tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post4848345469217378253..comments2023-07-03T06:51:05.962-07:00Comments on O Dock: Somewhere West Of LaramieO Dockerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-47003702524153162752010-11-27T11:10:21.919-08:002010-11-27T11:10:21.919-08:00I think it was Ricardo Montoban that said;
It is ...I think it was Ricardo Montoban that said; <br />It is better to look good, than to feel good!Zenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787377470200331937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-73758198447100238662010-11-22T07:41:47.847-08:002010-11-22T07:41:47.847-08:00Floating behemoths languished in relative obscurit...Floating behemoths languished in relative obscurity for years and would probably remain there today had they not been perfected by an enterprising and dedicated San Francisco boat designer and then brought to the world's attention by a passionate San Francisco blogger.jobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-3784551251035938712010-11-20T09:44:05.647-08:002010-11-20T09:44:05.647-08:00Some people claim there's a woman to blame...Some people claim there's a woman to blame...jimmynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-84303453769237216942010-11-20T07:58:10.158-08:002010-11-20T07:58:10.158-08:00Alright alright... call it poopoo corner then! or ...Alright alright... call it poopoo corner then! or else just poop... as in French "poupe" which actually is the name for the rear (hm) of the boat. Sailors of (h)old used to hang on there to... well... poop LOLFrankie Perussaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351376237662959662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-13590317942973109492010-11-20T06:54:09.047-08:002010-11-20T06:54:09.047-08:00Some where west of Laramie lies a Catalina 30 enjo...Some where west of Laramie lies a Catalina 30 enjoying herself assured in the knowledge that she can sail the pants off the floating behemoths of today. I want one of those cool vacuum cleaners now. Thanks O'Docker.<br /><br />word verification - dachine - how salty is that?Capt. Puffy Pantshttp://www.boatdejour.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-22749409407458260542010-11-20T00:26:39.163-08:002010-11-20T00:26:39.163-08:00I'm not quite sure why people buy these floati...I'm not quite sure why people buy these floating behemoths. From what I've observed, the larger the boat, the less it gets used.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00087089319937016247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-28214037077525467562010-11-19T12:33:52.675-08:002010-11-19T12:33:52.675-08:00I've wondered here before just who is buying n...I've wondered here before just who is buying new cruising boats of this size.<br /><br />Certainly, no one I know. I don't think any boats that are actually <i>new</i> have shown up on O Dock for a very long time. When my 30-footer was new, it was priced so that ordinary people might conceivably be able to afford one (although I had to wait until it was 20 years old).<br /><br />Maybe most of these boats are being sold to chartering companies. I do know of one couple who bought a new 47-footer a few years ago (the main saloon was bigger than many hotel rooms I've stayed in). But they had to sell a house in the San Francisco bay area to manage that. They're living aboard and planning on going cruising soon.<br /><br />It could be that some of the most creative work in boat design being done today is by the builders of small boats like the ones Doryman so often blogs about.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-53607187568359280522010-11-19T03:53:28.925-08:002010-11-19T03:53:28.925-08:00But does the Scamp come with oyster ultra-leather ...But does the Scamp come with oyster ultra-leather interior, 23,000 BTU's of air-conditioning, 15" bulkhead LCD TV/DVD player with remote and masthead mounted antennae. and inner spring mattresses with custom sheets?jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-72496929590761388382010-11-19T01:44:06.895-08:002010-11-19T01:44:06.895-08:00Sail? You expect sailing? You must be confused. ...Sail? You expect sailing? You must be confused. The purpose of the modern yacht is to provide a floating platform - at dockside - to engage in inebriated banter with "the Joneses", with whom 387 owners are trying to keep up with (appearance wise, not sailing wise). The 387 is just the blob of plastic needed.<br /><br />The pooh corner, as Baydog put it so well, is actual for emptying the stomach after having ti many martoonis.Pandaboniumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352197350806179930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-87161303062771584922010-11-18T22:58:12.853-08:002010-11-18T22:58:12.853-08:00Yawn.
