[PUP] PUP: PPM *TARGET USER*

[Scott E. Bulger]

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DO NOT START TO COMMENT ON THE SPECIFICS OF THE LIST BELOW, OTHER THAN TO
ASSIST IN DEFINING THE LIST.    For example, don't start to argue the  price
of the boat, help us understand the factors that go into impacts of pricing.
Help identify factors that aren't listed or correct improper assertions in
the existing wording.  I hope that makes sense.  When we complete the list,
then we argue the specifics.

 

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Perfect Passage Maker

 

Target user  (Extracted from Ken W's List)

 

Describe the profile of the target user/builder/purchaser and how these
attributes may influence design, operations and maintenance

 

AGE:  A factor in design if we agree some/many targeted users will be in
their more mature years, where being hoisted in a bosuns chair to the top of
a mast is not desirable.  We recognize this doesn't apply to ALL users, but
using a mature age will enable us to insure design attributes are
serviceable by this community of users.  An example of where this attribute
may impact design is in selecting DRY versus WET exhaust.  If we agree AGE
is a significant factor, this might weight heavily on the choice of DRY
VERSUS WET exhaust.

 

CREW:  Primarily operated by a couple, be it husband and wife of two
participants, we should agree that this is NOT a single handed vessel.
While designed to be operated by two, it may be desirable to include
accommodations for visiting crew or for additional crew for long passages.
Examples of how CREW variables impact systems is the total amount of
watermaking capacity and waste storage.  Provision storage and other factors
are also impacted by crew compliment.  

 

EXPERIENCE:  (Ken, can you elaborate how experience may translate into
various design decisions?)  My assumption is minimal experience can be a
design requirement that will minimally impact system decisions, because the
target cost of the vessel will dictate simplicity.  An example may be using
a NO FRILLS watermaker that doesn't require a lot of service or utilizes
complex components subject to higher failure rates.

 

BUDGET:  There are two components of budget, purchase/build price and
operating expenses.  Obviously the price of the boat is a MAJOR factor, as
it will influence all other choices.  Perhaps using an arbitrary figure
representative of a mean house value that represents equity accumulated over
two decades of ownership, or some representative figure that is affordable
to a large community of potential buyers.  As this effort is in part trying
to define something that doesn't currently existing, using a value below
what is currently available on the market is more valuable that simply
picking a number that is easily purchased off the production market.  I hope
that makes sense?

     Purchase (Build) Price- 

     Operating Budget-10% of Purchase/build price

 

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Scott Bulger, Alanui, N40II, Seattle WA