June 24th, 2010 | 
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John Kretschmer, noted sailor and author of the “Used Boat Notebook”, reviews one of his favorite bluewater boats: the Passport 40. Boat reviews, DVDs, and full-res downlaods available at http://www.seafaring.com
Duration : 0:9:34
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Tags: 40, bluewater, boat, cruiser, John, Kretschmer, notebook, passagemaker, passport, review, sail, sailing, used
hey i related to him
hey i related to him
@RUPickman I …
@RUPickman I believe Mr. Kretschmer is about 6′3″.
Lots of headroom …
Lots of headroom below and under the bimini, but how tall are you? My 6′2″, while not all that tall in life, gets me into trouble on many boats.
Smokinjoe
Your …
Smokinjoe
Your point about the ballast is a good one, although I don’t know of many documented problems, but lead is better. Also, If I had the choice I’d take the pulman berth arrangement.
John
Hi John
What is …
Hi John
What is your thought about the pulman berth lay out compared to Fathom’s lay out? Also what about the fact that the ballast is iron and therefore maybe prone to rust if any water ever got into the keel cavity/
Thanks.