On Fri, 20 May 2016 10:45:50 -0400, Justan Olphart
wrote:

One can't venture far out into the "big world" in a little boat. Which
begs the question, How much boat do you need to venture into the big
world, safely and comfortably.

I have seen people out in a pretty big world in pretty small boats.
Guys go offshore here in 14' jon boats but this is the gulf and can be
pretty calm.
I also questioned whether a 311' AVP was enough boat for the North
Atlantic. We had blue water coming over the 02 deck and the screws
were coming out of the water on every wave for days at a time.