maineman
Veteran Member
Just curious--Would a Camano 31 with its 200hp Volvo and tiny tanks (77 gallons water and only 100 gallons fuel) be adequate for a slow trip (over several summers) from Seattle to Valdez.
More details--
We are accustomed to "roughing it" in small sailboats and small downeast work boats for weeks at a time.
We almost always putt along at 6 knots.
I'd swap out the head and its 12 gallon tank for a compost toilet.
We're used to saltwater showers and using multiple plastic water jugs for drinking and/or filtering jerry cans from streams.
We carry a small Honda generator and use an inverter and solar panels for a very spartan use of electricity.
We almost always anchor out away from marinas.
We dream of lengthy explorations of the more remote arms and inlets. But worry about distance between refueling opportunities.
Does this sort of travel in a mostly wild region demand a larger boat simply for the larger fuel capacity?
Thank you very much for your advice.
More details--
We are accustomed to "roughing it" in small sailboats and small downeast work boats for weeks at a time.
We almost always putt along at 6 knots.
I'd swap out the head and its 12 gallon tank for a compost toilet.
We're used to saltwater showers and using multiple plastic water jugs for drinking and/or filtering jerry cans from streams.
We carry a small Honda generator and use an inverter and solar panels for a very spartan use of electricity.
We almost always anchor out away from marinas.
We dream of lengthy explorations of the more remote arms and inlets. But worry about distance between refueling opportunities.
Does this sort of travel in a mostly wild region demand a larger boat simply for the larger fuel capacity?
Thank you very much for your advice.