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Old 02-05-2018, 07:32 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by aboatman View Post
And you could have seen ten times as much as the typical looper if you had travelled in a car.

When I want to get somewhere in a hurry, I drive my car. If I want to take it slow and easy and smell the roses, I take my trawler.
That's my thought too.

If one is doing coastal/inland boating, a fast boat to escape weather isn't necessary if one pays a bit of attention.

Life is easier avoiding flotsam, jetsam, kayakers, erratic sailboaters, and such at six knots rather than multiples of that speed. ... When I'm on a boat or ship, it's the voyage and not the port/anchorage that's most important.
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