GL: What's the Difference?

[Ralph Yost (home)]

An old Mainship Nantucket would be a good trawler to get. Single screw of 
course.
Dont forget to get a good survey so you (at least) know what you are buying, 
warts and all.
R.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Austin" <thataway4@cox.net>
To: <GHNutley@aol.com>; "Great Loop" <great-loop@lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 7:35 PM
Subject: GL: What's the Difference?


> Hopefully Mark Richter will chime in, since he has a converted
> sailboat/tr-awler. Generally the sailboat hull will be lower powered and 
> more
> effeciently driven up to 1.34 x sq rt LWL.  It will be rare that it can be
> driven faster.  There is also less reserve for heavy waves and wind.
>
> My personal feeling is that with a single screw--there are some sailboats
> which are easier to maneuver than most single screw power boats.  The prop 
> is
> better protected in most sailboats.
>
> The negitive will be peroid of roll--that is without the mast, the roll 
> will
> be much snappier--if possiable take out ballast--and consider adding bilge
> keels.  You cannot just cut off the keel--although some have.  The better 
> boat
> would be a long keel boat which is already shoal draft.
>
> The biggest difference will be visablity and usability from the 
> helm--unless
> you find a micro motorsailer, the cockpit in a sail boat will be open 
> (there
> are some exceptions--such as the Shucker 44, which is a pilot house boat.
> You can build a hard dodger--but this often makes accessability to the 
> decks a
> bit more difficult.
>
> Also the "Cave" atmosphere of the sailboat cabin is a factor.  After I was
> thru racing sailboats, I went to pilot house boats with the galley up--and
> both foreward and aft staterooms--so I had almost as much room as a 
> comperable
> trawler--these type of sail boats tend to also be roomier than the
> conventional boats---but many sailboats will have a significant draft.
>
> Running a quick check on Yacht World.com, the boat which jumped out at me 
> as
> ideal is the Mainship, Mainship 34--there is a 1980 in Tennessee, 
> apparently a
> fresh water boat, kept under cover and looks to be in nice shape for less 
> than
> 40K.
>
> The other option is a smaller trailerable boat--I have always admired the 
> C
> Dory and Rosoborough 246.  These are gas engine boats--but the C Dory 25 
> and
> the Rosobrough with displacement speeds will be right there with the 
> trawlers
> as far as fuel consumption.
>
> I think that your budget is quite do-able--as long as you watch what you 
> are
> doing.  But, don't forget inflation--and although $30,000 may be enough
> currently--I can assure you that in 10 years it will not be.  (A bit of
> philosphy of retirement--step your investments so that your income will
> increase as you age--you will need more for medical care and even personal
> care at some point)
>
> Go for it NOW.
>
> Regards,
>
> Bob Austin
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