How fast is your Scamp on a cruise

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How fast is your Scamp on a cruise

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Hi Guys,

i'm planning a little bit for this year. What is your average speed during a voyage? What are you using as a average speed? Is 1.5kts OK?

I'm curious for your ideas :oops:

By the way- there is some stuff on youtube from my build:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... rtins+dock

Cheers, Martin

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Hey guys,

don't tell me nobody has an average speed he uses for planing his voyages...
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I'm sure Dale or Keith have an average speed in mind. I just bumble bee around and think 5 miles a day is super mellow, 10 miles a day is comfortable, more then 20 is strenuous.

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striking the rig will slow you down!

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Who wants to pull anchor when you find a spot like this!?

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I typically plan 3mph or 2.6 knots.
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Thank you guys, that helps a lot.

@ Derek: is that an oarlock for sculling?
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Re: How fast is your Scamp on a cruise

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Hey Martin,

That is a sculling oar lock. I've only used it a couple times, but it was a nice option when Dale and I struck the rig and cruised under a low bridge on the Lower Columbia river in Oregon State.

I think it's worth adding as a secondary steering option to get you back to the dock if you lose your rudder.

Also my Crab pot puller mounts in it.

Happy cruise planning!

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Thank you Derek,

that's what i thought. I've got one on my Scamp, too. I just have to learn sculling (1st try was frustrating... :oops: ).

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Re: How fast is your Scamp on a cruise

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Hey, Martin,

Looking back through my logs, my average overall is 2.5 nm per hour.

Of course, if it's a big rowing day, I can't maintain that, more like 1.5 kts... and, on a good downwind blast, Derek and I covered well over 20 nm after a lazy breakfast and leaving time to walk to the pub before dark!

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