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Old 09-07-2015, 02:48 PM   #13
Temptation
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Mainship 430

We have owned a 2005 Mainship 430 (2 stateroom model) for 4 years and have put 1,000 hours & over 5,000 miles on her. We live on it for 3-5 months each year and have traveled the East Coast from Canada to south Florida.

It is comfortable live aboard boat and is able to anchor, with the proper equipment, for extended periods because of water capacity, holding tank capacity, charging capacity, generator(s) and refrigeration.

We were offshore catamaran sailors for many years so the fuel capacity and engine size are beyond our needs (500 gals & twin 370 hp Yanmars). Since we travel at sailboat speeds, this is not an offshore boat unless the wind is Beaufort 3 or less. It is a planing hull and you will not like the ride offshore (or the ride in Chesapeake/Delaware Bay or Albemarle/Pamlico Sound) at Beaufort 4 and above. Of course you could go faster to smooth out the ride somewhat.

We burn just under 4 gals per hour @ 1400 rpm and make 8 knots. WOT is 22 knots and fuel burn is about 20 gals per engine per hour.

We would buy this boat again.
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