Just curious....I have a few friends who own sail and powerboats. A
friend of mine has a Tayana 48 and a Grady White. He uses the Grady for
what he calls "restaurant runs" when he wants to eat out somewhere and
the Tayana would be too slow. He doesn't even fish!
Another loves to Sail and ski, so it's power and sail for her as well.

I won't count my dinghy as a powerboat. I'm looking into a second boat
for next spring, but it will be a Hobie cat most probably.
So how many of you actually have power and sail boats???



Robert
Beneteau 35s5 "Heart of Gold"
NY

Two boats??? Winterizing and otherwise caring for just one sailboat is
enough for me, although I did get the larger iron genoa as an option so
that I can keep to a schedule ... like dinner.


Capt. Rob wrote:
Just curious....I have a few friends who own sail and powerboats. A
friend of mine has a Tayana 48 and a Grady White. He uses the Grady for
what he calls "restaurant runs" when he wants to eat out somewhere and
the Tayana would be too slow. He doesn't even fish!
Another loves to Sail and ski, so it's power and sail for her as well.

I won't count my dinghy as a powerboat. I'm looking into a second boat
for next spring, but it will be a Hobie cat most probably.
So how many of you actually have power and sail boats???



Robert
Beneteau 35s5 "Heart of Gold"
NY

If I am heading out on vacation and want to cover some ground, neither
me nor my family have the patience to cruise 6-8 knots. So our
powerboat is the cruiser/slash family boat for the most part. Now for
racing on the other hand, that is what I love the sailboat for!

In article . com,
"Capt. Rob" wrote:

friend of mine has a Tayana 48 and a Grady White. He uses the Grady
for what he calls "restaurant runs" when he wants to eat out
somewhere and the Tayana would be too slow. He doesn't even fish!
Another loves to Sail and ski, so it's power and sail for her as
well.

I won't count my dinghy as a powerboat. I'm looking into a second
boat for next spring, but it will be a Hobie cat most probably.
So how many of you actually have power and sail boats???

Our sailboat is also our powerboat.

If we're in a hurry to get some place at a particular time, we turn on
the "iron genny". Our motoring speed may be a third of our powerboat
friends, but by leaving the harbor earlier, we usually are "there"
before they are.

Hobies are incredibly fun, but I wouldn't make one a secondary boat to
get some place at a particular time.


--
Jere Lull
Xan-a-Deux ('73 Tanzer 28 #4 out of Tolchester, MD)
Xan's Pages: http://members.dca.net/jerelull/X-Main.html
Our BVI FAQs (290+ pics) http://homepage.mac.com/jerelull/BVI/

i picked up a ericson 23 (on a trailer) and have owned
a 21 foor boston whaler revenge (225ob) for years...its
the nest of both worlks....just a bit more work...but, worth
it....imho....




On Nov 1, 5:18 am, "Capt. Rob" wrote:
Just curious....I have a few friends who own sail and powerboats. A
friend of mine has a Tayana 48 and a Grady White. He uses the Grady for
what he calls "restaurant runs" when he wants to eat out somewhere and
the Tayana would be too slow. He doesn't even fish!
Another loves to Sail and ski, so it's power and sail for her as well.

I won't count my dinghy as a powerboat. I'm looking into a second boat
for next spring, but it will be a Hobie cat most probably.
So how many of you actually have power and sail boats???

Robert
Beneteau 35s5 "Heart of Gold"
NY