Which is faster, a boat or a car?

Question

My friend is going to vacation to the Keyes and we had an argument about which goes faster. She said a car goes faster than a boat but i think a boat goes faster b/c theres no stuff like traffic, lights, or stop signs in the ocean.

Answer 1

Ok , here's the deal. Boat can be faster depending on where you are coming from and where you are going to. Example;
going from California to letssay Florida. Car would win hands down, Because the boat would have to skirt all the way down the west coast to come through one of the shipping canalsin between north america & south america then would have to travel across the gulf of Mexico which would take about a week i guess. By car/ vehicle that same trip would only take about 2 - 3 days driving 11 hours a day with at least an 8 hour break for sleep. Unfortunatly the misconception about a boat being able to steer itself while the person sleeps is not a very bright idea, as you could end up off course heading into the middle of the gulf or pacific ocean and be lost at sea.(NOT A GOOD IDEA) so therefore I hope that with putting this into this perspective you will see which is better.
Even a high performance boat can make the run but you need to be able to come to port to get fuel. Won't be no Texaco, Conoco, Exxon or possibly any oneof these credit card for fuel typeof places. So you will a MAJOR CREDIT CARD. I hope this has helped you to better understand what would be faster. Also you need to consider is there a water way for the boat to travel to get you to where you want to go.

Answer 2

Well if you are talking about a boat and a car on a straight away of lets say 1 mile. Taking the fastest car and the fastest boat in production, of about the same size class, the car would accelerate much faster and cover more ground at much higher speeds then any boat.

Answer 3

If both are right off the showroom floor, the car will always be faster. There are very few boats that can be bought that will go faster than 70mph. There are possibly a few custom performance boats that will approach 90mph. Almost any car you can buy will do at least 100mph.

Take a drag boat vs drag car. The drag car wins hands down, no contest.

Answer 4

That depends, but i'd in general say cars, with a large cabin cruiser from the 1950's you might get 10-15 m.p.h. for a cruising speed, but boats then were built a lot heavier, since they overused fiberglass then!
SOme modern boats are able to out run some cars but its uncomon, my dad has a cruiser thats capable of 60 but runs better at 35, which is about its cruising speed!

Answer 5

A car is faster - measured in miles per hour. A boat may go 40-50 mph, which is nothing for a car.

Answer 6

Depends on the distance.
A car has to stop for the driver to rest, take bathroom breaks, eat, sleep.
A boat can keep moving while all this goes on. And boats tend to have larger fuel tanks, so no fill-up stops.
Over a distance, it adds up
A lot fewer traffic delays, too... and much more restful :-)

Answer 7

There are fast boats, but for the amount of Horse Power to speed ratio, I will say cars are faster.

Answer 8

A boat if its serious performance boat. The cruising speed is much lower than with cars in general.

Answer 9

it can could be "quick vehicle".....i changed into reminded of the'Goon teach' rhyme! there turned right into a youthful guy from Cathay On a sluggish boat to China faster or later changed into trapped close to the tiller by a sex-crazed gorilla And China's a bloody lengthy way??????