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First recorded activity by BoatBanter: Jan 2007
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trawler or cruiser
On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:44:00 -0500, wrote:
that's a good point, too..after all, folks still go sailing!
Yes, and even a slow trawler is faster than all but the biggest, fully
crewed sailboat.
We just did 1500 nautical miles in 14 days with our trawler, rarely
exceeding 8 1/2 kts. That included 4 or 5 all nighters for those
doing the math. Slow and steady wins the race every time, and after
arrival you have a nice spacious, comfortable boat to live aboard, not
a cramped express cruiser with little or no view of the world from the
main cabin. Express cruisers make great weekend party boats, not much
more.
Another point worth mentioning is that trawler hulls are designed to
run at slow speeds whereas most boats with larger gas engines are not.
Our old sportfish would wallow all over the place if run at slow
speeds, a very uncomfortable motion.
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