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Old 11-18-2013, 08:43 AM   #235
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Two items I would want on any along shore cruiser is a set of chain plates (4) so the boat could be hoisted on a ship with no extra gear .

And a bottom strong enough that no cradle would be required , only some blocks or cribbing so the boat could be secured.

Crossing real water aboard a ship opens the world to a basically inshore vessel.

And at low cost too! Cruise the Amazon? Cruise Chinas rivers? Why not?
Based on this idea many boats in Holland and Germany are equipped with so-called "Wadden Sea Legs"



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