[PUP] PPM Stability

[George Buehler]

  Bob you silver tongued thang Ok, I'll answer this but I ain't getting 
into regular postings. 
  You folks need to realize this whole SUBJECT is ridiculous.  Ya know 
why?  because there is NO SUCH THING as a PPM.  And the reason for that 
is there are many many different ideas about what people want to do 
cruising.   Each one has a boat that to be "ideal" must meet different 
criteria, and few overlap to being ideal for something else and not one 
of them is "better" than another one because each specialized idea is 
just that; a specialized idea.  And when that specialized idea is put in 
a different situation than what it is ideal for then suddenly it isn't 
ideal, but often can do it.  IDLEWILD was ideal for the start of the 
trip.  I suspect she was pretty good doing the NW Passage too because 
she could run up on ice and was less likely to get frozen in.  But I'm 
not brave enough for that record making passage she made to Australia, 
even though shallow light boats, when handled competently, are very 
safe.  The Vikings proved that one 1,000 years ago.   Me, I want brute 
strength in inclement situations.
    Do you see?   Nobody can say they have the "PPM."  All they can say 
is they have a PPM for what their intended use is.  So you must decide 
what type of cruising you want to do then pick a design planned out for 
that use.
    Far to many designers and production factories push pure hype that 
what they do is the Cat's Ass.  From my point of view many are actually 
dangerous in many situations, and almost all are ridiculously 
complicated and expensive..  But to each his own.  Hate seeing folks get 
sucked in to things I KNOW are so often an overpriced mistake but it 
ain't my bidness....
   OK, that's all I got to say about that.  Now I got to get back 
reading up about shotguns and bird dogs.  Did you know that English 
Springers like my boy Bodacious are the oldest domesticated hunting 
dog?  And full chokes and 7/8 oz loads explode clay targets as good as 
the normal 1-1//8 oz and IM chokes but of course require a more exact 
aim.  Fascinating stuff!

George

bob england wrote:

>"go boff the neighbors dog" classic Beuhler. And yes, that was toned down. I
>for one am honored to have George post on this list. Maybe if we offend him
>enough (it'll take a lot) he will continue to write. His boats have Ben (pun
>intended) the world over and continue to do so today. He advocates building
>cheap but capable and has designs that are proven to be cheap and CAPABLE. His
>boats may not be featured in Norhavn iIlustrated (passagemaker), but they are
>still out there quietly getting the job done. Geoge Buehler would be a great
>help in designing the PPM, and along with our other illustrious contributors,
>could lend credence to our cause.
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