Don White wrote in news:zdwSg.41032$9u.351489
@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca:

A lot of sailboats sail better flat anyways.
So if you have excessive heeling, reef in the main.



Heeling is also caused by people in the boat trying to get it to
plane....same idea as this thread is about.....

I wonder if a nice $100,000 motorhome on a waterfront campsite towing a
speedy little runabout for the kids to ski from wouldn't be a better
solution. The rest of the year, at least, the motorhomes have a much
wider range of usage than either the sailboat or powerboat and can "get
there" at 70 knots, not 7....a factor of 10.

I'm not saying this to be a smartass. I know someone who went from a
Hatteras 56 with twin 8V92TAs to a 40' motorcoach costing 20% of what he
sold the Hat for. They enjoyed it so much in Florida, they traded it
back in and are having a custom-built diesel motorcoach of the quality
you'd find in a Hinckley yacht built from the ground up to their
specifications. This beast is as big as the Hat, but only has 2 decks,
no bilge.... It's a traveling Hilton Resort, er, ah, I don't THINK I saw
a pool in the plans...(c;

For those wanting to "get there"...in real style...this would be a much
better way to travel...and when you get there you're NOT STRANDED AT THE
DOCK.


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