Alan Sullivan’s comment (long since deleted, alas) on Hunter sailboats makes me laugh:
"Their boats are very curvaceous. They were designed to titillate heterosexual men, who constitute an overwhelming majority of yacht buyers. Specifically, they appeal to the type of man who picks a babe for a wife, without wondering how she’ll perform over the long haul."
Of course, he was talking about the Hunter 41, whereas my puddleduck was much smaller, just 22 feet, and it was a Catalina, so it was solidly-built rather than curvaceous. A better boat all around, I think. And you would, too, if you owned one.
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
Hello, Dick. That post is not deleted. You have the wrong URL. It should read
http://www.seablogger.com/?p=4550
Regards,
Alan
PS: I double-checked. That’s a post which is actually a compilation of archives from 2002. It does refer to the Hunter, but there could never have been comments associated with it. I was not using weblog software in 2002, and comments were not possible.
I remember the comment you reference. I enjoyed writing it. I’m sure the subject must have come up again, in a later post, when comments were enabled.
All the comments are in there, but they are not independently searchable. The present FB search engine only looks at posts.
Ah, well, at least I quoted it rather than rely on the link. Probably a good plan for the future, too.
Ah, well, at least I quoted it rather than rely on the link. Probably a good plan for the future, too.