Capt. JG wrote:

Exactly my point... due to bad compromises you're forced to use a huge
engine when on a sailboat that actually has the potential to sail well, a
smaller engine would do.

Should I just hang down my head and die Ganz? I wouldn't call a 220 lb.
motor "huge." - Incidentally, how much does the motor in Your boat (or
do you have one?) weigh, Ganz? With generator, fuel pump, fuel filters,
shaft to prop, and other accessories?


Why would anyone want to "get back at 14 knots" unless they have a powerboat
mentality?

In certain circumstances, such as when you're 5 - 10 miles from the
marina, the wind is in your face, it's hot as hell, and you have guests
who want to get back home ASAP, its rather convenient and even pleasant
to be able to motor back at a moderately high rate of speed.


It's Captain Ganz to you Jimbo.

I'll call you captain when I feel like it, or when you grow up,
whichever comes first.

Jim