Northern Spy
Guru
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2012
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- Location
- Canada
- Vessel Name
- Northern Spy
- Vessel Make
- Nordic Tug 26
... I'd like to see her bottom before pronouncing her seaworthy.
Well?
... I'd like to see her bottom before pronouncing her seaworthy.
I agree that the boat in your shot would look nice with vertical windows, too. I don't mind vertical windows. On many designs I think they work very well and in many cases look better than if the windows had been raked back. It's just the forward raked wannabe windows that I think look bad on virtually every boat that has them. Functional, maybe if it's a boat that warrants that type of window. But on a recreational boat to me they just look dumb while at the same time destroying what good aesthetic lines the boat would otherwise have.
Well?
As does Griffin (as shown).
So, where did you get that photo? Are you a spy? No ! A poor one at that. That's not the boat!
Griffin and Northern Spy were on the same dock down in Tsehum Harbour when I first purchased her. I wasted a lot of time admiring Griffin. Sometimes Bill Garden achieved absolute perfection.
So, looks over function?
IF the boat's built that way and you want that boat you live with what you get.
Wannabe windows have additional benefits besides reducing wave impact. Ship docking tugs use them (as do air traffic control towers) to reduce glare and reflection in both daylight and at night. They also create space above the helm for mounting electronic toys of your choice. Any body who thinks they don't lessen wave impact has never been in my world.
http://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=13159&d=1348187720
I just can't look at a boat like this without thinking about where it could take me.
Wannabe windows have additional benefits besides reducing wave impact. Ship docking tugs use them (as do air traffic control towers) to reduce glare and reflection in both daylight and at night. They also create space above the helm for mounting electronic toys of your choice. Any body who thinks they don't lessen wave impact has never been in my world.
regarding forward slanting windows.....
so the real question is really "do ya like'um?"
#2 son and GF/companion today viewed from Coot's forward-raked pilothouse windows.
There's another good reason for NS windows... makes people look thinner too! -