Bob wrote:

On Feb 21, 4:30 pm, "Jack Dale" wrote:

Hi Lloyd


A sailing instructor colleague did a multihanded trip from California and
said it was one omne of the worst expereinces in his life (mainly under
power)


The only similarity between sailing in the Georgia Strait and going offshore
is that you are on a boat.


I have been in the Pacific (Honolulu to the PNW) in an Elite 37. That is as
small as I am prepared to go.

"Truck it."

Jack



Thank you for that post Jack. Maybe if that guy hears enough posts
like yours it will sink in to his head that life above N 45 line is
not the same as California Del Fun. Once he gets the boat up here Im
sure it will be a lot of fun running over the bar on a nice day. Its
kinda cool in the bottom of a trough looking up and seeing the crest
above your mast.............

Prudent.............and alive Bob

PS Think 7"x15" non opening ports with 3/8" lexan through bolted with
fourteen 1/4" 316 MS as a minimum standard. Opening ports? Again
nothing bigger than 7x15 with 10mm tempered glass in through bolted
bronze or ss frames with at least 4 dogs.

Again thank you Jack for your to the point advice for Mr. Lake Boat.

When I was a teen we did weekend sailing in very heavy seas, the molokai
channel, at night and during the day, in a very seaworthy sailboat, a
Blanchard 33.' The boat always felt solid, I was never afraid, even at
the tiller myself with everyone else asleep.

I loved it. I really did, waves washing over the cockpit and all. But
the rough passage only lasted for a day or less, then we'd anchor in a
calm bay or harbor and rest.

And nowadays, I'm not taking my Hunter 33' anywhere near ocean waters.
Puget Sound and related inland passages is enough for me and my family,
especially if we're going to be on the boat more than two or three days
at a time.

Stephen