Pardon me, but...what is a "bubble boat?"
I've seen this phrase several times here in Rec.Boats, and I was
curious to what they are.I take it , the phrase is mentioned to describe craft with a more
modern "styling? |
tschnautz
Jul 13
2006
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| Had to bring politics into the fray didn't you? Can we expect another
of your bipolar rants to start? |
basskisser
Jul 15
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| coming from you? That is the statement of the day! |
tschnautz
Jul 15
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| Kevin, you need to go to your medicine cabinet. Grab the bottle of
Lithium, open it, take one out, and swallow it. Wait about an hour and
then start posing again. |
Bert
Jul 15
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| Kevin is nothing more than a troublesome gnat who comes to this forum M-F
from morning till 'quitting time' to start fights and arguments. He has nothing positive to bring to the table. Best to KF and ignore him. |
Jul 15
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| JimH, perhaps you should heed your own words?
-- ***** Have a Spectacular Day! ***** John |
JohnH
Jul 15
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| I see you did not accept my "lets stop it already" message I sent to
you via email and you continue with your crap. Oh well. BTW: Thanks for posting that email so the NG can now see who the
bullies are. Have a spectacular and superfragilistic evening John. ;-) |
JimH
Jul 15
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| Blah blah blah! :-) Bubble boats are for guys who burst into tears when
they run out of hair spray. This is a boat:
http://www.mainship.com/models/Pilot34/34Gallery7.html |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 14
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| Have you ever owned or been on the deck of a bubble boat? Ours served us well and met our needs. I would not hesitate on recommending
one to folks boating in our area and having the same needs as we did. Things in life are not as black and white as you sometimes see them
(especially with your political views). Tastes in boats differ between
people. Folks also have different needs. It is not a one boat fits all
world. Get used to it. |
Jul 14
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| Yup. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 14
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| Must be his/her time of the month. |
Jim
Jul 13
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| Imagine two boxes with one end pointed, the other end flat one on top
of the other, then put a V bottom on it and that's a "Bubble" Boat. Advantages are than interior space is maximized. Disadvantages are
extreme leeward windage and virtually no deck space that can be safely
accessed from the stern. |
Shortwave
Jul 13
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| Translation: Not enough flat deck for scantily clad women to stretch out on,
with their hot, oiled bodies glistening in the sun. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 13
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| Heh, heh. It's fun to watch them try though. And slide off. Eisboch |
Eisboch
Jul 13
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| A new way to catch pike - use bikini as trap! |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 13
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| I picked the task of dropping and retrieving the anchor as a common task
that one does on the foredeck, there are other other reasons such as
handling dock lines that require you to walk the curved foredeck of a
bubble boat, that can be very difficult when the foredeck is wet. I
learned the hard way not to use the "Wash and Wash" soap on a bubble boat. On a serious note, I am surprised how often I see people waxing the
foredeck including the non skid surfaces of these nice curved foredeck.
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Reginald
Jul 13
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| Woody Wax Non-Skid. I use it on the foredeck, on the side decks, and on
the cabin floor of Yo Ho. Works fine. |
Harry
Jul 13
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| Thanks,
It looks like it a breeze to apply. |
Reginald
Jul 13
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| Any boat whose skipper wears a Speedo. |
Bryan
Jul 13
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| LOL! |
tschnautz
Jul 13
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| David Pascoe on 'Bubble Boats'.
http://marinesurvey.com/yacht/BubbleDecks.htm Keep in mind that Pascoe is sort of a bubble boat snob. ;-) |
Jul 13
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| Now, I see what you mean..... |
tschnautz
Jul 13
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| He's right. Those boats are designed by idiots, for customers who are
idiots. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 14
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| What makes YOU so sure they are "idiots? what makes....OOPS! sorry,
I'll leave that up to the rec.boat professional ;) LOL! |
tschnautz
Jul 13
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| Any intelligent person who has kids can look at the rooms in a house and
figure out where a toddler's going to get into trouble. It's the same with
boats. It's obvious that certain tasks take place on the foredeck, and that
it must be safe to get there and work there. If the designer or customer
don't see this, they're idiots. Some things are simply true. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 14
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| Don't take me wrong, man. I can agree with you. jsut that the local
forum criticizer will probably pop in here to rip the thread.... |
tschnautz
Jul 13
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| I'm not wild about the aesthetics of bubble boats but if properly
designed, usually with a "walk through" arrangement, the foredeck can
be made safely accessible. Regardless of what you think of the boats
or the people who own them, they serve a definite niche in the
marketplace and are quite comfortable and spacious for inshore
cruising. |
Wayne.B
Jul 13
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| The antidote for bubble boats. http://www.compositeyacht.biz/46Markley.html |
Harry
Jul 13
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| ==== That works but I have my own cure, the anti-bubble: http://oya.com/brokerage/pdf/gy199449.pdf Wish I had those Luggers on mine but the DD671s have a certain charm
and mystique all their own. :-) |
Wayne.B
Jul 14
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| Indeed, a cure and a boat with mystique, if you will. |
Harry
Jul 14
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| What to hell would I ever want one for then??! |
basskisser
Jul 14
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| Exactly. It would be like a hammer with no handle. A blender with no blade. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 14
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| It has the curved lines of a clorox bottle. It is designed to give the
maximum room to the inside of the cruiser. The real negative to the
design is it can be slick as hell when you are going to the bow to drop
the anchor, or even worse when you are washing the boat. It is the design of most of todays cruisers.
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Reginald
Jul 13
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| To me a bubble boat is one that you cannot safely walk on the forward deck
and risk falling and rolling off the boat.
The advantage of the design is it increases the interior space and headroom. Eisboch |
Eisboch
Jul 13
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| That's what a windlass is for. |
Alotta
Jul 13
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| Can a windlass launch an anchor to the beach, or assist in rafting, or shake
loose junk picked up in the anchor, or rig a bow line. etc.etc.etc. Bubble
boats do have certain disadvantages.
Jim
"Alotta Fagina" <alotta@fagina.com> wrote in message
news:Xns97FF88D504E02AlottaFagina@66.26.32.9...
> You wrote: |
Jim
Jul 13
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| I think it as to do with a style that is designed to maximize cabin size
over seaworthiness or outdoor space. Carver makes some bubble boats
along with others tschnautz@gmail.com wrote: |
Ed
Jul 13
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| He's just being argumentative. He's never actually tried moving to the bow
on one of those monstrosities. |
JoeSpareBedroom
Jul 13
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| We had a walkthrough windshield on the bubble boat we used to own and had no
problem accessing the forward deck other than the fact that you needed good
balance. Each style of boat has it's drawbacks and strengths. The amount of headroom
and the size of the cabin is definitely a plus with bubble boats. They are
not fishing boats and the ability to move from the cockpit to the forward
deck can be difficult, especially if there is no walkthrough windshield. |
Jul 13
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