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Originally Posted by PROPELLER
{snip} I took a ride on a sailboat out of Boothbay Harbor 2 years ago. This subject came up. The owner of the sail boat said he must replace his sails every 5-6 years at the cost of $10,000 - $12,000. That would buy an awful lot of gas even at todays prices.
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Sorry to ressurect an old thread but I didn't have time to ask this before. I recall (dimly) that one of J. Cousteau's ships had some form of a mast/sail thingee(s). There was no canvas sail or boom, just a tower that had a slot in it and this somehow generated lift. Am I remembering this correctly and if so, what was it called. Seemed like this would eliminate a lot of woes but since I've not seen the like on any other sailboat I have to believe it either didn't work very well or .... ???