Ernest Scribbler wrote:
I live on the Kanawha River in West Virginia and I'm wondering if a small
sailboat would be practical for use on the river. I find that I spend the
majority of my time in my motor boat loafing along at idle or just above.
I'd imagine that a little kicker motor on a sailboat would produce similar
ride, but would I be able to use the sails some of the time?


Wonder where your predominate winds come from?
If they blow right down the river...that would be easy sailing half the
time and hard sloging the other half.
If the winds blow across the river, you have it made. A nice beam reach
coming & going. How wide is the river & how fast does it flow?