Is there a powerboat in your future?

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Mike Gilbreath

Never happen

I'm one of the people who think powerboats are a waste of good fiberglass. When I get to old to sail I'll buy a camper and see the USA that way. Can't imagine why anyone would prefer power to sail.
 
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Phil V25

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May 26, 2004
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Macgregor Venture 25 Trailer Sailor
No Way!!

No. No. No. I sail a lake in Iowa and I watch the "big boys" zoom to one end of the lake and back and if I'm lucky I've made a couple of tacks. I can sail for hours and never get bored, never in a hurry to get no where. Besides when I do get back to the slip they are just finishing fueling up. The only time I get jealous is when it is hot and humid and they are in their air-conditioned cabins and I'm still out enjoying the fresh air, maybe a light breeze and visiting with my best sailing companion, my wife.
 
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TOM ALTLAND

GaS IS TOO EXPENSIVE

POWER BOAT? I DON'T THINK SO . GAS IS TOO EXPENSIVE, AND I OUGHT TO KNOW; ME AND MY HUNTER 22 USED 6 GAL. LAST SEASON.
 
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Wayne

the race is on

My younger brother owned then big cabin cruiser for years and I always told him I would race anywhere he wanted to go but we both had to carry the same amount of gas and since my gas can only holds about three gallons He wouldn't go for it. Also last summer on the lake I sail there was a guy with one of those real loud and fast boat that are no good for anything but going fast and making noise. he would speed down one side of the lake about three miles then back up the other side then he would go back to the camp ground I guess he saw all the lake in about ten minutes. I've ben sailing there for years now and still have not seen everything on the lake to see. You know like birds and beavers and the like. Oh yeah I also like my electric motor to get into the back waters.
 
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Bruce A. Harten

twin screws on gitchee gumee

In between my hobie cat 16 and a few scows , I had a 40' sport fisherman on lake superior fo 10 years: too much maintainence , too much noise, too much fuel,too short a season. Thanks to the forsight of one Roger Macgregor ,I have one of the three fastest Mac 65 s in the med. Fast, Safe, Fast, points well, fast,handles the meltemies, fast,EASY TO KEEP CLEAN,fast,one handed at times and she's beautiful !
 
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Bruce Bates

Stink pots

Stinkpot in my future no bleepin way!I love my walk around fishing outboard but a powerboat is not replacing my Beneteau OC 430.
 
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Charlie3520

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May 31, 2004
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S2 S-2 27 East Point: Onancock, Virginia
A little of both

I just turned 60 and have been sailing for 41 years. I currently sail an S-2 27 on the Chesapeake Bay and sometimes find managing the sails more of a challenge than when I was younger. The idea of giving up sails makes me uncomfortable, so I am thinking about trading up to something like a Nauticat 33. That gives me the security of sailing with the option of a pilot house and adequate power for motoring at 8 knots.
 
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Sandy Young

Is 90 old enough?

I am only55 but know folks much older who sail very well. I have a friend who is 80 somthin and we go sunfish sailing together all the time. My new years resolution is to get in better shape so I can race her on my NEW sunfish. Also have a Hunter 18.5.and planning to move up a size or 2. Power boats are like driving a car - hot rodding is fun maybe a short time then what are you doing> just driving. Sailing is always different and you are involved, thinking, solving problems, meeting challenges, whether it's hard weather, navigation, or just how to make this thing move in 2mph wind- its fun!. Also, gas engines pollute. Can't think of any good reason to switch.
 
Frank15180

Frank15180

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Feb 24, 2004
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NULL NULL Boatless in Seattle
We're not old enough yet

When we first moved back to Western Washingtonand began sailing again we met a coupling in the San Juan Islands They were in their 80's handling a 50 footer and they said they just didn't sail to weather as often. We looked a trawlers and decided that the quiet of sailing out weighs the need to be somewhere. The goal for our next boat is to be able to get in and out of bed on either side of the berth. Stern rail seats, and Roller reefing on both the Main and Head sail.
 
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James Richard

A Friend In Need

I found years ago the best way to own a swimming pool is move next door to one. Become good friends with the new neighbor, and he is more than happy to let you take a dip whenever. This opportunistic, totally selfish philosophy translates well, I think, to powerboats. We have a few buddies who prefer to putt around Grand Traverse Bay, and there is little we can do to change that. However, when the wind don't blow, and the sweet little maintenance jobs aboard our Mac 22 are all done, it's quite nice to share a cocktail cruise with said pals. We are more than happy to return the favor, as conditions dictate. Then there's that "emergency back-up" a powerboater, only a cell call away can be. It's a lovely symbiosis, and we all get along just fine. But, OWN a powerboat? No need. My neighbor has one.
 
