Neal, you've totally lost it now! You're so eager to win a loosing argument that you're
now bragging about how much you motorsailed around the Bahamas!

Further, you've admitted that you have to, because your "vessel" is unable to power into a
chop, like any proper boat can.

Of course I prefer to motorsail instead of powering, when possible; even the catamaran is
a lot smoother with sail up. But when I have to, I can power straight into a 4 foot chop
and 20+ knots of wind and still make over 5 knots. The Banana Boat would at best make 1
knot, and at worst cook its engine, in these conditions.

But now we know who to turn to when we have questions about powering.



Simple Simon wrote:
But, Jeff you idiot you, motorsailing is still sailing. If one can
shorten one's
time to a destination so as to arrive before dark this is a
legitimate use
of an engine. Unlike you, I am not so stupid as to take all sail down
and motor straight into it. I simply used the motor as means of
fetching
the island instead of beating back and forth until after dark which
is not
a good idea on the shallow Bahamas banks.

By the way, didn't you notice how the motor did NOT come out of
the water? Isn't that what you maintain - that an outboard is useless
in a steep chop?

Another argument lost by the power squadron.

S.Simon


"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
...
Real sailors? Like the one that wrote:

"However, the wind ended up coming directly out of sixty degrees and
it piped up to about twenty knots. There was a pretty steep chop
developing and I ended up being able to make only thirty degrees.
Gave up beating into it when I came to the conclusion I would not
make it to Mangrove Cay. Decided to motor sail with main alone so I
could pinch close and pounded my way to the cay ..."



Oh No! There's a chop! Better fire up that outboard!

You certainly talk the talk Neal, but you sure as **** don't walk
the walk!


Simple Simon wrote:
If there is a 'nasty chop' there is wind. If there is wind
we real sailors don't bother with a motor. Sails work
just great. You should try it sometime.

S.Simon


"Jeff Morris" jeffmo@NoSpam-sv-lokiDOTcom wrote in message
...
A transome hung outboard becomes totally useless in a nasty chop.

With the Banana Boat loaded for cuising, she'll start hobby-horsing
if a fly lands on the bow. The propeller on that outboard will
lift out on every bounce, turning a lee shore into a death trap.
Neal is wise not to leave his sheltered waters.