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From: Pieter ten Have (thuis) ("Pieter)
Date: Mon Dec 06 2004 - 03:13:53 EST
Dear members,
At the moment there's a lot discussion going on about the type of boat.
I have this question also.
We have a fiberglass boat of 37 feet. Draft is 1.95 meters and height 17
meters. Tankage: water 300 liters en fuel 90 liters. It is seaworthy (we
experienced 40 knot-winds in the German Bight without major
difficulties). Our goal is to cruise for 3 years. We have 2 children and
would like to sail the Intercoastal waterway and the Caribbean (after
sailing the European coast).
We are not sure in crossing the Atlantic, due to health problems. In
that case we would put the boat on transport by ship. But if all goes
well, we would like to sail across as a family.
It is (in our case), important to be able to sail solo.
Now we have a possibility to buy a aluminum boat of 45 feet with a
retractable keel and height 19 meters.
Tankage is 600 liters for water and fuel.
The aluminum boat is, of course, more expensive, so it is a difficult
trade-off.
As you are experienced sailors;
1. is it necessary to have this amount of tankage and low depth?
2. And what do you think of aluminum?
3. Has anybody solo-experienced with this length?
4. An imprudent question: what is your estimation about the amount of
money you spent during one year? (I know, it varies a lot, but just to
have an idea of the range).
Greetings,
Arjanne Meerman
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