[Public-List] sailing without an engine

[Tim Adelman]

I had a friend that purchased a sailboat when he got out of college in Texas.  The boat was cheap (35') and didn't have an engine.  It did have the necessary equipment to sail it.  He then got a job offer in Maryland.  He signed up for Boat US Tow service.  He sailed from Texas to Florida.  Each time he wanted to go to port (about 4-5 times) he would sail close to the entrance, drop an anchor and call Boat US for a tow (engine doesn't work).  After the 4-5 time, Boat US terminated his tow package and refunded him the pro-rata amount left on his account (11 months).  He was then forced to get the engine repaired.  



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Agree


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From: "gordon white" <gewhite at crosslink.net>
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Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 7:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Public-List] sailing without an engine


>    Obviously people sailed without engines for centuries, but after the 
> 1840s sailing ships were routinely towed into and out of harbors by 
> steam tugs. Hundreds of years ago there was (1) no option and (2) no 
> marinas with slips packed tightly together. Just as I would not sail 
> today without radio or life jackets, I would not without an engine.  
> Maybe purely deep-sea sailing, looking for readily available and open 
> harbors only at each end, but engineless sailing to me is unsafe and 
> meaningless hair-shirt wearing.
>  - Gordon White, Deltaville, VA    Brigadoon II
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