On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:01:58 -0700, "Capt. JG"
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On Apr 14, 2:49 am, Bruce in Bangkok wrote:
The reason I always tell people that they need a forty foot boat isn't
because it takes forty feet to keep two people's head above water. It
takes forty feet to keep two people AND all the tools, spares, parts,
cooking pots, clothes and the Banjo above water.

Curiously, stuff seems to accumulate to fill all the available space.
Lots of couples live aboard full time and cruise widely in 35 ish feet
of moderate displacement. I tend to think that 36' is close to the
magic compromise in terms of space and cost and workability for a
voyaging couple on a monohull. I'd take ten feet off that for day-
sailing and the occasional extended weekend. Cats need a bit more
size offshore. But, YMMV big time.

-- Tom.



I find my 30-footer the perfect size for "extended" day cruising and several
overnights. It's big enough to be comfortable, yet it's small enough to make
single-handing a breeze in most conditions.


My point exactly. But you don;t have two year's supply of engine
spares, a spare propeller, a complete set of mechanics tools, a fair
sized chest of carpenter's tools and all the other bits and pieces
that you "might need" if it breaks in PagoPago, or some other remote
place.


Bruce-in-Bangkok
(correct email address for reply)