GL: NH-to-FL aboard Sno' Dog

[Greg Schoenberg]

This is from a Wannabe.

It sounds like your boat is ideal for the Loop when considering size, draft,
speed, and fuel economy.  My only criticism about the PDQ is the double
queen berth layout.  I'd prefer a smaller boat with one huge master bed
suite.  Glacier Bay supposedly is coming out with a 29-30 footer, using the
new Volvo propulsion (name escapes me).  Unfortunately, it will probably be
overpriced, like it's 36 footer.

-Greg Schoenberg
Regal 2465
Kalama, Wa.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HClews@aol.com>
To: <great-loop@lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 05, 2006 3:30 PM
Subject: GL: NH-to-FL aboard Sno' Dog


> Hello Loopers & Wannabees,
>
> We've just completed the 1475-mile run  from Portsmouth, NH to
Jacksonville,
> FL aboard Sno' Dog, our PDQ 34  powercat.  In addition to the
Norfolk-Florida
> ICW, we also transited the NJ ICW from Barnegat to Cape  May.  For anyone
> interested, I've just posted 6 new pages on our website
> (www.geocities.com/snodoglog) documenting the trip.  Click on the photo of
Sno' Dog  in her covered
> slip to start your trip.
>
> I gotta say, having done this trip  previously in a 5-foot-draft sailboat,
a
> shallow draft boat with  protected running gear adds immensely to the
> enjoyment of the trip.  It's also fun to be able to run at 15 knots when
conditions
> allow.  We  completed the trip in 24 days.  Total running time was 118
hours;
> total fuel used was 480 gallons.  Works out to an average speed of  10.9
knots
> (12.5 mph), average fuel consumption of 4.07 US gallons/hour and a
mileage of
> 3.1 miles per gallon. (Total cost of fuel for this trip was $1196  USD).
>
> It's hard to imagine a better boat for this type  of voyage.  We were
inside
> when the weather was cold and blustery and  outside (on the fly bridge)
when
> it was nice.  The boat is a dream to  maneuver (certainly compared to a
> sailboat); we often backed into slips and docks.  The shoal draft allowed
us to
> zoom by those poor souls poking along anxiously - constantly  searching
for the
> exact center of "the Ditch".
>
> I suppose the only major drawback of the PDQ is the  initial cost.  But
there
> are used boats available, and I suspect that if  properly maintained,
they'd
> bring good resale at the end of the trip -  if that were your intention.
>
> Henry Clews
> (now home in snowy NH)
> www.geocities.com/snodoglog
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