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Hi, Please see http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=16811 for more detail regarding your request. Thanks! Les

Hi All, I have some numbers provided by Rich from the Betty Ann. These numbers were generated with the information given by the engine ECU and the GPS. They were taken over the course of their (almost) 3 week cruise. The boat was loaded but not to an extreme. Fuel was usually above 1/2...

Thanks for all your posts, they've been helpful and appreciated. Les

Sorry for the delay in responding, just haven't had the chance to get here for a few days. We'll have to post that information when we get it, I didn't take any readings below 3,000 rpm. Thanks for the question though, it's a good one. Les

Exactly! Les

Honestly, these are great questions. The base price difference between the boats should be about $15,000. For that you get a boat that is 3.5' longer, has a 6" wider beam (beam counts more than length), has a lot more room inside & in the cockpit, has a 6' 6" v-berth, has a 4-person dinette...

Thanks Matt! Les

As to storage...I'm not sure that's an answer I can provide. Right now we've got a Marinaut 215 out on a cruise; they shipped all their cooking and personal stuff from home then purchased a couple of sleeping bags and a mattress topper, then purchased a couple of chairs and a cooler, and...

I'll see if I can simplify this (for once) and not complicate things! :lol: The VSRs are just electronic switches. There are two varieties available: single sensing and dual sensing. BEP uses the single sensing VSRs in their switch clusters (but do make dual sensing VSRs). What that means...

Dan, Bill, and Joe covered a lot of the points I would make about a raised aft deck. I have no desire to stuff tanks and equipment under the aft deck, much of the philosophy of the Marinaut is keeping things accessible for ease of maintenance and repair (and building in the first place). Many...

That's a great question; I don't know the ultimate capacity either. I installed 200' of 1/2 rope and 25' of 1/4" chain on Betty Ann and I had a fair amount of room left. Just guessing I'd be pretty comfortable with going for 300' of rode. Les

Just when you thought it was safe... He's back!!!! :mrgreen: I wasn't able to get online much over the weekend so that's why you got a respite. Anyway... Thanks to all for all the great input. It's meaningful and helpful, and much appreciated. I'll think on all this quite a bit more but...

Hmmm...I have a cat here I can make into a couple of monohulls! :disgust

Thanks Harvey...good stuff! :thup

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What you saw was Rosborough's Power Hull Extension, they've been doing it for years. In the early days the boats were built with inboards or I/O engines. Once in awhile they'd do one with a motorwell. Eventually after the larger 4-stroke outboards became more common and folks started asking...

Hi Bob, Great stuff as always! I think we'll be able to accomplish boat goals on a M25; it seems like we can get it light enough and simple enough to answer those needs but it will be nice enough that we can outfit it quite a lot and make it more fitting for longer times aboard. I did one...

I think that's going to be the compromise quite frankly. If you look at the drawing of the Marinaut 255 I posted you'll see the level of the cockpit floor is below the waterline. Changing that would fundamentally change the boat's design. We don't want a step-down into the cabin so that means...

Thanks for the invite Roger. I'm pretty familiar with it but if I get the opportunity I'll give you a call. Great thoughts, I appreciate them. Les

Thanks! :) I'm among those wishing to do all or parts of the Great Loop so I'm happy for the input. I also want to be able to tow the boat so that I can move as weather dictates. And there are lots of other places that I'd like to boat that are not accessible from the Loop and trailering is...