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Default High latitudes cruiser

On Jan 28, 7:44*am, Bob wrote:

port lights 7"x15" with 3/8" glass not picture widows like Red Cloud
has.... uh, had. Think all groco bronze through hulls not plastic.
Think "small" sail plan 15.0 SA/D Ratio. Mine boat is 14.7 cutter.


http://sports.webshots.com/photo/205...63212926eSPzLW

3/8 glass is for put'z like you Bob. RedCloud has 3/4" and 1" thick
armoured glass in bronze ports. Think Monel not bronze thru hulls in
ice.

BTW look at the big picture windows on this boat:
http://www.damocles-eu.org/artman/up...ara-arctic.jpg

Tara's been iced in for many mo's now.

Joe






But now some one will say, "but if you have a fast boat you can out
run a storm." *to that I say, bull****.

I have one. I live at N45. Just need to drive it hard. ..............
absolutly wonderfull !

Bob