JD Ray
Senior Member
- Joined
- Apr 6, 2020
- Messages
- 188
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- GOML
- Vessel Make
- 1978 Fiberform Bermuda 2400
In another thread, someone is musing on the idea of converting their boat to hybrid electric. I mentioned that a key factor is how far someone wants to go on a cruise. This begs a question about how people most commonly use their boats. I believe that our (imagined) use model for a boat would be to hop from spot to spot for time ashore in interesting locations, chilling at anchor in our mobile home out in nature, and generally enjoying life aboard. The idea of hard-charging trips at hull speed twelve or twenty-four hours at a time seems to me like something we'd only do a few times rather than every week we're on the boat. Our cruising grounds are in the PNW, and the N-S length (Olympia, WA to Campbell River, BC) of 200-ish miles provides a lot in the way of places to go and things to see.
So, for a given weekend (or whatever time period) aboard, how far do you go, and how long do you spend at anchor during that period? Does a typical itinerary look like a fifty mile trip to an interesting spot, hang out for a day, another fifty to a new spot, another day of hang out, then back to your home marina? Something different?
Paint your picture for me. Help me imagine what I might be looking at if I was going to do what you do.
Thanks.
JD
So, for a given weekend (or whatever time period) aboard, how far do you go, and how long do you spend at anchor during that period? Does a typical itinerary look like a fifty mile trip to an interesting spot, hang out for a day, another fifty to a new spot, another day of hang out, then back to your home marina? Something different?
Paint your picture for me. Help me imagine what I might be looking at if I was going to do what you do.
Thanks.
JD