On Aug 17, 12:07 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 15:55:23 -0000,
wrote:

Geeze guys, maybe it's time to revisit your roots, I doubt you
all started boating on 40 foot trawlers

Does a 45 foot Bertie Sportfisherman count? :)

You've been onboard my Ranger in a heavy stern rip - remember that
"ride" we took in Narragansett Bay? We didn't get wet, but if you
remember, I wasn't taking the rips between Warwick Neck and Patience
Island for anything - I know the boat's limits.

And I think Harry is right in one respect - knowing when to and when
not to get into trouble is very important with this type of design.

Well, that is what I am saying. First off, I am comfortable in small
boats anyway, maybe too comfortable (remember the lake, the temptation
to pull the tiller and send me swimming My first boat was a seveylor
soft bottom raft, second a sears jon boat, both saw time on Long
Island Sound. Anyway, I was a bit surprised the first time I saw the
Ranger up close, it has less freeboard than my skiff. But once on the
water, and of course trusting the Captain knows the limitations, I was
not at all uncomfortable. I don't know how rough water I would be
comfortable in, in your boat, but the way it handled and your ability
to keep it going where you wanted it to go would probably keep me in a
comfort zone. Like I said, every boat is a tool, I have 11 hammers,
some folks have several boats all suited for a specific type of work/
play. It still sounds to me like Harry picked his boat cause it will
do what he needs it to do...