Re: Yo!! Happy Tooth


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>> "Wayne.B" <waynebatrecdotboats@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>> On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:55:48 -0500, Harry Krause
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>>>>The
>>>>33' especially demonstrated to me that a pair of outboards can offer
>>>>more than a pair of diesels.
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>>> The advantage of the diesels is not speed, it is range, fuel economy
>>> and longevity.
>>>
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>> There's a pretty good article in one the major magazines (or perhaps it
>> was Powerboat Reports?) that compared the diesel Glacier bay against a
>> Suzuki-powered Glacier Bay. They made the point that they're not
>> convinced that the diesels will have a distinct longevity advantage over
>> the outboards. I'm pretty sure that overall, they preferred the
>> outboards in the shootout...but I'll have to go back in the archives and
>> check.
>>
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> In my opinion, it really depends on how, why and where you do your
> boating. Long range cruising is ideal for diesels whereas a weekend blast
> in the bay is a lot of fun with big outboards. In any case, very few
> ocean boaters that I know run anywhere near their boat's top speed unless
> the ocean lays down flat calm which is rare.
>
> 30+ kts in a thirty something foot boat in 4-5 footers is not my idea of
> fun regardless of the make of the boat.

You are correct. Seas were running exactly that during the last 25 miles of
my trip from Tampa this evening. I was heading SE and the wind was blowing
20 knots from the ENE. It made for a nasty quartering sea. The new boat
managed 20-22mph through it, with a fine mist on the transom seat...and
rarely some spray on the side curtains. It was especially fun in the
dark...as I got a late start leaving the marina.





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