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Old 08-10-2021, 09:54 AM   #31
PPandE
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City: Punta Gorda, Fl
Vessel Name: Pipe Dream
Vessel Model: Silverton 42C
Join Date: Apr 2020
Posts: 197
Some 25ish years ago we took a slightly different approach to the island hopping boat choice. We wanted a very seaworthy boat with a 20kt cruise in the 40-45 foot range. We chose an older sport fish. Those who fish are nuts enough to go in all kinds of weather, they just don’t go very far. Our previous boat was a 41’ hatteras with 450hp 671 Detroits. With 400gals of fuel she had a 200+nm range at 18kts, twice that at displacement speed and even more with fuel bladders on deck. And yes, we crossed the Gulf Stream many times, occasionally with wave heights above the fly bridge.

Our recently purchased boat, a Silverton 42 convertible, carries 500gals and cruises 20kts at 35gph giving her a 285nm range with 485hp yanmars running 75% power. She’s not a tank like the Hatt but still quite a capable boat.

While we enjoy fishing and the other uses for the cockpit, some prefer having that space enclosed. For them, some manufacturers with sport fishing pedigrees produced motor yachts on “sport fish” hulls. Hatteras, Viking and Bertram come to mind. All would have the range and seaworthiness for a Caribbean cruise.
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