Join this forum, the sister to this one except for trawlers, there is even a section for motorsailors.
Sailboats, best for
budget long distance travel, like crossing oceans. Many folks own them in the
Pacific Northwest and I owned one as well. But here rain is a reality, and a sailboat is no fun in the rain, even with a decent
dodger and
bimini. Going long distances like
Seattle to
Alaska much of the cruising is carried with
engine only. There are many narrow channels, fjords, inlets and straits, in these areas the
wind is usually on your nose,
wind flows like
water in these restricted areas so narrow with a noserly wind, means a crazy amount of tacking or motoring.
Trawlers, traditional full
displacement or semi
displacement hull but running at displacement speeds are faster than sailboats. Realize that 7 knots on a
trawler is faster than 7 knots in a sailboat. My buddy just bought a 1990
Nordic Tug 32 and it burns one gallon of
fuel at 8 knots, pretty good and great for longer jumps but useless for crossing oceans.
Motor sailors have traditionally been a compromise, they don't have to be but usually they are. They are slow but you can
cruise from
California to
Hawaii in one so they are capable of great long distant jumps but slower.
I have a sedan cruiser and its normal to be burning about 20 gallons an hour so anyone here talking about 2 gallons an hour as using a lot of
fuel - no its not.
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