I have commissioned a Diesel Duck 462 from Seahorse Marine in China, as a
replacement for my troller. One available option is a motorsailer rig that
increases overall sail area from 377 to 754 sq. ft.

My interest is in fuel economy in the face of never ending fuel costs. I
would rather bite the bullet now and save fuel in the long run. My problem
in justifying the cost is the incremental advantage gained by the bigger rig
over the standard N/C rig.

I realize that this is not a sailboat, and could be described as a powerboat
with sails. Performance under sail to windward will be poor to useless, and
performance under sail alone poor. These facts do not bother me too much as
the operational paradigm will be sails up and the engine ticking over.
Aside from fuel economy, I would hope so see the sails assisting paravanes
in roll attenuation, and provide a secondary means of propulsion in the
event of engine problems.

Any comments on trawlers with sails?

Robert Straghan
Ocean Tigress - Wahl 52 ft. troller

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Hi Everyone,

I'm wondering if you could help me.

I'm looking for good books on passagemaking - either personal stories of
global travels by power boat, or books on the functional details (a la
Jim Beebe/Leishman's Voyaging under Power - which I have purchased and
read).

I'm new to the subject and want to learn as much as possible.  Any
suggestions greatly appreciated,

Brian

Brian, the following is information from a schema I'm creating for my
passage planning, you may find some of this useful:

Ships Library
Chapmans
Annapolis Book of Seamanship
Surviving the Storm
Heavy Weather Tactics using Sea Anchors and Drogues, Earl Hinz
Survive the Savage Sea" by Dougal Robertson
The Proving Ground"  by Brude Knecht
Oceanography and Seamanship, Van Dorn
Drag Device Database, 4th Edition, Victor Shane

Retail and Wholesale Corporations with unique capabilities or indexes
www.landfallnavigation.com  (research OCENS products)
www.seaworthy.com (Good e-commerce site for books, software, videos.)
Govt. Sites
http://pollux.nss.nima.mil/info/info_j_boilerplate.html (National
Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, many valuable tools)
http://www.marisec.org/ (International Chamber of Shipping)
Medical
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-w/g-wk/wkh/smc/index.htm (USCG site with super
info)
Equipment Suppliers & Retailers
http://www.panbo.com/yae/archives/cat_handheld.html (Amazing technologies)

	www.frontpanelexpress.com					Custom panels (engine controls, gauges.)

GPS

	http://www.gpsy.com/gpsinfo/				Lots of GPS info and Links, Apple focus

from Bob Austin, research and categorize:

Blue Water Cruising Association;  http://www.bluewatercruising.org/

Ocean Cruising Club:    http://www.oceancruisingclub.org/

Seven Seas Cruisng Club:    http://www.ssca.org/

World Cruising Association: http://www.worldcruising.com/  (mostly organized
Rallys)

Another great site for information is:  http://www.noonsite.com/  This is
also related to Jimmy Cornell's book and rallys.