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Sweet. And just the ticket for your neck of the woods. Think I'd opt for
the twin Cats rather than the single Cummins, just for maneuverability and
redundancy.

My dad had a 48' Hatt LRC in the early 80's. Based in Florida, he cruised
the Keys, Bahamas, and Caribbean extensively with that boat. Cruised the
entire east coast. And then for a capstone to his cruising career, an
18-month cruise starting in Ft. Lauderdale, down to the northern coast of
South America, through the Panama Canal, hung a sharp right turn, and
finally turned around at Skagway, AK and headed back for Florida. All at 8
knots.

The Florida to Alaska cruise was documented in feature articles in Yachting
(July 1981, Frank & Lee Glindmeier), Hatteras World (Spring 1980, Sid
Stapleton and Winter 1980, Sid Stapleton and Frank Glindmeier), Motorboat
(April 1980, Jim McNitt), and Boating (April 1980, Sid Stapleton).

I was fortunate to join him in a number of the legs on those cruises. Life
in the slow lane can be good.