hypocrisy I think this thread is about hypocrisy, sustainability, seamanship..and combination thereof. What i dont understand is the love...
Defever Hello Loren, yes, they should be selling to mainland Chinese. Chinese culture loves status symbols; Mercedez ( anything German...
"This is also very interesting, you hear so much of this... but there's so many westerns getting "worked over" over there...? Designs stolen,...
http://www.boatshowchina.com/MarketInfo/tabid/272/language/en-US/Default.aspx Some fairly recent information regarding China's Boat market....
I live in Northern China, own company and property here. It is highly unusual for Chinese to buy outside their circle of friends and...
Love at first bite Its really easy to fall in love with boating life...the reality hits a few months later, when costs (not just financial) weigh...
sunreef This is one major reason i truly enjoy this site; Honest , direct , responsible responses and evaluations of product or service. So...
resources all wars are fought over resources; water, oil, gold, grain, land, iron, access to the ocean, etc, etc. There was a gentleman in...
records This is a fad, like the youngest to fly solo across the USA a few years back, which ended on it's own. Now its sailing around the world....
China I live and Work in China for the last 5 years. It is an interesting place, but need to be very aware of the market place ; Caveat Emptor is...
There was a great show regarding technology, hopefully i explain it correctly; If we take the steam engine and continue to improve on it, it...
SF Bay Thank you for posting this, i lived in Castro Valley which is very close to Oakland for about 25 years. Sailing the SF bay is a great way...
Worms There was an April Fool's story on NPR regarding Maple trees that were exploding and killing people because they were not being relieved of...
Bond that was really good line about Bond...its been really tough day but that broke it up for me. Thanks :) Do you expect me to...
interesting read..using 316 Stainless is commendable, i was tool and die maker and that is tough to machine and fabricate with, but is one of the...
Bloom box Nuclear power plants can use Thorium which burns at higher temp than Plutonium or uranium and can incinerate both materials. Also...
No Worries Excellent work they are accomplishing...sharks are being hunted to an extreme, they are top of the oceans food chain and vital to...
I am a Tool and Die Maker, not too much experience with Fiberglass. We did machine Phenolics and Glass filled plastics like G10. Most of what we...
Sailing Sailboats are a whole different animal. If you want shorthanded crew, the best bet are Hallberg Rassy. These are extremely well built...
Nordhavn First want to thank everyone for such a wealth of information in this site. I feel lucky to have found this resource. I sailed...
