"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 14:56:49 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

It's
not all about speed offshore as the boats get bigger, although with the
right turbo diesels, he'd have plenty of it.

It's been my experience that when conditions get rough, we all run at
the same speed. The only difference is that I don't have to slow
down. :-)


I don't even have to slow down to observe the speed limit coming into the
harbor channel. (GB)

I learned a lesson with the Egg Harbor we had for a couple of years. It was
a 37 footer and of the newer (2002) design that made it lighter. It was
powered by twin 450hp Cats and was capable of WOT speeds in excess of 35
kts. Big deal. In anything over 2-3 foot seas, the damn thing went
airborne, crashing back hard enough to loosen your teeth.

Most of our "high speed" cruising out to the fishing spots was at 19 -20 kts
which, ironically, is the much heavier Navigator's normal cruise even in
heavier seas.

Eisboch