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On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 07:40:36 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:


"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Sat, 7 Jul 2007 20:50:14 -0400, "JimH" ask wrote:

Sorry Wayne.........a great ride, cruising speed and creature comforts can
be found in far too many boats besides the 7 knot Grand Banks. ;-)



I'll challenge any of your other
choices to meet us 50 miles off shore and run for 72 hours straight
in 6 to 8 foot seas.

This would do quite nicely:

http://www.ssqq.com/archive/images/gregnorman03.jpg

http://www.ssqq.com/archive/vinlin24.htm

;-)


Beautiful ship. I've seen it on a documentary on tv.
By the time the engines warmed up, I'd be out of money and would have
to go home. :o)
Mark E. Williams

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Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:05:56 -0400, HK wrote:
At least on the CS, you'd have the choice.

There's that, and it's a pretty efficient hull for economy at any
speed, barring windage.
But when you get to something you can live on and that handle
heavier seas, hull compromises for fuel economy tend to restrict
speed. I think.

--Vic


Carolina Skiffs are wet and they pound a lot at speed in any sort of
chop but they are terrific for the flats or shallow water. Most of the
better guides on the ICW in North Florida use CS or variants. Also, surf
rescue boys around Matanzas Inlet were using a small fleet of CS's with
about a third of one side of the hull cut and rolled so they could drag
swimmers or their bodies aboard. This is an inlet closed to navigation
because of surf and shoals, but there is terrific fishing just outside
the highway bridge there, and also just inside it. If I were still
living down there, I'd buy one for inshore and nearshore fishing.

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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 18:35:27 -0500, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 23:16:53 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 17:50:29 -0500, Vic Smith

I'm guessing you're saying that if you had, say a 24' Carolina Skiff
with a 150hp, capable of 40+ knots, you wouldn't spend much
time cruising at 8 knots. More likely you'd cruise at @25. Me too.
Hey! I ended up agreeing with you!

A couple of years ago, I spent some time with the NE Evinrude service
rep and he told me that, according to computer data pulled off of
engines, the average RPM for Evinrude engines was 2800.

He attributed it to slow running, trolling type activities.

Don't know. Averaging is tricky. Lot's of idle time too. I've been
on boats in small lakes where the OB is idling for 20 minutes while
everybody is yakking and prepping gear, then it WOT across the lake
for 10 minutes, back to idle for 1/2 hour of drifting/casting, then
repeat. Than again I've slow trolled for crappies with pinkies for
hours at maybe 1500. Imagine ocean trolling for big stuff is
different. What's your experience with your motors?

According to the computer map, I spend about 60% at under 2k - the
rest is around 3.8/4k.

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Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:

According to the computer map, I spend about 60% at under 2k - the
rest is around 3.8/4k.

Not bad for a pacemaker, eh?

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On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 00:42:37 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:


According to the computer map, I spend about 60% at under 2k - the
rest is around 3.8/4k.

I guessed you'd be higher, running out to the fishing grounds with
those ETEC's. Just goes to show....something.

--Vic

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On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:33:49 -0400, HK wrote:

Carolina Skiffs are wet and they pound a lot at speed in any sort of
chop but they are terrific for the flats or shallow water. Most of the
better guides on the ICW in North Florida use CS or variants. Also, surf
rescue boys around Matanzas Inlet were using a small fleet of CS's with
about a third of one side of the hull cut and rolled so they could drag
swimmers or their bodies aboard. This is an inlet closed to navigation
because of surf and shoals, but there is terrific fishing just outside
the highway bridge there, and also just inside it. If I were still
living down there, I'd buy one for inshore and nearshore fishing.

It's on my short list with the F-24 and Mac 26X/M, subject to change.
A lot depends on what works best with the wife, and if we *really*
want to spend some nights on a boat. And how my vision of
sailing agrees with my muscle and energy (-:

--Vic

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Vic Smith wrote:
On Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:33:49 -0400, HK wrote:
Carolina Skiffs are wet and they pound a lot at speed in any sort of
chop but they are terrific for the flats or shallow water. Most of the
better guides on the ICW in North Florida use CS or variants. Also, surf
rescue boys around Matanzas Inlet were using a small fleet of CS's with
about a third of one side of the hull cut and rolled so they could drag
swimmers or their bodies aboard. This is an inlet closed to navigation
because of surf and shoals, but there is terrific fishing just outside
the highway bridge there, and also just inside it. If I were still
living down there, I'd buy one for inshore and nearshore fishing.

It's on my short list with the F-24 and Mac 26X/M, subject to change.
A lot depends on what works best with the wife, and if we *really*
want to spend some nights on a boat. And how my vision of
sailing agrees with my muscle and energy (-:

--Vic



Spending the night on a small boat is a lot less fun than it is cracked
up to be, unless you are a teen-ager dating a hottie and driving a
Triumph Spitfire.