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Old 02-22-2017, 09:55 AM   #16
AndrewAdams
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City: Petersburg
Vessel Name: MV Patience
Vessel Model: Willard 40 Hull #1
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 34
Maybe I'm defending my own choice, but I like my FD hull for holding 600 gallons of fuel and 300 gallons of water. A single diesel garners me a roomier ER and greater range (2knm) than twins, even after I give up a little space for the electric get-home (which I've never had to use, but it's nice to know it's there). I know a boat of equivalent displacement will have equal volume below the waterline, but naval architects often use those square corners for living space instead of fuel.

It is true, though, that I spent a lot of time on the minutiae of fuel burn before accepting that fuel is just one of many boating expenses, as others have also said.

Andrew
Willard 40 Hull #1
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