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Old 18-09-2023, 12:31   #16
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And further to what Don had to say in # 15, before you get yourself all giddy about power boats, regardless of the number of cabins, a 40 foot Luhrs, say, with twin 454CID 350 HP Crusaders will burn 12gal/hr at 1,850RPM - PER ENGINE. At 3K RPM, about 15GPH, at WOT ("wide open throttle") something like 35GPH.

So call it 24GPH per engine at normal open-water operating speeds. That's in round numbers 50GPH at five bux per, or $250 per hour. In an hour you might make 25 nautical miles, so you burn ten bux per mile through the water. If you are stemming a current, it's rather more than ten bux per mile over the ground.

Only fair to say that "trawlers" use rather less fuel than that, but then, they don't go any faster than sailboats do. The fuel cost is still unconscionable :-)!

If you wife ain't aboard with the idea of dicing with Neptune, scupper it. Pushing it often leads to divorce.

Stick to sailboats!

If you can't get your mind off stink pots, our sister forum might be more use to you. You'll find it here:

https://www.trawlerforum.com/forums/

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Old 18-09-2023, 13:08   #17
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$5k on Craigslist will get you a little motorboat or powerboat that you can trailer and tool around on to see if you like being on the water. That's what we did, now we have a 42' sailboat that we have cruised over 6000nm.

As far as heeling goes... you really need to just get out there on some boats.
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$5k on Craigslist will get you a little motorboat or powerboat that you can trailer and tool around on to see if you like being on the water. That's what we did, now we have a 42' sailboat that we have cruised over 6000nm.

As far as heeling goes... you really need to just get out there on some boats.

Thats an interesting take, I kinda like that idea.
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