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"New" boat comparison - Bayliner vs Larson
Bob Dimond-
Sorry, Gould, but I don't completely agree. First of all I'm not telling people to make a crossing in gale force winds. Second a small boat can handle quite a bit IF YOU KNOW HOW TO MINIMIZE WEATHER ON YOUR BOAT! df- So how does one minimize weather on a boat? Say a 24' Sedan cruiser on Lake Michigan? Wally-- I was wondering that, too. Maybe he uses an umbrella. Harry K-- There's a chapter for neophytes like you in Chapman, Wally. It is called Special Seamanship Techniques. If memory serves, it discusses a number of ways to reduce the impact of severe weather on you and your boat when you are at sea. On a sailboat, for example, you might want to reef the mainsail and your genny to depower the sail plan. df-- Thanks Harry. I didn't notice the entire chapter in Chapman's about reducing weather. I bought Chapman's for the chapter on how to buy a compass. Lake Michigan is similar to being at sea, except for the fact that it's a lake and has very different wave characteristics. And the SeaRay 240 SRV sedan cruiser in question doesn't have much of a sail plan. Other than that, it was really helpful advice, "Go read about it in a general text book". |
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