Well Cate, you can if you want to. It's not a matter of weight for my boat,
since it's sized for a real sailboat that doesn't need 70 hp to work. I have
an inboard diesel, 13hp Westerbeke on a Sabre 30. It's not particularly
large, but I'm sure it weighs a fair amount. The 26' (or close) sailboats
that I sail on use 5-10 hp outboards and work fine. Oh, and my Sabre was
well under $30K used and is 5 times your boat in quality. Of course, your
limitations dictate the boat you own.
In certain circumstances, I get on a ferry. Sounds like bad planning to me
if you're that far away and it's too hot and your guests are upset. Perhaps
you need to do a better job. I don't bring guests or paying customers for
that matter who have the expection that they'll be transported back quickly
because they're too hot or cold. We deal with the situation where we are.
Perhaps you need different guests.
You can't carry on an intelligent conversation can you. If you don't like
what you hear, then you get nasty, which indicates to me that you're not
very grown up yourself.
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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com
"JimC" wrote in message
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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