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Originally Posted by sailaway21
Didn't you get a warranty with that boat, Portagee? That darn boat is out of the water more than she's in. Doesn't Portugal have "lemon-laws"? The boom breaks, the keel doesn't work, and now the rudder is falling apart. Who made that boat, the French? It's about as reliable as a Puegot. You oughta consider a Catalina, at least the stove lights every time.
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What now??? Is it me now??? Go pick on someone else will you??
Go piss TD off, ok?? He's the one that likes to say inacurate things fished off the net...ooops you do that too, sorry...
yes, I have warranty, for 5 years, meaning I am still covered for another 4.
The builder is redoing the rudder fixing problem and is fabricating a spacer for the rudder bushings. All work is free, and we agreed to share the cost of the travel lift and dry dock time. he's a decent man.
I broke the boom, and there is nothing wrong with the keel, I don't know where you got the idea it did not work. It was improved, part of the optimisation process this boat, as a protoype goes thru. Tell me what boats you know sail in 30 knots without reefing, will you?
Please don't call my boat a lemon, this boat sails and goes thru stuff that the normal catalina or normal boat and its owner would not go thru. It sails in winds that most will not sail into, unless caught in by accident, and it moves, no need to stop, hove to reef or any other crap...it takes the beating and the stress as its gear is calculated and chosen to work in higher than normal loads.
It is an excellent boat, and i resented your remarks.
I have nothing against catalinas and Hunters and any other boat, but please, lets stop this un-funny thing, ok?? I designed my boat, and am very proud of it .
Comparing my boat is saying I copied or cheated..which I did not do.
It is something I made, with my own had hands and expereince...to me its un-comparable. I don't go around other people' work and make remarks like that, and if don't like their work, I either shut up or say nothing or am honest about it. I'm not mad at you SA, you just happened to touch something I am getting tired of. Its getting old.
As for my boat being on the dry, I really hope you were joking.
My boat has done 1847 miles logged since 1st August 2007, when I took delivery of it, I have owned it for 445 days now, meaning it has made an average 4 miles a day.
It has 4 trips to Southern Portugal, 6 races against other class boats and 3 in same class boat. It is sailed with me, by me, almost every day, for 24 miles to the outer mark and back. I don't sail it more because I have to work.
Please tell me who has sailed that in the last year, (exclude the people doing passages and circumnavigations), that ONLY had the problems I had. Assume I sail hard, when I do.
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