On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 14:35:36 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:15:58 GMT, "Gordon Wedman"
wrote:

Watched "The Perfect Storm" a couple weeks ago and kept thinking how they'd
be dead in a minute if the engine quit. Certainly cured me of any desire to
be out in serious weather in a power boat, at least a single engine unit.
Seems like drogues and sea anchors are even more important on power boats.
Don't read those magazines so I wonder what they say?

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What you say is true in my opinion but you are less likely to be
"caught out" in a power boat unless you have a true long range cruiser
like a Nordhaven, Willard or similar.

Power boats have the advantage of speed which gets you back into port
quicker if need be, and they also have a finite range which usually
limits time at sea to a more predictable weather window.


With a power boat you sure have the speed to get home quickly. But
suppose you have engine failure and don´t want to drift ashore. And
water is too deep to anchor.

Mike







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