GL: Great loop boat suggestions

[GHNutley@aol.com]

Just a couple thoughts on the perfect loop boat:
 
1, We should all be able, by now, to recite this in our sleep. "Don't buy  
the biggest boat you can afford.  Rather, buy the smallest boat you can be  
comfortable on".
 
2. A "slow" boat cannot go fast, but a "fast" boat can go slow.  Good  to 
know when in an emergency or running ahead of the weather.  Options,  back-up 
plans and contingencies are a good thing.
 
3. Diesel, gas, inboards, outboards, I/O's, whisper-jets, sails or oars ...  
they all have their good points and their bad.  It comes down to what you  are 
comfortable with.
 
4. Probably the two most important considerations for a comfortable  cruising 
life are "water draft" and "air draft".  And, when it comes to  that, express 
cruisers (like the infamous Sea Rays) make a lot of sense.   And, at 7-9 
knots, express cruisers produce a smaller wake than most  trawlers.
 
5. Whether cruising around your favorite lake, heading out tuna fishing,  
kayaking down your favorite creek or cruising the Great Loop .... it is not, at  
all, about the boat.  It is much more about the people, experiences and the  
journey.
 
Greg



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