This is not my boat - I wish - but there was a thread recently in which a TF'er commented that for sailors moving to a trawler because they want to drive the boat in comfort during bad weather, a pilothouse design solves the problem. I was walking along the East River yesterday when this passed by- it is the Knickerbocker, a 117ft Palmer Johnson aluminum yacht, but the deckhouse is absolutely beautiful teak. It was designed by Sparkman and Stephens, and built in Sturgeon Bay. It is moored out in Oyster Bay right now if anyone is passing that way.
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Growing up as a sailor with a racing emphasis, I was trained to be disdainful of motorsailor's.
Today, with decades of experience and the accompanying dose of humility, I can certainly see the appeal of a good motorsailor.
Part of that is the recognition that in the Salish Sea, "sailboats" spend much of their time under power. That was part of the reason I finally moved to power from sail.
However, If I ever wanted to do any blue water cruising, it would be in a motor sailor. There are some well designed boats that actually sail well yet have more than a simple token engine. They also can have decently enclosed cockpits or pilothouses.
Today, with decades of experience and the accompanying dose of humility, I can certainly see the appeal of a good motorsailor.
Part of that is the recognition that in the Salish Sea, "sailboats" spend much of their time under power. That was part of the reason I finally moved to power from sail.
However, If I ever wanted to do any blue water cruising, it would be in a motor sailor. There are some well designed boats that actually sail well yet have more than a simple token engine. They also can have decently enclosed cockpits or pilothouses.
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Nauticat 44 ketch. We have chartered two of them. Seemed like the perfect compromise
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Bruckmann 50 is pretty sweet. 150 or 200 hp JD.
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