Cam..... the kid has his act together. His Watkins 27 was a very sound choice for the Bahamas cruise but the circumnavigation calls for a different boat. I could tell him or he could get on a forum and get lots of opinions but now he KNOWS from his own experience. And he knows WHY he wants more displacement and why light displacement boats are not for him on the next trip. (now I tie it into this thread) Just like this thread about solar power the discussion of what boats are right for what purposes has many dimensions and opinions. Because of that real life experience he now knows what works (for him) in power generation and he is busy preparing not debating. I love this thread and the info that is being shared and apparently so do alot of other folks or it wouldn't be 50 pages!
