Yachting America

D Guthrie asked:


The boat’s 30ft LWL 25ft with 4000kg displacement. Maximum prop size is 13 in. Hull speed is about 7kts maximum. One engineer says I need to replace the old Watermota 33hp petrol engine with a minimum 28hp diesel. The other avers that a 16hp diesel will be right. Quite a gap in size and price! Cost is of course an issue, but so’s safety. Here’s the dilemma. Would anyone care to make observations?

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Junie asked:


Why do people think that our ecomomy is suddenly *so* terrible that only the very rich can afford to live on one income? The average one-income married couple makes about $26,000 *less* per year than the average two-income married couple. (source #1) They simply choose to live on less.

Even in the 1930’s, most children were raised by family members, not strangers. (source #2) They didn’t consider this to be a a “luxury”. Does anyone else think it’s terribly sad that people are apparently dreaming of the day when they can stay at home with their child?

Is the economy *really* so much worse now than in the 1930’s? Or is it just that “time with the kids” is one of the first things on the list of priorities to be given up, not the last? Is this a personal choice or just fate? Does society pressure women to give up staying at home, and if so, shouldn’t we object to this coercion?

(Sources: “The Two-Income Trap” Warren and Warren, “Home by Choice” Brenda Hunter)
Er, can people not *choose* to live somewhere other than San Francisco or Manhattan? Did I miss something there? My hubby had a great job offer in NY, but didn’t take it because the cost of living is too high there – he took the job offer in Phoenix instead. So folks are choosing to live in an expensive city, they are not victims of fate.

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Joe asked:


So, you’re entering a competition to win a week for two on a luxury yacht, you’re answered all the questions but now you have to think of a good tiebreaker :
“I deserve a week on a luxury yacht because …”
Boo : You and me both babe!

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Jeff asked:


Nice! I was thinking more along the lines of a movie theatre built in (digital projection, satellite tv, reclining seats, full bar), but I was having trouble coming up with other forms of entertainment.

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