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Naw, he’s running over a crab pot....^^
better if the bow fender was stowed .
Naw, he’s running over a crab pot....^^
better if the bow fender was stowed .
10 knots is better-I've owned power and sail pretty much continuously since I could first afford to buy a boat with paper route money. After about 50 years of a wide spectrum of boat ownership, and the good fortune and hard work habits to sail and power around for tens of thousands of miles on boats I cannot afford, I've come to some conclusions:
1) The longer I own or operate a powerboat, the slower I go. Anything over 15 knots is truly a waste of capability. 6-8 knots is actually a very nice cruising speed.
2) At the speeds we actually end up running, sailboats under power are fundamentally more comfortable and less expensive to operate.
3) Its the day out on the water that is important, not how far one goes in that day (beyond being able to make the next anchorage). So being able to get to Catalina in 40 minutes or even 2 hours is no advantage to getting there in 4 or 6 hours, as the 4 or 6 hours underway on a nice boat (power or sail) is enjoyable, whereas the 40 minute trip beats everyone up (those over about 13 anyway), and causes the cocktails to spill, champagne glasses to break, and hors d'oeuvres to fly around the boat. The entire experience should be pleasurable, not just the destination.
Hence, the retirement boat is a sailboat rather than a powerboat.
But I know eventually I'll lose mobility and balance, and at that time, a powerboat will again be the vessel. But it will still be a slow powerboat with a very small motor.
Just glorious. But Christ, twin 325’s? Ouch - 1nmpg would be optimistic, no?I owned this San Juan 38 for 10 years, and loved every minute. Took it all over the PNW, as far as the Queen Charlottes. I cruised at about 20 knots, with a top speed over 30. Even now, almost 10 years after I sold it, I think it's one of the prettiest boats on the water. When I sold it, I reduced my carbon footprint considerably by getting a sailboat.
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The Cowmaran was designed to go ten knots because that seems fast to a sailor.10 knots is better-
-easier to divide into distance,
-fast enough to get somewhere,
-slow enough to see crud in the water and react, without raising blood pressure
- natural speed easy with a slender double ended light hull, small engine, not so long as to be too $$$$$$$$$$$$
I think it goes a bit beyond "not beautiful" and might even be Admirable.Pretty cool, YMT. The two bilge keels are interesting and obviously have much less surface than a long skeg and no doubt give the directional stability needed. It's not beautiful, but it's good looking and very bold.
Cool boat- but on the 10 knot speed, I’ve lost count of how many times we’ve been sailing along at 10-11 knots, dodging all sorts of crap, and a motorboat flashes (or thunders) by, hits some flotsam, and BAM! followed by sick mechanical sounds as they disappear into the distance or around the bend. Maybe it’s just local conditions?The Cowmaran was designed to go ten knots because that seems fast to a sailor.
The owner mostly runs around at wide open throttle because 10 knots is not fast in a powerboat.
I bought our latest powerboat just for the above-20-knot cruising speed. Shrinks the harbor and makes things possible that can't be done in a slower boat.
I think it goes a bit beyond "not beautiful" and might even be Admirable.
Cool approach on the retractable amas. This has turned into quite the hypermiler thread which is interesting. I'd take Bob Perry's more traditional design any day over this, but then again, my idea of good days on the water is not covering distance at moderate speed. That's what sailing if for.This is interesting, he cruised a bit with us this summer. 10m-ish long and has a 50hp Yanmar that sips rather than guzzles, cruises forever at 10 knots and has a sprint speed of over 15kts.
The beam is variable - the amas are winched in tight alongside for going into a standard 10m slip.
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Bob's design is great but it's a 60' long custom, which makes it unaffordable to procure and own for the vast majority. A fuel-efficient 10-15kt motor vessel in the 40' range produced on a line is a different beast.Cool approach on the retractable amas. This has turned into quite the hypermiler thread which is interesting. I'd take Bob Perry's more traditional design any day over this, but then again, my idea of good days on the water is not covering distance at moderate speed. That's what sailing if for.
Farleydoodle - That San Juan is BEAUTIFUL! I've always been a fan of the picnic boats and really like what MJM has done to modernize with an eye to fuel conservation. Open checkbook for a powerboat and it would be a nice new MJM with outboards, closely followed by the True North, just because I love the lines.
Twin 350's actually. I kept detailed fuel logs the whole time I owned the boat, and averaged 1.1 nm/gal overall.Just glorious. But Christ, twin 325’s? Ouch - 1nmpg would be optimistic, no?
i don’t have detailed measurements but our 40’ sailboat at 6-7kts with the 4108 can’t burn much more than 1 liter per hour. I have owned her for 2+ years of weekly daysailing and have put a total of 20 gallons into the tank. I love the idea of a 2-4 hour trip to Catalina but not for $500 in fuel each time.