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In a message dated 11/3/03 12:03:36 AM,
writes:
<< I think the small crewed boats that actually do travel (that .01%)
would love to have a 70 ft boat with 10 ft beam wl that cruises easily at
12 to 18 K on half the fuel , and 50 %to 100% faster than the usual 50
loa X 22 beam floating condo . >>
Dave Gerr, in "The Nature of Boats", espouses just this theory. A problem is
that marinas and boat yards charge for the boat's length rather than the
volume. Hence costs for dockage and storage would be 50% higher than a shorter
fatter boat of equivalent displacement.
Larry Z
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