The "perfect boat", does one exist?

[Iceman]

  Private message me and Ill invite you all for drinks aboard the perfect boat
Ice

[tafelice]

I have no idea if I have the perfect boat since I haven't had it long, but the S2 9.2C layout certainly looks a lot like what you posted.  Really big head right by the companionway steps.

[Lynx]

I thought that the perfect boat was one that got you there and back, etc..... All else is a compromise.

[AdriftAtSea]

Umm...  If the boat doesn't get you there and back, I don't know if you'll be around to complain...

[Frank]

This is a fun topic.
 I'm sure I suffer from the same addiction as most here..."daydreaming about boats"
That perfect boat thing changes to suit intended uses. Hows this for a list?

Shallow draft...gunk holing, shallow anchorages, easy trailering
3000lb max......easy trailering, mobility, lighter gear etc
min. 5ft headroom...change pants without being too contorted
seperate head....
outboard in a well....simple/easy
fairly fast.....fun factor
as seaworthy as a 3000lb boat can be...
traditional looks...

that would be my list....don't think one exists

[Captain Smollett]

This is a fun topic.
 I'm sure I suffer from the same addiction as most here..."daydreaming about boats"
That perfect boat thing changes to suit intended uses. Hows this for a list?

Shallow draft...gunk holing, shallow anchorages, easy trailering
3000lb max......easy trailering, mobility, lighter gear etc
min. 5ft headroom...change pants without being too contorted
seperate head....
outboard in a well....simple/easy
fairly fast.....fun factor
as seaworthy as a 3000lb boat can be...
traditional looks...

that would be my list....don't think one exists

That's a cool list for a good gen. purpose small boat.

Personally, I would sacrifice 'fairly fast...fun factor' and satisfy that with a separate, sporty' boat...something like a sun fish or a hobie....tool for the job kind of thing.

[maxiSwede]

Ah, a Sunfish!   sweet memories...

used to have an old battered one as a toy. Bartered it against  coffee and a couple cases of beer.  

A real sailing machine, fun as few others. Very uncommon where I came from, hence the somewhat 'low' price tag on it. The PO didn't really know what it was.

Enough thread drift, I like Franks list of criteria too, but honestly - isn't the perfect boat the one we've got already?? since getting a new one always slows you down... from a guy who's in the process of going through the 'check-list' and adding to the 'to-do list' on a new to me boat.

[CharlieJ]

Several multihulls come to mind. Cross 31, Wharram 30, etc.

Don't limit yourself to just one hull boats.

[CapnK]

Enough thread drift, I like Franks list of criteria too, but honestly - isn't the perfect boat the one we've got already?? since getting a new one always slows you down... from a guy who's in the process of going through the 'check-list' and adding to the 'to-do list' on a new to me boat.

Spoken like a man with experience. 

Experience is what enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again. -
Franklin P. Jones