wrote:
On Sat, 13 Feb 2021 18:52:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:06:52 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

On Friday, 12 February 2021 at 02:44:44 UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:23:27 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Wayne B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:51:35 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 2/11/21 4:36 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:21:08 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

...the 19-footer I am considering...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN42mq5eSUc

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There will be people rushing out to buy them. There appears to be a
major arms race going on with the big multi engine go fast crowd. I
like the fact that they are a lot quieter than the go fast boats of 20
years ago.

https://youtu.be/qv-GPdnJ-1E


I'm sure you are right that they'll sell, even at $75,000 a pop. I'll
bet the fuel burn is...interesting.

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The people who buy them don't worry about fuel burn.


Probably better the the QE II. That ship gets 6 inches per gallon I read.
These motors seem to drink about 50 GPH WOT (6300-6400) and more like
20 at a 4000-4500 cruise.

https://boattest.com/article/new-mer...00-hp-outboard

The boats they talk about usually have 600-800 gallon tanks so that
gives them a few hundred mile range and a $2000+ fill up.

How bad do you want to get there?

Foolishness!
The wind is still free...at least for the time being.
Sure if you are relatively poor or really really rich but if you can
afford it and you are getting out of sight of land you want an engine
on that sail boat.


The wind may be free, but harnessing it sure is not.

Yeah, I am not a blow boater but I hear guys whining that a set of
sails is way more than I paid for my F-70, even for a fairly small day
sailer.


My father in law was a sailor. Last boat an Islander 30, that replaced a
Choy Le Bermuda 32. Besides the docking fees, sails sometimes. Sure was
not cheap wind power.

True North wrote:
On Saturday, 13 February 2021 at 18:57:55 UTC-4, wrote:
On Sat, 13 Feb 2021 18:52:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:06:52 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

On Friday, 12 February 2021 at 02:44:44 UTC-4, wrote:
On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:23:27 -0000 (UTC), Bill
wrote:

Wayne B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 17:51:35 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

On 2/11/21 4:36 PM, Wayne B wrote:
On Thu, 11 Feb 2021 14:21:08 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

...the 19-footer I am considering...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN42mq5eSUc

===

There will be people rushing out to buy them. There appears to be a
major arms race going on with the big multi engine go fast crowd. I
like the fact that they are a lot quieter than the go fast boats of 20
years ago.

https://youtu.be/qv-GPdnJ-1E


I'm sure you are right that they'll sell, even at $75,000 a pop. I'll
bet the fuel burn is...interesting.

===

The people who buy them don't worry about fuel burn.


Probably better the the QE II. That ship gets 6 inches per gallon I read.
These motors seem to drink about 50 GPH WOT (6300-6400) and more like
20 at a 4000-4500 cruise.

https://boattest.com/article/new-mer...00-hp-outboard

The boats they talk about usually have 600-800 gallon tanks so that
gives them a few hundred mile range and a $2000+ fill up.

How bad do you want to get there?

Foolishness!
The wind is still free...at least for the time being.
Sure if you are relatively poor or really really rich but if you can
afford it and you are getting out of sight of land you want an engine
on that sail boat.


The wind may be free, but harnessing it sure is not.
Yeah, I am not a blow boater but I hear guys whining that a set of
sails is way more than I paid for my F-70, even for a fairly small day
sailer.


Yeah but.......a new suit of sails could last 10 years if you don't race
plus you have to factor in how much gas was saved over that decade.


Probably nowhere enough to pay for the sails and rigging. Plus the stuff
if the boat stays in the water vs as trailer.