Salon or Saloon.... what the hell??

[Paul]

[rossjo]

Caught a nice Blue Fish (about 3#) this evening behind the house (in my canoe). Most Southerners don't eat Blue fish, but they're not bad if you clean them quick and deep fry them.

[prowlersfish]

Ther3e even better if you use them for bait

[reelfishin]

Now that, that is settled, LOL I think I would hate to ask the difference between a yacht and a boat. I can remember thinking that any boat over 50 foot was a yacht. I don't know if that stands true today.

[rbcool]

WOW!!!! Thanks guys. Ross seems to have it spot on. Given the 3 page description, Ima gonna call it a Saloon. Seems to fit most of my weekends

Ron

at my marina there is a couple that owns a meridian 45. the wife insists on saying fron bedroom,kitchen,bathroom,back porch,front porch, and, i love this, ''the motors are in the basement". ahhhhh i cringe evertime i hear that. i know, it's just me, but for the sake of boating, can we not use correct terms? anyway, it's all in what you make of it i guess. hey, if you have a meridian, i guess you can call it whatever you want.

Perhaps the wife doesn't like the word "head"?

... well, as departing Trojan Boater of the Year I can afford to be a little risqué ...

Anyway - I'm going out to my saloon, shoot someone, slam down a shot and go for a cruise.
When I get back, I may run up to the salon and get my hairs done.

LMAO

[rossjo]

Ther3e even better if you use them for bait

Cool - eating bait again for dinner.

I eat shrimp all them time - and its the best bait inshore here, so I guess I'm used to it.

[rbcool]

I've had Blues in sushi form before. It was good, kinda tasted like chicken

Ron

[jon_e_quest]

It would seem that Saloon is the correct term for that big space in-between the aft and forward cabins, but in the For-What-It's-Worth-Department, here's how Trojan's 1976 catalog discribes the F-36 Tri-Cabin and Flybridge Tri-Cabin:

...Both boats give you three, large, separated cabins. An aft master stateroom, forward guest cabin, and elegant salon in-between. Which means you have your private apartment with bath. Your guests have theirs. And you all share the beautiful salon with large lounge area, and a well-equipped galley.

The catalog goes on to list standard 'lined drapes in main salon'. (main salon? is there more than one?!)

I suspect the marketing boys thought the term saloon would put some folks off, namely the female half of the purchase. And considering they discribe the 'salon' as both elegant and beautiful, it's clear to me they were selling to the Admiral and not so much the Captain! As a matter of fact, they only mention the boat also comes with engines at the bottom of the page!!!

[reelfishin]

Let's face it to a sales person who is pitching to buyers Salon has a more elegant sound and meaning than saloon or cabin. When you sell things that are pricy you want to use expensive terms to describe them.
Just go to a pricy restaurant and see the way the desribe the food you get. They definately do not use common terms. LOL

[prowlersfish]

Now that, that is settled, LOL I think I would hate to ask the difference between a yacht and a boat. I can remember thinking that any boat over 50 foot was a yacht. I don't know if that stands true today.

20 foot ,

"Yacht lengths generally range from 20 feet (6.1 m) up to hundreds of feet."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yacht

[rbcool]

I think in America it's 30' and international is 33'. Could be wrong.

[Audrey II]

at my marina there is a couple that owns a meridian 45. the wife insists on saying fron bedroom,kitchen,bathroom,back porch,front porch, and, i love this, ''the motors are in the basement". ahhhhh i cringe evertime i hear that. i know, it's just me, but for the sake of boating, can we not use correct terms? anyway, it's all in what you make of it i guess. hey, if you have a meridian, i guess you can call it whatever you want.

Perhaps the wife doesn't like the word "head"?

... well, as departing Trojan Boater of the Year I can afford to be a little risqué ...

Anyway - I'm going out to my saloon, shoot someone, slam down a shot and go for a cruise.
When I get back, I may run up to the salon and get my hairs done.

LMAO

My wife likes to call Motor yachts Colonials and express cruisers ranches not that she doesn't know the proper terms but when speaking to non boaters it's easier for them to understand. We have a ranch.
I agree when on a boat I expect boaters to use boating terms, I like the term head.

[rossjo]

... it's clear to me they were selling to the Admiral and not so much the Captain! As a matter of fact, they only mention the boat also comes with engines at the bottom of the page!!!

LMAO - yes - you're right. Surprised they didn't call it a parlor.

[rbcool]

Perhaps the wife doesn't like the word "head"?

... well, as departing Trojan Boater of the Year I can afford to be a little risqué ...

Anyway - I'm going out to my saloon, shoot someone, slam down a shot and go for a cruise.
When I get back, I may run up to the salon and get my hairs done.

LMAO

My wife likes to call Motor yachts Colonials and express cruisers ranches not that she doesn't know the proper terms but when speaking to non boaters it's easier for them to understand. We have a ranch.
I agree when on a boat I expect boaters to use boating terms, I like the term head.

DUH!!!! Most guys do. (oops, did I type that outloud?)

[k9th]

To me my boat has a salon... I drink in a saloon. My wife (the boat babe) calls them bathrooms, bedrooms, kitchen, living room....you get the idea. But she knows the engines are in the engine room under her living room.