[Alberg30] REPLACING MY VOLVO 10HP

[Alan B Schulman]

I'm told that one standard route from Hawaii (sp??) to the 'left coast' 
is to cut thru the oft-present high after guessing it's movement and 
your fuel quantity.  There can be good reasons to burn fuel in the 
ocean, but I'd say that this example calls for a smaller engine and 
higher efficiency.

Alan

J Bergquist wrote:
> 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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