tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254536472216393088.post5230660021484508177..comments2023-09-11T11:36:23.582+01:00Comments on Tortoise: I'm not sure if this post is about boats, or the internetSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06098938874477314472noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254536472216393088.post-52564062462676793942010-03-29T06:40:40.369+01:002010-03-29T06:40:40.369+01:00Well there's a boat in Bristol called 'Bor...Well there's a boat in Bristol called 'Bordello' - lap-dancing paradise.<br />-carrieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254536472216393088.post-72265708699370475412010-03-29T00:04:45.314+01:002010-03-29T00:04:45.314+01:00Sarah - to be fair, the boatyard guy we spoke to d...Sarah - to be fair, the boatyard guy we spoke to did say that the owner had wanted to keep the curved chines, but it wasn't possible - presumable it would have bumped up the cost? He also said the boat didn't actually float before they started work. So I guess practical choices had to be made, but I do see your point. There's a 47' Joey boat on Apollo Duck at the moment I've been dreaming about converting, hopefully respectfully, but that would be in another lifetime...<br /><br />Actually - after I'd had the sides replaced on Tortoise the previous owners were sad I'd changed it so much, but it needed doing, and that on a boat 30 years old... ;-)<br /><br />Carrie -not sure if a boat has ever been used as a brothel, but stranger things have happened... ;-)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098938874477314472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254536472216393088.post-50502025328688220232010-03-28T20:24:42.284+01:002010-03-28T20:24:42.284+01:00I believe that what has been done to Spitfire has ...I believe that what has been done to Spitfire has been very frowned upon by lovers of old boats. IIRC it was the last remaining one with those very rounded chines, and the owner has had them replaced because they didn't like the way it 'rolled'. I agree, if you're going to modify (mutilate might not be too strong a word) a historic boat that much, why not just get a new one in the first place.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01759448161130667128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254536472216393088.post-56920893137852208322010-03-26T13:53:59.772+00:002010-03-26T13:53:59.772+00:00ha! I'm using the library computer and found t...ha! I'm using the library computer and found that your second link for Spitfire was blocked due to the word 'sex' being somewhere on that site!! Now I'm intrigued about that boat's history! <br />carrie xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com