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Rick

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Oct 5, 2004
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Hunter 420 Passage San Diego
It's all good

Both are fun, and it's a personal choice, I'll always have one of each a power boat for fishing and a sailboat for why we all love sailing. No trawler for me. I can go just as fast powering the sailboat. if it gets to the point where I can't raise the main I'll get electric winches.. There's nothing like turning off the engine and feeling her heel to a fresh breeze...
 
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Craig

No such thing as a bad boat

I love all boats but I am a sailor at heart. The way I see power boats are goal oriented. Get somewhere quickly, catch fish, go diving etc. On the other hand as a live aboard sailor I am in no hurry and the journey is much more fun. I can cruise anywhere in the world and there is no greater pleasure than using one's own skills as a sailor to go where you want on only the power provided by wind and sea. A much more spiritual experience and closer to nature. I hope I am sailing when I die at 100 years old
 
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Ugadawg

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Jun 3, 2004
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Oday 26 Flowery Branch, GA
NO WAY "JOSE' "!

The old saying goes "Never say never." But I will say the day I'm too old to sail my boat, I'm too old for ANY boat. I've done without a sailboat for too long to ever switch to a smokepot. I'd rather sit in the middle of the lake on a windless day and read a good book while all the powerboats go whizzing by than to succumb to a noisy gas guzzler.
 
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Jeff M21319

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Dec 6, 2003
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Macgregor 26D Pollock Pines, Ca.
In my past and in my future...

There has been at least one ski boat in my family since I was about 8 years old. My dad still has an old fiberglass open bow 17 footer that he's taken very good care of over the years (read: I've taken very good care of over the years!) that he keeps at the lake in the summer time so we can take all the kids skiing, tubing, fishing, whatever. Lately, he's been talking about getting a 'party barge' after he checked-out a bunch of them at a boat show. Sounds good to me! But then of course, we're talking apples and oranges here. Comparing powerboating to sailing is like comparing horseback riding to motorcycles. Sure, they both accomplish essentially the same thing, but how they go about it is so entirely different that any real comparision is basically impossible. Being on a powerboat is fun, no doubt about it. But is it anything at all like being on a well trimmed sailboat, the breeze in your face, knowing that the only thing that's making you go is the fact that you have learned to bend the wind to suit your fancy? Any real sailor could hop aboard a power boat and be ready to go. Can a powerboat only skipper say the same? There will likely always be a powerboat or two around here, but it could never begin to replace my sailboat. ;D Jeff
 
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Tom Lambert

I agree with Mike C

Lucky for us.we have a choice with a 50 hp on a Mac 26X. I must say that the motor has low hrs on it.We have poked along for hrs waiting for the wind to take us where we were going.
 
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Ken Proper

Don't Beleive So

I don’t believe that I could ever give up sailing. When the sails are up, filled with wind, and the Flying Crane is gliding through the water, I feel in balance with nature – at peace and relaxed. Even when the wind blows hard and the river turns choppy, there is that same feeling of becoming one with nature and satisfying some ancient primordial need. It is simple – me, the boat, the wind, and the water – all fighting and me trying to bring it all into balance. When for one reason or another, I cannot sail for a while; a yearning just builds greater each day deep inside until I rise sail and feel the wind on my face. Time after time, I am beckoned back to sail. I cannot even begin to count the number of times that seagulls, geese and ducks have flown close by on their way to where ever without a thought about me being there. Even the fish seem to accept the Flying Crane as a natural part of their world as they often jump within arm’s reach to catch some bug on the river’s face. When I do use the 5-hp motor on the Flying Crane, it is a totally different experience; it seems artificial and well, unnatural.
 
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Lee

Little Advantage to Power

I have a small 12' semi-V siff I use for fishing, but have no need to get another power boat. I'll stick to sailing - so much more fun than just riding around, burning gas... As for when I'll give up sailing - when they pry the sheet and tiller from stiff, cold hands... Lee Högman M21 - "Cool Change" Tradewinds Yacht Club, Carlyle Lake, IL http://www.tradewindsyachtclub.com Cool Change: http://webpages.charter.net/hogies/mac/
 
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Dan C30

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May 18, 2004
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Catalina 30 Navarre Beach, Fl
lots of truth

in all replies! IMHO everyone ought to have atleast 3 boats! a cruising sailboat, a small skiff for the bay and jon boat for the flats!;) of course that's 4 if you count the dink!! LOL
 
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ken baker

passing it along

I havn't figured out how to teach my grand kids to water ski behind my O'Day 22. NUFF SAID??
 
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