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Uh, Guys... Having an inside steering station has nothing what-so-ever to do with motorsailers. Lots of yachts have inside stations, but they're not labeled "motorsailer". Thats just having a "Pilothouse". I'm sorry to disagree with Bob Perry, who happens to be one of the worlds best yacht designers, I kid you not! In his book "Motor Sailing", Dag Pike writes; " A motorsailer must have the ability to proceed under sail or motor in rough conditions. In this it differs from the auxiliary sailing yacht, where the motor is mainly used for manoevring in harbour or in calm conditions: the low powered engine with it's single propeller tend to run out of steam quite quickly in rough conditions, and it cannot always make progress to windward in a fresh breeze". The other end of the spectrum is the Motor Cruiser with steadying sails (not much good for actually driving the boat). IMHO, Chris
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