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Post by Fogg on May 8, 2022 12:07:14 GMT 12
This thing anchored next to me today. I was offended. I know the people onboard don’t have to look at their own boat but seriously? 😳 Doesn’t anyone in the marketing team with an eye for design ever say “C‘mon guys this is getting ridiculous look at what you’re asking us to sell!”
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Post by ComfortZone on May 8, 2022 12:37:58 GMT 12
this must be its big sister, even uglier
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Post by chariot on May 8, 2022 13:42:36 GMT 12
You should look at Trademe launches for sale. You just have to laugh at some of them. I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but seriously.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2022 18:19:58 GMT 12
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Post by ComfortZone on May 8, 2022 18:29:43 GMT 12
Off the water, but also in the "what were they thinking" category
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Post by fish on May 8, 2022 21:35:46 GMT 12
This thing anchored next to me today. I was offended. I know the people onboard don’t have to look at their own boat but seriously? 😳 Doesn’t anyone in the marketing team with an eye for design ever say “C‘mon guys this is getting ridiculous look at what you’re asking us to sell!” <button disabled="" class="c-attachment-insert--linked o-btn--sm">Attachment Deleted</button> I think you could do a lot worse than that one. The Beneteau Motorboat range just look top heavy, ungainly, and far too small for what they are trying to fit into the space. I saw something that I think was one of the below, almost pitch pole on Saturday. Bear in mind it was glassy calm. It was trying to pass a Riviera from astern. The Riv was dragging its arse big time, with an absolutely massive wake. The type of wake surfers would make youtube videos out of. This top heave little thing hit some wake and put spray up twice as high as the cabin. Nekminnit, it launches into the air like a Polaris missile, comes down and stuffs the bow in (up to the anchor roller, which is quit the effort when it is so high off the water). Then it basically stopped dead and rolled over on its side in a kind of broach. I was half expecting it to capsize infront of me. It was like watching an actual car crash. www.beneteau.com/en/antares-outboard/antares-9-ob
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Post by Fogg on May 9, 2022 9:42:06 GMT 12
They really do look like floating shoe-boxes.
I think the styling is so distinct that it won’t date well. They might look appealing to buyers whilst shiny & new but when they get old & tired as well as ugly…?
One day when designs (hopefully) progress to the next ‘look’ then this bunch of ugly boats will be in a special category of their own.
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Post by armchairadmiral on May 9, 2022 10:09:07 GMT 12
It's the move to "marina" only boats. Great for entertaining your secretary at lunch time and your friends from the retirement village in Europe. And elsewhere. Otherwise a quick trip to/from Barrier in < 5knots.
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