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Just because you can imagine it,
doesn’t mean you can make it true.
I’ve
been dealing with an increasing number of clients who feel that if they
write it down, somehow you can make it true. "I want a boat that’s
twenty foot long, sleeps six and is capable of long ocean passages. I’d
like to build a Ferro-cement 90 foot canoe with a five-thousand mile
range for 50 thousand dollars. I’d like to flap my arms and fly to the
moon…."
OK you’re right, I have over reacted, again. Problem:
There are more and more folks out there selling high tech without
informing that what they’d like, hope, wish and promise doesn’t really
track well with the laws: (not the government’s.... I mean, the laws of
Physics.)
There are a host of ads that make it seem that the laws
of nature provide many more options than they really do. Example: the
open ocean is more powerful than any vessel of any size. It doesn’t
matter whether the vessel has a bulb or bilge keels, gallons of fuel, or
has the world’s greatest designer. If someone tells you that their boat
can do something remarkable remember this analogy. An SUV may survive a
plunge down a 20 foot embankment. A quality vehicle would, hopefully,
increase your chances of ultimate survival. That doesn’t mean, however,
you will be driving the thing home for tea.
Unfortunately we look at the perfect cruising vessel in
much the same way we look at all manner of high tech endeavors. After
twenty five years in the business, I would love to have some magical
answer. The truth suggests that the real secrets were learned hundreds,
if not thousands of years ago by folks plying the waters to earn their
living, and to survive. In the last hundred years the rest of us have
just been tweaking the details....
But that’s just my opinion.
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