coastal cruiser

Fellow Cherubinis, Interested in any anecdotes for long distance (20 miles or more) coastal cruises in a small 25' Hunter. I've done a few short sails across Buzzards Bay but nothing out of my comfort zone. I'm situated in Plymouth, MA now and want to do an extended cruise around Cape Cod Bay...

So my outboard motor isn't working on my 25' coastal cruising sailboat. It was seized, I released it and still doesn't work. I have a daughter in college (heavy tuition) so I don't expect to have my power issue corrected in time to bring my boat in for an haul out and a tow to the dock (2/10th...