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"d parker" wrote:
"Bryan" wrote:
Hey, people sail small boats across the ocean all the time.
If that is what you want to do, well by all means have at it.
Don't forget to wear your hair shirt to add to your comfort
and joy while aboard.
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The difference it that this guy is talking about taking
a MacGregor 26. Its not about the length. Smaller boats
can do it. Its about seaworthiness.

Just saw the movie "The Perfect Storm" on TV again today.
So now I'm thinking about how to build a 27-foot trailerable
sailboat with 2 forward staterooms (plus aft king-sized berth)
and a diesel/water ballast that can handle this kind of storm.

I still think it's possible to do.

Great movie. Anything you build will be at a compromise. Lots of cabin
means a fat slow boat. Lots of headroom means lots of windage. And so on.
Sounds like you arent having a saloon area at this stage. Just two
staterooms foward with another aft. What ever floats your boat I spose.

DP