Function versus form

[Guest Crew.orgy]

Curious?...

 

 

If you only had a choice of ...

 

A. A pretty boat and compromised living quarters. Or...

 

B. Ugly boat with great accommodation...

 

Which would you choose?... and why. ( Dont overthink it and we are not talkng live aboard)

 

For me i would go looks as i think they may have better resale value.

[wheels 543]

I bought a Boat to have fun. Not with any future thought to sell. I didn't care about the outside too much and am slowly fixing her up.
But the answer to your question depends.
What is your form of sailing. For me it is cruising and comfort. For others it is racing and weekending.

[too_tall 15]

To go sailing and enjoy it vrs to be seen sailing..... Is that the real question here?

[harrytom 646]

question to the answer , whats an ugly boat? 

[rmiker 15]

question to the answer , whats an ugly boat? 

A Pelorus 25' : However I own one and it is a good little sea boat, easy to handle with lots of room inside for the size.. We enjoy it.

[Steve Pope 243]

Ones mans ugly is anothers beautiful, fast with volume, slow with no room. or vice versa, there are all there.

[Black Panther 1,590]

And price for most of us.

[Guest 000]

One noted designer (can't remember who just now) said in respect of yacht design 'if it looks right, it is right.'

Would still depend on your perspective of what constitutes a good looking vessel, though.

[harrytom 646]

Had a "spencer sabre"30ft no head room,sailed ok,rumour has it the height of cabin was determined by John sitting on the bunk and lifting a 750ml beer bottle there's your cabin height

[Guest Crew.orgy]

It not about personal image. Its about enjoying the look of a finely proportion yacht.

 

Sure racing and cruising would have differing meaning for the indivdual. But i could not walk down the peir and step onto a functional but ugly boat, but i could livexwith a compromised space in order to sail a beautiful boat. Its like woman! There is a physical attraction first then the function is checked out. Or maybe you forget the looks and ensure the functional bit works first?

 

Cruising is a compromise as is racing. But the most beautifull yachts are neither a cruiser or a racer

[wild violet 38]

As long as it has a heater bed toilet and stove its all good by me

[ScarecrowR31 8]

Maybe age comes into a perspective. I won't say age equals wisdom but it does change priorities and compromises. Not to mention how you use your boat. 

[wheels 543]

Beauty is on the eye of the beholder. For me, I find an old Timber vessel design like a J class and the similar designs of that era, beautiful. But I wouldn't be able to afford the up keep, so I don't own one. I dislike the current day plastic fantastic assembly line produced "Caravan" offering's. To me, they lack Soul. But others love the modern look and they certainly have space and function.

[Black Panther 1,590]

Never call another person's baby ugly.

[Addem 95]

question to the answer , whats an ugly boat?

Just about every boat/flotsam hiding up the muddy creeks which proliferate around the coast.

[Black Panther 1,590]

Like this one?

[Fish 0]

For me, a beautiful boat is one that has lines and form that indicates good handling, I.e. Sails well. Well balanced, very hard to get to broach, sails to windward sweetly etc

My perception is that "high volume" boats, I.e. modern production boats with very large accomodation, generally handle like pigs, therefore, they don't 'look' attractive to me.

This is usually demonstrated by extreme beam and very high top sides with vertical bows. Oh, and usually a chine to fit two double cabins in.

 

That said, when I go onboard a 3 bedroom two bathroom floating apartment at the boat show that is the exact same length as my 2 pilot berths and cramped V berth, I do start pondering turning to the dark side.

 

So form me, form over function.

Now, if I could just get a pretty boat that didn't require any maintenance...........

[tuffyluffy 76]

Ill take a pretty boat with compromised living quarters over an ugly boat with great accommodation any day.

[Addem 95]

Like this one?

That's not a muddy creek! It's a beautiful part of the country. I was brought up there.

[John B 106]

I spent the first 20 or 25 years of my sailing life  in the equivalent of a pup tent with me wife and then 3 kids. But thats OK, Twisty did the same in a sleeping bag.

 

 Ah yes , when the adults of the families got together at the end of a hard day we'd go to the big modern boat , A Pelin 32.( a bit like a Cav.)

 

Then we met a guy with a reallly big boat , a Lotus 9.2.

 We all had to get counselling for agoraphobia after that , started talking about how important hand holds down below are.