On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 02:15:45 -0400, "Ernest Scribbler"
wrote:

I live on the Kanawha River in West Virginia and I'm wondering if a small
sailboat would be practical for use on the river. I find that I spend the
majority of my time in my motor boat loafing along at idle or just above.
I'd imagine that a little kicker motor on a sailboat would produce similar
ride, but would I be able to use the sails some of the time?


Unfamiliar with this river. If it has a decent breadth, and if the
current is not too great, it would be as suitable as the many rivers
that are sailed by dinghies and small sailboats.

Brian Whatcott Altus OK