Final repositioning - with a new crew

I only drink Coke Zero and you obviously haven't traveled with Captain Higgins. You leave the dock before the sun gets over the horizon and those of you involved in running the boat or navigating must be ready for action. Loading up on alcohol isn't a good plan because you will pay for it when Rusty says "Let's Go". In other words, this won't be a party trip..........but just spending time with Rusty will keep you smiling and learning.

Sounds like a plan Frank - My normal game plan is ... There may be a bottle of wine shared in the evening but never any alcohol during the run
 
I agree with Frank but can we tone down the seriousness one click? ;)
 
I only drink Coke Zero and you obviously haven't traveled with Captain Higgins. You leave the dock before the sun gets over the horizon and those of you involved in running the boat or navigating must be ready for action. Loading up on alcohol isn't a good plan because you will pay for it when Rusty says "Let's Go". In other words, this won't be a party trip..........but just spending time with Rusty will keep you smiling and learning.
To put things in perspective Frank, our family is not your typical boating family... we do not drink any alcohol so it is interesting to see the various phases of consumption. I am glad Frank to know you are on the conservative side. It is much safer when combining water and boats. Have a great trip!
 
How lengthy of days are you planning?

Mark,

Other than a brief phone call with Rusty, I am not involved in the planning, and he is working this weekend and probably won't be online, but I know how he does things. Expect to leave the dock at daylight and be in a slip with the boat washed by dark. Transient berths are pretty close together in the Gulf so the days will be 8-12 hours.

The only potentially real long leg will be from Clearwater to Panama City Beach. We had a cold front come thru yesterday with strong north/NW winds and seas are 8+ft offshore, so that may be a long day if the cold front stalls or doesn't move on thru. The PCB fuel stop is at our marina and we have 24 hour security. The night watchman will be expecting them and he can pump fuel and check them, plus Panama City is a shipping port so the channel is well marked, wide and easy to handle after dark.
 
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Mark,

There than a brief phone call with Rusty, I am not involved in the planning, and he is working this weekend and probably won't be online, but I know how he does things. Expect to leave the dock at daylight and be in a slip with the boat washed by dark. Transient berths are pretty close together in the Gulf so the days will be 8-12 hours. The only potentially real long leg will be from Clearwater to Panama City Beach. We had a cold front come thru yesterday with strong north/NW winds and seas are 8+ft offshore, so that may be a long day, but the PCB fuel stop is at our marina and we have 24 hour security. The night watchman will be expecting them and he can pump fuel and check them in.

I remember a year or two ago, was talking to Rusty about a trip north he was making. Thinking that he was leaving south Florida and in the Chesapeake 4-5 days later. He does know every option that when available will cut time off the trip, he has made these trips so many times.

Always nice to watch the sun come up while out on the water.

Have a fun and safe trip.
 
Ahhh yes MAN CRM 900's - 80% load all day and 62GPH. I know them well!!!

You need to install a watermaker before your next Bahamas trip!!

Agree, so far the 900’s have been solid running machines
It will be a long time before the next trip to the Bahamas for me so I’ll just live out of the fresh water tank
 
Agree, so far the 900’s have been solid running machines
It will be a long time before the next trip to the Bahamas for me so I’ll just live out of the fresh water tank
At 80% load, I start out with a full load of fuel at 23.5 Kts, and when I burn a ton of fuel off, I'm up to 25 kts, when the second ton burns off, I'm at 28 Kts, but I'd better be close to the fuel dock!!
 
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We had a great start to the trip, decent weather and fairly decent seas.
Now we sit in Marathon waiting for the MAN service tech to arrive tomorrow to see how we lost the dc power to the port engine.
 
View attachment 76574Now we sit in Marathon waiting for the MAN service tech to arrive tomorrow to see how we lost the dc power to the port engine.

Oh “MAN”, that sucks! Not trying to turn this into a diagnostics thread, but my only thought is checking the red emergency plunger switch on the port engine computer in the engine room. My MAN guy told when I first bought our boat eventually I will bump that switch and then not be able to figure out why I have no power.

I’m sure with Rusty on board that box has already been checked.
 
looking at the view through your windshield, guessing you might be at Faro Blanco.

Sucks having to bring a MAN tech in, but if you are just sitting around for the day, Marathon is nice. Grab a burger at Burdines...
 
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