Boat builders

[Constance]

I do mean comments on Collingwood boats not the owners

[alan_fincher]

30 minutes ago, Constance said:

I do mean comments on Collingwood boats not the owners

If you titled your thread something like "Comments on Collingwood Boats, please" yoy might get more answers, I can't help thinking.

Meaningful thread titles seems to have a lot of influence on what people open, and what they just ignore.

(OK, I'll admit I opened this one!).

[Nightwatch]

I only opened it to see what you wrote.

[Dave Payne]

 

[Sea Dog]

This is like a DIY thread kit. Do we have all the parts now?

[WotEver]

1 hour ago, Sea Dog said:

This is like a DIY thread kit. Do we have all the parts now?

No, we haven't mentioned batteries yet. Every good thread has to have an argument and what better way to start one?

[Athy]

9 hours ago, Dave Payne said:

 

Dave, it was made quite clear earlier today that Constance wanted information and opinions on Collingwood boats.

[Alan de Enfield]

Collingwood Boats do not build all of boats they sell.

They have 3 other companies that they use to build the shells and they will use whichever one is 'best' at the time.

If you are buying a 'sailaway' then it may not be a Collingwood

[Athy]

Sub-contacting is not a rarity in the boating world, just as in the motoring world (our "Japanese" Suzuki car was built in Hungary and has an Italian engine); items actually manufactured by somebody else, to Collingwood's specifications, can be fairly sold as Collingwood's.

[WotEver]

1 minute ago, Athy said:

Sub-contacting is not a rarity in the boating world, just as in the motoring world (our "Japanese" Suzuki car was built in Hungary and has an Italian engine); items actually manufactured by somebody else, to Collingwood's specifications, can be fairly sold as Collingwood's.

Indeed, but it means that 'what's a Collingwood boat like?" doesn't have an answer. It depends who built it. 

Maybe.