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Old 03-06-2013, 05:34 AM   #87
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Originally Posted by markpierce View Post
At sea/underway, I want hand-holds within arm's distance. If one "boats" in a marina, have a boat laid out like a land-house.
Exactly. Thus the range of boat designs from houseboat to coastal cruiser to passage maker. Horses for courses as we say at the track.

You don't need a rabbit's warren to have hand holds convenient, but they do lessen the distance you body or other objects can travel if the hold isn't so good.
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