On Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:07:28 -0400, "Jonathan W."
wrote:


You're not thinking the 30' Fales Carib is a sailing vessel are you? As
in " I have to do it on the cheap and plan to spend a lot of time at sea so
a sailboat is my main focus. (fuel costs being my primary concern)

A trawler with a steadying sail doth not a "sailboat" make....unless
your destination was downwind, and good fresh gale was blowing, I don't
think that boat could "sail" anywhere....

good luck in any event.....

Jonathan


No I don't think the Fales Carib is a sailing vessel. )
Thanks for the worry though.
I understand the steadying sail concept on trawlers and that they
really aren't for propulsion.
Mark E. Williams