Obviously you are not acquainted with the l...Yawn. <br />Obviously you are not acquainted with the latest in Cruising Yachts.<br /><br />http://dory-man.blogspot.com/2010/11/john-welsfords-scamp.html<br /><br />The people buying those new Catalina tubs have money. You remember money? Green colored fabric embossed with images of dead presidents.<br /><br />dorymandorymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16077373149267825091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-20472919212728097962010-11-18T08:20:40.685-08:002010-11-18T08:20:40.685-08:00Or even a box für scheißen.Or even a box für scheißen.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-83523299946391795452010-11-18T08:07:40.440-08:002010-11-18T08:07:40.440-08:00Dammit Baydog, you've typed too fast for me!
...Dammit Baydog, you've typed too fast for me!<br /><br />Frankie, we can always count on the French to come up with the perfect expression.<br /><br />I was wondering how to sidestep Tillerman's Anglo Saxon directness when you did it for me. The 'poo corner' as you say is indeed, uh commodious on the 387 (sorry, JP, no 'i' or 'HD' yet). This particular chamber of the pot also contains a separate shower stall and is probably twice the size of the one on the old 38.<br /><br />In fact, one might describe the 387 as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_at_Pooh_Corner" rel="nofollow">'the house at poo corner'</a>.<br /><br />And even the Mumbai verification word writer agrees. His contribution is <b><i>boxessen</i></b><br /><br />The 387 is more a box for <i>essen</i> than for sailing.<br><br>O Dockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674140306304705852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-50845008423119153752010-11-18T07:48:13.888-08:002010-11-18T07:48:13.888-08:00Eeyore, the old grey Donkey, stood inside of the h...Eeyore, the old grey Donkey, stood inside of the head, and looked at himself in the mirror. <br />"Pathetic," he said. "That's what it is. Pathetic." <br /><br />Oh....I thought she said Pooh's cornerBaydoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751866865203182109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-1821956391808706762010-11-18T06:46:47.534-08:002010-11-18T06:46:47.534-08:00You're so very right!... the mad sailing boats...You're so very right!... the mad sailing boats these days are weird looking flying trimarans. They sail alright and there's nothing to see about the galley or the poo corner.Frankie Perussaulthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01351376237662959662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-2336607071532467932010-11-18T06:32:33.202-08:002010-11-18T06:32:33.202-08:00For those interested, I found a photo of the room ...For those interested, I found <a href="http://www.catalinayachts.com/ViewPic.cfm?pic=C387head.jpg" rel="nofollow">a photo of the room they have for shitting on the Catalina 387</a>. It's not exactly spacious but I guess it would be OK if that's what you need a boat for.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-67743410367802347172010-11-18T06:31:10.998-08:002010-11-18T06:31:10.998-08:00Huh...where's the go-faster-stripe? Plus there...Huh...where's the go-faster-stripe? Plus there must be an "i" model? The "387i" sounds like it would be faster than a mere "387". And you've got to add "HD" to everything nowadays.<br /><br />So I think I'll wait for the "387i HD" model with the snazzy red line down the side and bit of schwarzkopf crystal bling inside.JPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10749223049615363296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3740572667294775424.post-2446179518203911942010-11-18T06:10:36.610-08:002010-11-18T06:10:36.610-08:00Hmmm.
I think that if I wanted a boat to shit on...Hmmm. <br /><br />I think that if I wanted a boat to shit on and cook on and sleep on, then I would want one that had plenty of room for shitting and cooking and sleeping. You don't show the space for shitting in your photos but the spaces for cooking and sleeping look quite comfortable and adequate to me. In fact, if I were a 'playboy' and wanted a boat to shit on and cook on and sleep on then I would probably buy something like the Catalina 387.<br /><br />But if I wanted a boat that was fun to sail then I would probably buy something like <a href="http://propercourse.blogspot.com/2010/11/rolex-sailor-of-year-tom-slingsby.html" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Tillermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00639738519386820997noreply@blogger.com