[quote=pbegle]Took a Prindle 16 270 miles up Lake Michigan years ago. Slept on the tramp every night. Learned a lot from it. Best boat in my opinion would be a Prindle 18 with P-16 rig & spinnaker at around 335 #'s. You've got to think of beaching on a rocky shore. The round bottom boats will be too fragile. Most 18's & 20's too heavy. The 335 # boat will be 400 #'s when loaded--that's enough. I've actually made two 18's for expeditions. One is for sale in Sacramento. Changed the screw in hatches for Viking like on kayaks. Put bulkheads & floor beneath hatches so had watertight area in hulls 18" x 36". Carry the sleeping bags in glycine bags tied to boom. You want the deck clean for sailing. The shorter P-16 rig will be fine with spin for downwind yet easy to right and it's reefable. Very easy to put a small tramp forward for carrying light stuff. A light tarp over boom is fine for clear nights, but I would design a better enclosure for the inevitable 2 day rain. Think light. You've got tides & will have to pull boat 6' up the beach. Pete[/quote]
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