GL: Great Harbor boats

[fred]

Joseph Pica,

I've seen a bunch of Great Harbor boats and I'm curious. How does a GH 
handle in seas?  And how would you grab lock ropes, etc from a deck that's 
about 10 feet above the waterline?

 I remember 20 minutes after buying my American Tug, I was in the ocean 
with 6-8 foot seas and it got pretty exciting.  

Fred
Tug 44

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From: "Joseph Pica" <joseph.pica at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 9:58 PM
To: "Ralph Yost (home)" <Ralph at AlphaCompServices.com>, fred at tug44.org, "L. 
Shay Glass" <shayglass at gmail.com>, great-loop at lists.samurai.com
Subject: RE: GL: Defever 49 for Loop 

Now Ralph, 
 Very respectfully and not to start an argument but there are 
alternatives.
Have you done the loop in a GH N-37 or GH 37?   Currently, we (two N-37s)
are more then half thru (started in Pensacola) in a Great Harbour N-37 
with
twin engines (54 hp naturals separate filters pickups etc) 2' 10" draft 
both
props and rudders fully protected by keel skegs basically a flat bottom 
boat
with walk around deck easy locking. The hard chine is self stabilizing 
(from
8000 miles of experience not advertisements) and lends it to max interior
volume to include a stand up engine room and incredible storage.  :)

As always, 
Respectfully.

Joe
"Carolyn Ann" GH N-37 currently at the Big Chute