Gordon,
I would love to join you guys in your Apostle Island "adventure" but It is a
bit far from Huntsville, Texas. I can barely imagine towing my fin keel M17,
Griselda, that far behind my compact SUV with the hard dinghy on the roof rack.
Let's see, 3200 miles round trip at 19 MPG....... would be about $800 in Gas.
The car tows the rig well and I really did get 19 MPG towing "Griselda" with
"Thumbelina" (a 9 ft Fatty Knees dinghy) on the roof rack home from West Texas
with a head wind. The combination of the 3.4 liter vortec V6 and 5 speed
automatic in my Pontiac Torrent (Chevy Equinox twin) is a good combination for
the load. The tranmission would shift down to 4th only on long grades and
maintained 65 mph even against a strong headwind. With 26 mpg normal highway
milage, I think it is a keeper.
Over the past 55 years, I have done a bit of cold water sailing and even been
overboard in Mass. Bay in March so, I have a recommendation to make for
participants. Make sure you WEAR a PFD with safety harness and line! Also
make sure the attachment point on your boat is strong enough to handle the
shock load when the slack comes out of the line. Then, be sure there is a way
to get back aboard. Practice your MOB drills, be safe and have fun.
Hmmmmmmmmmm ....... $800 in gas ......... no hotel bills if I sleep in the boat
at rest areas............. beautiful sailing area......... good company
........... Hmmmmmmmm, gotta think about this one a bit.
Ron
M17 #14
Griselda
> To: [email protected]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date:
Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:34:09 -0500> Subject: M_Boats: Montys cruise in the
Apostles> > The Midwest Montys cruise in Lake Superior's Apostles Islands >
National Lakeshore has now been scheduled. We'll depart from Bayfield > on
Thursday, Sept. 18, and return on Sunday, Sept. 21. See my post of > July 23
for a potential cruise itinerary. Skippers who have less time > could head out
early or join up with us for the weekend.> > September is a beautiful month for
sailing this area, with fall > colors, steadier winds and tolerable (for some
people) water > temperatures for swimming in shallow bays. Join us for the
adventure!> > Feel free to call or e-mail me if you have any questions.> >
Gordon> 952-890-7323> > > > _______________________________________________>
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