How do you determine the maximum size of a sailboat for a lake? Our
lake is 19.6 miles in length, max depth is 183' and max width is
1.9miles.

etol wrote:
How do you determine the maximum size of a sailboat for a lake? Our
lake is 19.6 miles in length, max depth is 183' and max width is
1.9miles.


Nice sized lake. Will you be spending extended periods (weeks etc) aboard?
How big is your family?
One way is to go modest with a trailerable sailboat. Mine can hold two
adults & two children, has a Marine Sanitation Device with pumpout fittings.
see: http://sailquest.com/market/models/spipe.htm
The Sandpiper 565... or Capri 18 (Catalina 18) would be fine for smaller
crews.

On 7 Oct 2006 08:36:38 -0700, "etol" wrote:

How do you determine the maximum size of a sailboat for a lake? Our
lake is 19.6 miles in length, max depth is 183' and max width is
1.9miles.

I'd divide the max width by the max turning diameter of the sailboat.

I never understood the appeal of sailboats on little lakes. Your either
going to be motoring around 2/3rds the time or tacking 80% of the time.

"etol" wrote in message
oups.com...
How do you determine the maximum size of a sailboat for a lake? Our
lake is 19.6 miles in length, max depth is 183' and max width is
1.9miles.

The formula for maximum boat length is lake width in feet divided by 300

The formula for draft is minimum lake depth offshore -1 foot

Jim

"etol" wrote in message
oups.com...
How do you determine the maximum size of a sailboat for a lake? Our
lake is 19.6 miles in length, max depth is 183' and max width is
1.9miles.

"Jim" wrote
The formula for maximum boat length is lake width in feet divided by 300

Darn, that means on my river I'm limited to a two foot boat...

Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Jim" wrote
The formula for maximum boat length is lake width in feet divided by 300

Darn, that means on my river I'm limited to a two foot boat...


I think the person who made the formula was making it tongue in cheek.
I can't figure out why one would think you would need 300' for every
foot of boat length.

Don White wrote:
etol wrote:
How do you determine the maximum size of a sailboat for a lake? Our
lake is 19.6 miles in length, max depth is 183' and max width is
1.9miles.


Nice sized lake. Will you be spending extended periods (weeks etc) aboard?
How big is your family?
One way is to go modest with a trailerable sailboat. Mine can hold two
adults & two children, has a Marine Sanitation Device with pumpout fittings.
see: http://sailquest.com/market/models/spipe.htm
The Sandpiper 565... or Capri 18 (Catalina 18) would be fine for smaller
crews.

Out of seven posts, you were the only one to actually give the guy some
information he could use.

basskisser wrote:
Don White wrote:

etol wrote:

How do you determine the maximum size of a sailboat for a lake? Our
lake is 19.6 miles in length, max depth is 183' and max width is
1.9miles.


Nice sized lake. Will you be spending extended periods (weeks etc) aboard?
How big is your family?
One way is to go modest with a trailerable sailboat. Mine can hold two
adults & two children, has a Marine Sanitation Device with pumpout fittings.
see: http://sailquest.com/market/models/spipe.htm
The Sandpiper 565... or Capri 18 (Catalina 18) would be fine for smaller
crews.


Out of seven posts, you were the only one to actually give the guy some
information he could use.


I thought it was a legit question from a newby??.
If he looks around on that site I quoted, he can probably find at least
half a dozen reasonable choices... although some models might be more
available in Canada.

Don White wrote:

basskisser wrote:

Don White wrote:

etol wrote:

How do you determine the maximum size of a sailboat for a lake? Our
lake is 19.6 miles in length, max depth is 183' and max width is
1.9miles.


Nice sized lake. Will you be spending extended periods (weeks etc)
aboard?
How big is your family?
One way is to go modest with a trailerable sailboat. Mine can hold two
adults & two children, has a Marine Sanitation Device with pumpout
fittings.
see: http://sailquest.com/market/models/spipe.htm
The Sandpiper 565... or Capri 18 (Catalina 18) would be fine for smaller
crews.



Out of seven posts, you were the only one to actually give the guy some
information he could use.


I thought it was a legit question from a newby??.
If he looks around on that site I quoted, he can probably find at least
half a dozen reasonable choices... although some models might be more
available in Canada.

Looking for a pet on the head? You might want to move to Atlanta.