Sunday, November 06, 2011

A boat worth taking a look at...

A good breakdown on what "Occupy" is all about, license to bully, and, it's official, irony is now dead...

I was checking out used boats the other day and saw a particularly good deal on a Bill Tripp design... A Coronado 35.

The Coronado has always been a bit of an odd duck design wise... A center cockpit ketch with an exterior styling sure to put off folks at the time (it had a windshield, need I say more?).

That said, Bill Trip knew how to design a boat that worked and the hull (previously proven as a Columbia) is without fault. The interior squeezes so much living area into a 35 foot envelope that you keep asking yourself is it really 35 feet?

My one complaint about the design is that the cockpit is not great on lounging area and, as someone who is 6'5", I find it just that little bit cramped. On the plus side, the "cramped" cockpit is very dry and secure when things get nasty...

Obviously a boat before it's time but one that still does not quite mesh with what most people think a cruising boat should look like and that folks spells a pretty good deal if you're looking for a lot of boat for very little money...

For those interested in looking for more info on the design there is a pretty active Yahoo group for the Coronado 35.

Listening to Flogging Molly

So it goes...