haakebecks
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I really like the look of the new Marinaut with the square rear window vs. the round. It seems a bit less arbitrary. Hadn't seen these shared here so thought I would post them.
Marinaut with square rear window... looks good!
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I can understand why someone would want the square windows, as they must help with visibility. But I think the round windows add a bit of character that the square versions lack.
Either way, it's still a good looking boat. And if they hadn't scrapped their plans to make a longer version, I probably would have held out for one of their 24-26 footers, instead of buying a used Cape Cruiser Marinaut last month.
Either way, it's still a good looking boat. And if they hadn't scrapped their plans to make a longer version, I probably would have held out for one of their 24-26 footers, instead of buying a used Cape Cruiser Marinaut last month.
I can understand why someone would want the square windows, as they must help with visibility. But I think the round windows add a bit of character that the square versions lack.
Either way, it's still a good looking boat. And if they hadn't scrapped their plans to make a longer version, I probably would have held out for one of their 24-26 footers, instead of buying a used Cape Cruiser Marinaut last month.
Either way, it's still a good looking boat. And if they hadn't scrapped their plans to make a longer version, I probably would have held out for one of their 24-26 footers, instead of buying a used Cape Cruiser Marinaut last month.
DuckDogTitus
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he makes a darn good looking boat. :thup
Wandering Sagebrush
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If I were buying, it would ask for the square windows. Round windows are cute, but I like the look and visibility. As Jake mentioned, both are great.
DuckDogTitus
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i actually like the look of the square windows more. I think there is something in the fung shui or the chi or something of mixing the square and round on the same side. maybe if it were all round in the bulkhead I'd like that look more.
)I really like round ports and windows (even put one in a cabin some years ago), but now that I see it, I, too, really like the more square window in the Marinaut. I wouldn't have come up with "arbitrary" for the round one, but thinking about it I guess it does well describe how the round one feels to me. I think maybe the square one "lets" me see the (handsome) lines of the boat as a whole instead of focusing on the round window?
The matter of using a window that is square vs. one that is round is a matter of taste, and there is no right or wrong answer. However, one of the things that distinguishes the Marinaut from other boats is it's round window. My wife and I love it. Putting a square window on a Marinaut, in my opinion, is like re-engineering a Volkswaggon Beatle to look like a Scion Xb. O.K., that was a little extreme, but in time, the iconic round window will distinguish the Marinaut from other boats.
Now there is a counter argument. One of the reactions we frequently get from people who see the Marinaut for the first time is, "Oh! She's so cute!" We were at Port Jefferson last week, and a couple on a $1,000,000+ yacht made that very same comment. Incidentally, that gentleman was looking longingly at our boat, because deep down inside, he really wanted a smaller boat. He climbed on board, and was amazed at how well equipped she was, and her amount of living space. He was amazed at our fuel economy of 4.6 mpg (his boat gets .6 mpg in optimal conditions) and shallow draft. In my opinion, he probably fell in the same trap that many people do in buying a big boat to accommodate his large, grown family, only to find out that it is only he and his wife using the boat most of the time.
One last comment: when we go into marinas in the Northeast, we are usually the smallest, but cutest looking boat in the marina. People are always taking pictures of her, because in the Northeast, you don't normally see Marinauts or C-Dory's in transient marinas. However, she is not a small boat. She is actually 24+ feet from the anchor to the back of the engine. She just looks small because she sits low in the water. Not having a pronounced deep-V hull like many production boats opens up a tremendous amount of interior space comparable to boats much larger in size. Yet, she is astonishingly seaworthy, as are her cousins in the C-Dory line. So, she looks cute with that round window, but she hangs tough with the best of them. It's too bad Johnny Cash is not with us any more to write a song about the Marinaut much like his hit "a Man Named Sue."
Rich
Now there is a counter argument. One of the reactions we frequently get from people who see the Marinaut for the first time is, "Oh! She's so cute!" We were at Port Jefferson last week, and a couple on a $1,000,000+ yacht made that very same comment. Incidentally, that gentleman was looking longingly at our boat, because deep down inside, he really wanted a smaller boat. He climbed on board, and was amazed at how well equipped she was, and her amount of living space. He was amazed at our fuel economy of 4.6 mpg (his boat gets .6 mpg in optimal conditions) and shallow draft. In my opinion, he probably fell in the same trap that many people do in buying a big boat to accommodate his large, grown family, only to find out that it is only he and his wife using the boat most of the time.
One last comment: when we go into marinas in the Northeast, we are usually the smallest, but cutest looking boat in the marina. People are always taking pictures of her, because in the Northeast, you don't normally see Marinauts or C-Dory's in transient marinas. However, she is not a small boat. She is actually 24+ feet from the anchor to the back of the engine. She just looks small because she sits low in the water. Not having a pronounced deep-V hull like many production boats opens up a tremendous amount of interior space comparable to boats much larger in size. Yet, she is astonishingly seaworthy, as are her cousins in the C-Dory line. So, she looks cute with that round window, but she hangs tough with the best of them. It's too bad Johnny Cash is not with us any more to write a song about the Marinaut much like his hit "a Man Named Sue."
Rich
haakebecks
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I agree... totally a matter of personal taste. Me personally, I find the round window to be a bit too cutesy. I think the square window adds continuity to the lines of the boat and makes it feel a bit more brawny. That being said, I think it is absolutely fantastic that Marinaut offers customers the choice.
Oh and it's A Boy Named Sue if I recall correctly, not A Man Named Sue.
Oh and it's A Boy Named Sue if I recall correctly, not A Man Named Sue.
haakebecks
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The only other thing I noticed that was a bit odd is how the cabin door doesn't match the gelcoat on the rest of the boat. Is that how it is on all of them or?
haakebecks":224kpx0p said:
My guess is that it's because the door is made separately as a single unit by a marine window/door manufacturer like Diamond Sea Glaze, and they were unable to provide an exact color match.
Only Les could tell us if this is correct and if they are all this way.
Quite frankly, I don't find the color match to be all that noticeable. In fact, I didn't notice it. The photograph may exaggerate the color difference, or minimize it some way, too.
Joe. :teeth :thup
haakebecks":8fuxuyg7 said:
We have had the boat for 2 1/2 seasons and never noticed a color difference. The door is cored with the same closed cell foam as the rest of cabin and hull. I'm going out on the boat this week and will take some pictures of the door from various angles in contrast with the removable bulkhead, and Will post them online for the group.
Rich