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David Pascoe, Our Champion

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You've got that right. Hey, you and I have to get together so I can show you what is available to us for the rendezvous.

Give me a shout one of these weekends and I'll show you the ropes.

K
 
So following his formula, 1-engine, etc., just plunk down a cool $1+ mill for a Nordhaven...problemo solved...now about that $mill.....
 
I've always enjoyed reading Pascoe's writings and have always chuckled at how he would crap all over SeaRay and Carver. Well, he didn't let me down on this article - he sugar coated nothing, as usual.

However, after reading this article, I felt a little crapped on myself which is odd since I don't usually let "belittling women" get to me. I was shocked that he actually put his views of women on boats to ink on paper.

He writes, "That means that a lot of ladies that came aboard only because they were attracted to the luxury status, won’t be coming back after the first trip. Some will demand an immediate turn-around well prior to ETA (been there, done that). And that will include a lot of wives, if not mistresses. They become like kids, Baby-cakes, how much longer?"

Gee, and we're gold-diggers, too?

I guess he hasn't met the ladies on this forum who proudly own an old Hatteras. And I'm not the only female who LOVES the smell of diesel! 'Nuff said.

PS: I believe he DOES read this forum regularly. When reading some of his other entries on his blog, I know he's responding to what's been said here and to whom he's actually speaking here. LOL
 
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Angela said:
He writes, "That means that a lot of ladies that came aboard only because they were attracted to the luxury status, won’t be coming back after the first trip. Some will demand an immediate turn-around well prior to ETA (been there, done that). And that will include a lot of wives, if not mistresses. They become like kids, aby-cakes, how much longer?
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I think he qualified the statement sufficiently. My wife could be included except for the gold-digger aspect. She never would have married me if she was really a gold-digger. :rolleyes:
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PS: I believe he DOES read this forum regularly. When reading some of his other entries on his blog, I know he's responding to what's been said here and to whom he's actually speaking here. LOL
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After reading this one, yeah. :cool:
 
Yeah well Ang, you're rare.

In a good way.
 
I was speaking to Dr Jim the other day about a Hatt in the Miami area that I may be interested in. I was wondering out loud, who in Miami could I possibly ask to lay eyes on this boat prior to traveling myself to see it. Is there anyone on the forum in the Miami area who's judgement on a boat's condition I would think would most be in line with my own.....(we have a lot of talented members)

Angela. Dr Jim agreed.

I have since decided not to ask or impose on Angela's good nature, as I am flying in myself to take a look.

Ang, you want to meet me and we can look it over together?
 
Gee, Eric...why didn't you just ask? Just a little over a week ago, Pascal was still in town and Ed was still here. All three of us would have been happy to check out a Hatt for ya and report back!

But, now that you're coming to town, I'd love to go have a look with you. Let me know when.
 
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I agree with Pascoe on most points, and have read all of his articles. How can anyone knowledgeable about boats and systems argue with what he says? The BUS people have for the most part have mediocre brands and do not know any better. They argue about whether a regal is better than a rinker! People who do not recognize quality or buy the most bang for the buck always knock the quality boats that they can't afford. They like to rationalize that the high end lines buyers are paying for the name.
Then when you read about engines bashing their way through stringers or soggy bottoms or hitting a sandbar and pulling the engines off the beds and running gear off the bottom, you can only laugh at their ignorance.

As someone once said to me if everyone compares their boat to a Hatteras or Bertram, that says it all.
 
The clowns on Boat US (trailer boat R us) and The Hull Truth (Da Hole Trut Bubba) always bash boats beyond their means. If it's not on a trailer, you must be Aristotle Onasis.
Those guys keep their boats on trailers.....next to the ones they live in.
Get over it.
 
Pascoe says that he can just see us Hatt owners grinning ear to ear. Who, me?

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at least you have your flag lapel on .
 
If its in Miami, I'm in!

Cheers,

Captned
 
He's advocating what Iv'e been bloviating about for over a year. Not only will you save a lot of fuel but if you set the boat up for it you will decrease maintenance costs and at least double the hours between overhauls.

Brian
 
Hijack departing from hull-speed discussion:

Just for the record, I want to point out that I appreciate what Pascoe does.

The BoatUS forum implies it's just one opinion vs. another, but real information about shortcomings can have strong safety implications. As well as financial.

I bought my 34C because I was aware I knew little about powerboats, and it seemed safest to buy a 'brand'. Someone else in my marina under similar circumstances bought a used Carver. He took his outside of the San Francisco Bay (out the Gate, as we say) and it bobbed so much in the Pacific turbulence that he immediately headed back in. He was in the way of traffic and felt forced to keep moving although his engine was overheating, which then warped a head and blew the gasket. After repairing twice due to a poor mechanic, he now has too much money in it to sell, so he glumly moved it to the river delta and is trying to get his value out of the vessel fishing in calmer waters.

He bought and read Pascoe's Mid-Sized Powerboat book after the fact, and suggested that I do the same.

My point is that David Pascoe is not perfect, but his opinions are based in fact, and lacking those facts can cost time, money, or potentially, safety and possibly lives.

DAN
 
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Pascoe outlines the shortcomings in the "go-fast" boats as they pertain to slow cruising. These are indeed facts. A flat-bottomed boat with a high center of gravity is going to roll, especially without a keel. What I didn't see any referrence to was to fwd freeboard. I can't imagine that those boats with the bow that slopes down would fair too well in heavy seas while at hull speed. They usually can't go fast in that stuff, but they can't go slow either. When conditions are like that, you see them at the most ineffecient speed possible trying to keep the bow up while not really getting up on plane.
 
He ain't my Champion.

As far as his facts are concerned he stroked with a very broad and dirty brush. It is not who the manufacturer of the boat is, or was, but the designer. And not only the designer but the particular design. There are several models of the go fast or fast cruise boats that are far better than certain models of Hatts and or Berts, when it comes to going slow.

Lets say there is 3'-5' swells fairly close together and you must run in a beam sea. I know of several makes and models that everyone would rather be in than a Hatt. Don't believe me go try it out for hours and see. I've been there done that. Old Pascoe don't really know what the heck he is even talking about in this case, just sounds like a French man. LOL

garyd
 
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