"DSK" wrote in message

| BTW when discussing maneuvering full-keel boats, bear in mind that some
are more
| maneuverable than others. Yours has a cutaway forefoot and should be
pretty
| handy. Some full keelers are almost as maneuverable as a brick barn.

Naw Doug... under power Overproof sucks. Plain and simple. It walks to
starboard with a vengeance and turns ever so slowly it's impossible to
maneuver tightly in a breeze under power without quick powerful thrusts of
the prop fore & aft. I always use some sail to maneuver her. The boat just
responds better to competent gentle guidance under sail than with an engine.
Cutaway forefoot or not..... it responds like a much larger vessel both
under canvas and power.

I've learned to raise a portion of the jib or main to effect the tight
maneuvers when required. I remember running out of wind when halfway in to a
set of slips.... I just stepped into the rowboat and grabbed the bowline in
my teeth to tow her right into the slip under oars... no muss no fuss. I had
a C note riding on the fact I could place her to the slip without using the
engine.

The auxiliary is fine for easy travel on windless days when I have to
absolutely be somewhere. I try to avoid those occasions.

CM