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Old 01-12-2019, 11:54 AM   #54
Cartouche
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City: Kingston Ontario
Vessel Name: On The EdJ
Vessel Model: Former 390 owner now Sundancer 380
Join Date: Dec 2017
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WE had sailed all our life our last sailboat being a Bayfield 36, but as you are seeing on your boat - we used her as a trawler much more than a sailboat. So rather than have a 44 HP Yanmar pushing along 20,000 lbs we decided it was smarter to have 370 Hp Yanmar push 23,000lbs. we bought a 390 and travelled further last year than we have ever gone in the sailboat. no going back for us, we love it, it is important to note however, big beam seas, are not your new friend, but going to weather is a walk in the park. The type of boating you do changes dramatically, we found ourselves doing the same things as we did on the sailboat, and realized it did not work on the Trawler. it is like starting boating all over, very enjoyable.
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