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From: Rosalie B. (no email)
Date: Wed Sep 08 2004 - 20:11:33 EDT
On Wed, 08 Sep 2004 19:08:24 -0400, you wrote:
> wrote:
>
>> I have about 5 hp in my 15000 lb boat.
>>
>> The old rule of thumb used to be one hp per Thames Ton. I am running at
>> about half of that, but I use the sails mostly. (Our admeasurement tonnage
>> is 8 gross.)
>
>As I mentioned earlier, at one time, "auxiliary" engines in sailboats were
>only used to get the boat between the dock and a place to hoist or strike
>sails. That's what you're doing.
>
>Many cruisers today are using their engines for other purposes. Note, for
>example, that engines are required in the ICW, in the Panama Canal, etc.
>Engines in many cruisers today are used to charge battery banks, cool
>refrigerators, run watermakers, etc.
Or they have gensets for those things. Except for refrigeration we
can generate our own power to keep the battery banks charged etc. I
know that some people can also run their refrigeration without running
their engines.
For long stretches of ocean there are times and places where the need
to proceed (whether powered or under sail) has to be balanced against
weather, health, and various supplies like water and food.
>
>> The Pardeys are running at zero HP per ton.
>
>Absolutely nothing wrong with minimalist cruising, so long as one accepts
>the sacrifices it entails. The Pardeys are great proponents of that
>concept. They're also great people; I'm honored to have met them.
I've met them two and I have a couple of their books and a video.
However, I do not think they come into all ports under sail. They get
someone to volunteer to tow them in.
grandma Rosalie
S/V RosalieAnn, Leonardtown, MD
CSY 44 WO #156
http://home.mindspring.com/~gmbeasley/id2.html
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