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    Posted: 02 Feb 09 at 12:11pm
Looks like the dogs nadgers to me
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Just me that thinks it looks horrible then?
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Nope, me too. Teak decks with rubber caulking? Come on, no one has that much spare cash!

Looks like a19th century Topper



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Originally posted by Isis

Just me that thinks it looks horrible then?

Could be

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Merlinboy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Feb 09 at 1:48pm
i think it looks gopping!!  (Horrible)
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Looks like a nice idea to me, but not quite right. Such things as the sharp deck edges and having the mast unsupported at deck level make me think it was put together by a fashion house, not a sailor.
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Doesn't do it for me.  Form before function, very Italian.
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Originally posted by Chew my RS

...  Form before function ...

Think you have this the wrong way around... Form following function is where there is nothing in the design which has no function. If it was form following function it wouldn't have teak decks for sure.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Chew my RS Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Feb 09 at 3:56pm

That's why I said form before function, not following.

Either way, I don't even think it is very good looking, let alone particuarly well designed.  Neither use nor ornament...

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