Peter Williams
New Member
- Feb 16, 2018
- 12
- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 275 (Australia)
- Engines
- Mercruiser MPI with Bravo III
Hi all, from Australia
I've just joined and would like to ask!
Is there a fast rev/speed that can be sustained for say, 6 to 8 hours?
I've read that 6-8knots is ok for fuel economy but I'm thinking of fast 5 hour runs at say, 15knots/27mph or even 5 hours at 20knots/37mph
I live in the Australian, Island State of Tasmania and we're situated in the Southern Ocean roaring 40's and Bass Strait. There is nothing but southern ocean between Tasmania and South America so we get crazy westerly weather and a lot of rough weather BUT! we also get some fantastic boating weather on our East Coast.
It's the fantastic boating weather days that I'd like to do some extended express cruising to the sheltered East Coast anchorages for weekends or a week or two weeks exploring.
We have lots of outlying islands but it would be nice to hustle to them to make the most of the calmer waters.
I'd ideally like to sustain 15-20knots/27-37mph, even 40mph runs at 3+hrs then throttle back to 27 to 37mph for the remainder.
This would give me some excellent travel distances to our outlying Islands or coastal bay anchorages and once there I can then casually and leisurely explore the closer outlying Islands or if the weather turns bad I can hustle to a more sheltered shore and get away from a lee shore.
Given that I would like to do day hops to anchorages and in good weather is a Sundancer 275/260 up to travelling and sustaining 5 - 6 hour runs?
Cheers all, Pete
Oh, as much as I'd like a bigger Sea Ray my budget will only support a 2006 to 2008 Sundancer 275, I like the styling, there is only myself and my girlfriend, our children are all grown and if they want to come boating we'll keep the family boating to daily exploring, fishing or swimming.
My partner and I would like to explore farther along our coastline but as mentioned we will need to maintain 5hour runs to keep up with safe distances of safe anchorages should the weather turn for the worse or we need to beat the inclement weather.
Cheers again, Pete
I've just joined and would like to ask!
Is there a fast rev/speed that can be sustained for say, 6 to 8 hours?
I've read that 6-8knots is ok for fuel economy but I'm thinking of fast 5 hour runs at say, 15knots/27mph or even 5 hours at 20knots/37mph
I live in the Australian, Island State of Tasmania and we're situated in the Southern Ocean roaring 40's and Bass Strait. There is nothing but southern ocean between Tasmania and South America so we get crazy westerly weather and a lot of rough weather BUT! we also get some fantastic boating weather on our East Coast.
It's the fantastic boating weather days that I'd like to do some extended express cruising to the sheltered East Coast anchorages for weekends or a week or two weeks exploring.
We have lots of outlying islands but it would be nice to hustle to them to make the most of the calmer waters.
I'd ideally like to sustain 15-20knots/27-37mph, even 40mph runs at 3+hrs then throttle back to 27 to 37mph for the remainder.
This would give me some excellent travel distances to our outlying Islands or coastal bay anchorages and once there I can then casually and leisurely explore the closer outlying Islands or if the weather turns bad I can hustle to a more sheltered shore and get away from a lee shore.
Given that I would like to do day hops to anchorages and in good weather is a Sundancer 275/260 up to travelling and sustaining 5 - 6 hour runs?
Cheers all, Pete
Oh, as much as I'd like a bigger Sea Ray my budget will only support a 2006 to 2008 Sundancer 275, I like the styling, there is only myself and my girlfriend, our children are all grown and if they want to come boating we'll keep the family boating to daily exploring, fishing or swimming.
My partner and I would like to explore farther along our coastline but as mentioned we will need to maintain 5hour runs to keep up with safe distances of safe anchorages should the weather turn for the worse or we need to beat the inclement weather.
Cheers again, Pete