On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 18:11:54 -0600, Vic Smith
wrote:

On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:46:22 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


Hey, don't you already have it?
If I go with the CS, it'll be this 24'
http://www.carolinaskiff.com/listman...ngs/l0010.html
See where it has a capacity of 18 people?
Since it'll mostly be just me and the wife, the rest of the capacity
will be used for the fish we catch.
So that's 16 people's worth of fish I can bring in.
Big ones, medium ones, and "other."
Cool.


On a boat that size I'd want at least a small cuddy to crawl into for an
occasional overnighter. That could double your cruising/fishing range.

Some of the owners install big biminis for lounging, and I think one
has an additional erectable tent type bimini in the bow. There's so
much space available you have lots of options. Others bring a tent
for overnighters ashore on a beach.
Found this on the CS owners site
http://groups.msn.com/CarolinaSkiffO...nw?albumlist=2
Looks like the only actual CS pictured is number 3, but you get the
idea. Having said that, to me the CS is basically a fishing boat, but
there are possibilities for setting it up for overnighters due to it's
size and openness.
If I knew I'd want to do a lot of overnighters or "cruise" for a week
or so, I'd probably go for something like a Mac 26.
Like the CS, it is very low draft and easy to tuck into shallow
shelter. Both boats are inexpensive and can move cheaply under power.
I'm a Chevy guy.
But the utility of the CS reminds me I did have a '67 Ford F-100. Put
a cab-high cap on the bed and traveled all over the west with the wife
and 2 small kids, sleeping in the truck bed.
One dusk in a Nebraska campground we were sitting in the truck bed
with the tailgate down and the cap lid up sipping some iced tea before
turning in. A nice little Porsche pulled in to the empty camp spot in
our view and a young lad and lassie jumped out and erected a small
tent and went inside. Took them a while to put the tent up, but since
she was a real knockout I was sure the efforts were worth it.
When they climbed into that tent was only time in my life I remember
actually feeling pangs of jealousy.
They weren't in that tent for two minutes when the wind started
howling and the skies opened up. The wind was rocking my truck
to no end, but was headed aft so we didn't even close it up.
That tent came down within a minute and the young couple scrambled
out to fix it, getting quickly drenched. Back in they went, but this
time the tent went down in maybe 30 seconds. They tried again, then
gave up and scrambled into the Porsche, looking like muddy wet
puppies.
Later that night as I made a bathroom trip I saw their sleeping
silhouettes, sitting up, heads drooped down, and I felt sorry for them
being in that predicament, and shamed at my jealousy.
A few hours later their car starting woke me up, and they were gone.
Hopefully to a nice motel.
Anyway, like a car, truck or camper, I'm planning on getting a boat
that suits my purpose.
That's why I come here. To learn about boats. Well.....

--Vic

The wife and I have taken the tent, thermarests, sleeping bags, and a small
bbq grill and camped from a 15' Whaler.

You'll have a ball!

But, I do like the #3 bow enclosure.
--
John H