[Alberg30] REPLACING MY VOLVO 10HP

[Larry Morris]

Yves,

I couldn't agree more with J.  This change in lifestyle I think is an
attempt to slow down and smell the roses. If you are on a passage is it
reasonable to start motoring when the wind dies?  My approach would be to
grab a book and read or due the ongoing maintenance that will be required.
Ask yourself this, will it really matter in the grand scheme whether you
arrive in 15 days or 18 days or 22 days.  I don't think so.

Long range cruising does not happen on the precise hourly schedule of modern
society.  That will be an adjustment as you transition to your new life
style.

However, I would invest in greater reliability in my auxiliary.  I would
reduce the motoring range to some where between 250-500 miles.  Assuming a
1/2 gallon/hr. consumption rate at 5 knots, 50 gallons of fuel is required.
You are going to be challenged to find room to store it. And that is only
500 miles.

For the record, I motored on a passage from northern lake Huron to Detroit,
38 hrs Non-stop.  It was not pretty!!



Regards,

Larry Morris, Sales Account Manager
Brillion Iron Works, Inc.
Ph 410 518 6603
Fx 410 518 6604
Email lmorris at brillionironworks.com



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Subject: Re: [Alberg30] REPLACING MY VOLVO 10HP


Yves,

How much gas do you estimate you will need to carry in order to motor
1000 miles?

That is a LONG way to motor. I figure if you make 5 knots, that's more
than 8 straight days of motoring. At the end of that, I personally would
probably be insane. I hate to motor. It stinks, literally. My boat does
not enjoy it either. She much prefers sailing.

If I were you, I would be more focused on figuring out how to sail
instead of motoring. Forget about motoring any appreciable distance. I
think that if you do a cost-benefit analysis you'll find that the weight
and space of an engine, its fuel, tools to work on it, and its spares
can be much more effectively allocated to storage of provisions and
water on a transocean passage. Plus, you'll rid yourself of the engine
and fuel smell. I'd get an outboard and use it for getting into and out
of harbors. Heck, you don't even NEED to have that, if you're good at
handling your boat and confident in your abilities. Evaluate your
electrical needs and get a hydro turbine generator or a wind generator,
or a solar panel, or all 3 if you need them (though I suspect you don't).

If you want to motor long distances, you should get a motorboat which
was designed to do that, like a trawler. They have large fuel tanks and
plenty of storage space. Alberg 30's are small. They were designed for
sailing. The motor is only an auxiliary to facilitate getting into and
out of slips quickly, easily, and shorthanded, and for motoring short
distances when there's no wind (like 20-50 miles). The boat simply was
not meant to motor distances on the order of 10^3 miles.

Good luck with planning your voyage.

J Bergquist
Calliope #287
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