No Worries
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- Sep 18, 2009
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- No Worries
Hello to all. I bought my R21-EC this past summer and for a novice on the water (I spent many years in the air), this has been a very rewarding experience for my wife and I. Over here in Newport, RI, our "No Worries" has been met with great enthusiasm and fanfare. She has become the talk of the town at the Coastal Harbor Navy Yacht Club at the Newport Navy Base.
When I first launched her people looked, stared, walked up, commented, admired and in general, loved her. When I towed her to the shop to get her bottom painted I was beeped down to a stop by a passerby who just had to ask what kind of boat is that and where did I get her. While "No Worries" was at the shop parking lot after coming out of the paint booth, so many people stopped to ask about her that the shop owner gave her the "All time most asked about boat" award for his past decade plus years of business.
For you fellow R21 owners, I don't know about your experiences out there but the comments we get up here in the Northeast is what great lines she has and how well equipped and seaworthy she looks. When I tell people about the options in her, (I bought just about everything available) they are amazed, especially when I say she has the bow thruster in her.
The RED paint is perfect for this "Cute Little Boat" as many of the lady BIG boat owners call her. And of course the husbands chime in and say that they should not refer to the man's boat as cute. 😉 Actually my wife and I both refer to her as a cute little tug so the flattery by all the lady boat owners is not unwelcome at all.
So far I have found the narrow beam to be a bit tedious while drift fishing but on a calm day she is a joy to be on. She is extremely versatile with the Bimini combinations, sans or glass or screen sides, and fuel consumption is about .6 - .67 gals per hour under load. So at less than $2.00 an hour to run her, we get out every chance we get while our BIG friends are sitting at dock.
Hope you like her. We sure do ! 🙂
When I first launched her people looked, stared, walked up, commented, admired and in general, loved her. When I towed her to the shop to get her bottom painted I was beeped down to a stop by a passerby who just had to ask what kind of boat is that and where did I get her. While "No Worries" was at the shop parking lot after coming out of the paint booth, so many people stopped to ask about her that the shop owner gave her the "All time most asked about boat" award for his past decade plus years of business.
For you fellow R21 owners, I don't know about your experiences out there but the comments we get up here in the Northeast is what great lines she has and how well equipped and seaworthy she looks. When I tell people about the options in her, (I bought just about everything available) they are amazed, especially when I say she has the bow thruster in her.
The RED paint is perfect for this "Cute Little Boat" as many of the lady BIG boat owners call her. And of course the husbands chime in and say that they should not refer to the man's boat as cute. 😉 Actually my wife and I both refer to her as a cute little tug so the flattery by all the lady boat owners is not unwelcome at all.
So far I have found the narrow beam to be a bit tedious while drift fishing but on a calm day she is a joy to be on. She is extremely versatile with the Bimini combinations, sans or glass or screen sides, and fuel consumption is about .6 - .67 gals per hour under load. So at less than $2.00 an hour to run her, we get out every chance we get while our BIG friends are sitting at dock.
Hope you like her. We sure do ! 🙂
