that's fine for them. Personally, I don't own a 31 and have no need to follow their site unless I have a particular question. YF simply has a wider audience. Some things just come with the territory. When a thread loses it's interest to me I'll just monitor it for news and look for other topics to learn from. Glad to have that option and the number of people I get to learn from here. "Coolair" apparently only wants to hear things he agrees with. That's a very limiting way to live, but if it works for him it's cool.

Well. if the guy was English, blowhards would refer to sailing vessels and Yachts in the UK are sailing vessels, so, extrapolate Yacht forums to info about sailing vessels....differeent folks different strokes, keep an open mind....

Got ya Dave. My response was completely for Coolair.

Hi,

Someone should rush and tell Sunseeker and Princess etc right now then

Yes, it's interesting, when my Brother comes out to visit and he see a fine looking 30 ft sailboat, he says'" there is a fine looking Yacht" I always reply "where?", sooner or later they will catch up across the pond...

Will always remember the night in a club below Piccadilly Sq. that I met a fine lady. She caught this 17 yr. old NY'er when she commented on my U.S. cigarettes. Luckily we got past the different terminology.

Please let me introduce myself. I am a lifelong boater. I love boats, all types- sail or power, downeast or sportfisherman, trawler, commercial, etc. I started reading this forum after the 63 Bertram debacle. I want to be clear that I learned a lot from this forum, about that incident and about a whole bunch of ancillary items.

My post on Bertram31 was unthought out, unfair, and off base. At the time I wrote it I had just finished reading some of the later pages of the thread and it appeared that it had gotten way out of hand with a lot of silly and irrelevant stuff being posted. The moderator stepped in, pointed out what was happening, and surprisingly everyone seemed to agree and the thread got right back on track. That is impressive and laudable.

I apologize for posting that statement on B31. Since coming over here I have continued to read the threads and plan on doing so for sometime. I enjoy most of what you guys write, and I have learned quite a bit from it. I hope to be able to contribute to this forum in the future.

Well, that's quite an entrance. Welcome to YF. Personally, I hate boats and wonder which one will kill me, but am addicted. I think you'll find a good education here between a bit of BS. I'm only on the water about 50 years so I'm still learning. Looking forward to your input. Again, Welcome.

ny cap

i know what you mean about boat's they are more addicting than women and drugs maby some day i will grow up and be responsable LOL

travler

I hope not!

I grew up and became responsible a long time ago. I found out it's a lot cheaper to get paid to run everyone else's boats around and playing with them, rather then spending my hard earned money on my own. hehehehe........

Ditto