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On Feb 8, 11:34*am, Tim wrote:
On Feb 7, 6:00*pm, Frogwatch wrote: Yes, sailing is fun but for getting anywhere it is really slow. Seriously, only 50 miles in a 10 hour day is slow. *After this cruise, I may try cruising some other way. *Maybe I'll build a larger Tolman for cruising. *That way, I will never pay slip fees either. *I have found that fuel cost is a small part of the cost of boat ownership and with a Tolman getting 6 mpg and able to go 30 mph, cruising becomes practical. *She won't cross oceans but would get to the Bahamas and Dry Tortugas. When my dad was headed for the phillippenes in WW2, he said that he and and several compaies were loaded onto an old Dutch steam vessel that had been converted over to a troop transport which was contracted to th US govtl . The only ventilation was provided by those huge horns on deck and salt water showers with berths stacked 8 high down in the hold. Blubbering across the south Pacific at 3-5 kt, he said it was the sorriest time of his life. It stunk *so bad down in the hold courtesy of all the puke and pee, that most of the time they slept on deck when they could. *Now that would be Slo-o-o-o-o-ow! The Tolman Jumbo has a transom deadrise of 14 degrees and much greater amidships. My Standard Tolman has an 8 degree deadrise at the transom and 14 amidships so i am not sure where it should \be counted. However, if you go to the FishyFish Tolman site, you will find accounts of Tolman voyages in the Alaskan waters in breaking seas over 20'. These were on more enclosed versions than my center console Standard. They also had large scuppers. BTW, Tolman has an interesting idea for the scuppers so they will drain but not take in water shown on:. http://woodenboatblog.com/taxonomy/term/1 Unfortunately it looks like hell but they can be removed when not underway. |
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On Feb 8, 10:48*am, Frogwatch wrote:
On Feb 8, 11:34*am, Tim wrote: On Feb 7, 6:00*pm, Frogwatch wrote: Yes, sailing is fun but for getting anywhere it is really slow. Seriously, only 50 miles in a 10 hour day is slow. *After this cruise, I may try cruising some other way. *Maybe I'll build a larger Tolman for cruising. *That way, I will never pay slip fees either. *I have found that fuel cost is a small part of the cost of boat ownership and with a Tolman getting 6 mpg and able to go 30 mph, cruising becomes practical. *She won't cross oceans but would get to the Bahamas and Dry Tortugas. When my dad was headed for the phillippenes in WW2, he said that he and and several compaies were loaded onto an old Dutch steam vessel that had been converted over to a troop transport which was contracted to th US govtl . The only ventilation was provided by those huge horns on deck and salt water showers with berths stacked 8 high down in the hold. Blubbering across the south Pacific at 3-5 kt, he said it was the sorriest time of his life. It stunk *so bad down in the hold courtesy of all the puke and pee, that most of the time they slept on deck when they could. *Now that would be Slo-o-o-o-o-ow! The Tolman Jumbo has a transom deadrise of 14 degrees and much greater amidships. *My Standard Tolman has an 8 degree deadrise at the transom and 14 amidships so i am not sure where it should \be counted. However, if you go to the FishyFish Tolman site, you will find accounts of Tolman voyages in the Alaskan waters in breaking seas over 20'. *These were on more enclosed versions than my center console Standard. *They also had large scuppers. BTW, Tolman has an interesting idea for the scuppers so they will drain but not take in water shown on:.http://woodenboatblog.com/taxonomy/term/1 Unfortunately it looks like hell but they can be removed when not underway.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I dont't think they look that bad and leavign them on at dock might be OK as long as they arn'tdock height to get smashed. Do they have one pointed forward and one back? |
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