We can say its hopeless to design the perfect PPM, and I agree. Boats, unlike cars, remain intensely personal machines. Which is why these discussions will always get personal. But this thread has been both entertaining and educational for me. There are only a few true experts on the subject, and we've heard some of them here. How cool is that? John Marshall On Nov 11, 2008, at 9:26 PM, Sonaia Maryon-Davis wrote: > In regards to WHAT George Buehler said: > > " You folks need to realize this whole SUBJECT is ridiculous. Ya > know why? > because there is NO SUCH THING as a PPM" > THANK 'GOD' somebody with some common sense at last! > It is an useless exercise trying to design a 'PPM' because one will > NEVER > get to agree to a design that will please all, a part of brushing > their big > egos talking about it endlessly and displaying 'SOME' knowledge > about the > subject. > > And as for you Jim Leishman, good on you that have given it up giving > attention to all that long ago! > One think that I said to Chris (my captain) when I started to read > all this > postings about the PPM, is that by the end of all this useless > exercise, all > those folks would end up appreciating their boats (Nordhavn, if that > is the > case) even more and understanding HOW HARD MUST IT BE to design a > very good > boat for a good price has the Nordhavns are, even tough they are not > 'perfect'. > > Why don't you all get back talking about REAL issues that will > really make a > difference on our boating lives? > Just a thought! > > Sonaia Hermida > Goleen, NH5729 > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 5:05 AM, Ron Rogers <rcrogers6@kennett.net> > wrote: > >> George is a dog lover. I am a dog lover. George's Wife is a dog >> lover and >> shows their dog. George's dog, me, I'm Ron's dog named George (a >> Golden) >> and >> we're offended by anyone going next door and taking advantage of our >> relatives. Shame on you George Buehler - may an Orca bite you in >> your bum! >> BTW, that 60 footer sure is nice. I like double enders. >> >> Woof, >> George Rogers >> 1985 Willard 40 FBS >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bob england >> >> "go boff the neighbors dog" classic Beuhler. And yes, that was >> toned down. >> _______________________________________________ >> http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power >> >> To unsubscribe send email to >> passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word >> UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. >> >> Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World >> Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/passagemaking-under-power > > To unsubscribe send email to > passagemaking-under-power-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Passagemaking Under Power and PUP are trademarks of Water World > Productions, formerly known as Trawler World Productions.