[PUP] Motorsailers

[Kevin Kearney]

I own and cruise a Sutton (Tarpon Springs) LWL 43 LOA 47 1966 steel Trawler originally equipped with 2 masts and sails then converted to paravanes, sticks deleted, sails sold, 200,000 logged miles 5.5mpg, 900 gallons fuel, MAN 4 liter-detuned by the factory from 90hp to 44hp-1500rpm tops, cruises at 7.1 knots 1200rpm-30,000 engine hours-oil changes recommended by the factory for every 900 gallons of fuel used--low wear long life. So an experienced boat. Point being other than the complexity of a folding prop how well do you think my current 34 inch 3 blader-5% more efficient than my 32 incher is going to do sailing. Sort of like dragging a garbage can behind the boat I suppose. Efficient Trawlers have large props, sailboats have small props. Making windage from sticks and sailing efficiency from prop and appature size reduces range increases fuel usage and isn't that beyond a "get home system" that all this babble about motorsailers is focused at. JOLIE                     
                                                                                                         
  
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