"Loogypicker" wrote in message
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On Apr 10, 1:43 am, "Bill McKee" wrote:
"Frogwatch" wrote in message

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On Apr 9, 8:34 pm, Frogwatch wrote:

OK, my sailboat can go about 6 kts and while that is fast sailing, if
you go for days at 56 kts, it is Sl-o-o-o-o-ow. Trawlers can go 8-9
kts. Do trawlers owners think that is slow? If you could go 15 kts
for days, would that be slow?
What I am asking is: Am I likely to be impatient no matter how fast a
boat goes? Would your expectations of where you can go increase as
your boat speed does? How many people think their power boats are too
slow?

I meant "5-6 kts", not 56 kts, 56 would truly be fast

My boat does about 35 knots. But the jet drive ferry boat from Barcelona
to
Majorca does 52 knots. Made me want a faster boat. The problem with the
really fast boats is the cost per mile. Buddy is in to offshore raceboats.
Lunch run up the river burns about $150 for the gas. And that is not a
long
run. Dual 510 CID engines are thirsty.

Bill, the last time I took the ferry from Tiburon to SF, going there
was the usual ferry. Coming back, it just so happened that I got on
one of the catamaran ones, and that thing MOVED!

You have to ride a big jet drive ferry to see power and comfort. The
Majorca ferry is 98 meters long. (think Football field length) and holds
300 cars, 800 passengers (very comfortable seating and nice coffee bar) and
a bunch of Semi's. And still does 48 knots. We slowed down to 40 returning
as there were 10' swells in the Mediterranean