cardude01
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- Nov 26, 2012
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- Vessel Name
- Bijou
- Vessel Make
- 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
What would be your "apocalypse boat"?
Just for fun [emoji16], let's say we had some sort of apocalyptic-type event (zombie, geo political, whatever) that required drastic action. For boaters like us, it seems like leaving land and trying to survive at sea could be a reasonable (but still difficult) way of attempting to survive such an event, if we had the right boat.
But what would make a good zombie boat? Most of our current boats would not make it obviously since most are coastal cruisers without the range or heavy construction, water makers or robust solar, etc. Some here have blue water boats with huge fuel tanks, but they are diesel-only powered which would eventually be a problem if fuel is scarce.
I think would pick a motorsailer-type boat, with a simple non-electronic main, huge tanks for diesel and water, and a big enough sail plan to move it well enough without the engine. No fancy stabilizers needed that would be hard to repair in zombie land. Mainly use the diesel fuel for making water and charging batteries when needed. Probably a steel boat that could be worked on in all countries, and have a welding machine on board. Bilge keels would be nice so I could do repairs at low tide when in the right spot.
Disclaimer-- I watched World War Z last night [emoji41]
Just for fun [emoji16], let's say we had some sort of apocalyptic-type event (zombie, geo political, whatever) that required drastic action. For boaters like us, it seems like leaving land and trying to survive at sea could be a reasonable (but still difficult) way of attempting to survive such an event, if we had the right boat.
But what would make a good zombie boat? Most of our current boats would not make it obviously since most are coastal cruisers without the range or heavy construction, water makers or robust solar, etc. Some here have blue water boats with huge fuel tanks, but they are diesel-only powered which would eventually be a problem if fuel is scarce.
I think would pick a motorsailer-type boat, with a simple non-electronic main, huge tanks for diesel and water, and a big enough sail plan to move it well enough without the engine. No fancy stabilizers needed that would be hard to repair in zombie land. Mainly use the diesel fuel for making water and charging batteries when needed. Probably a steel boat that could be worked on in all countries, and have a welding machine on board. Bilge keels would be nice so I could do repairs at low tide when in the right spot.
Disclaimer-- I watched World War Z last night [emoji41]
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