boatrboy
Well-Known Member
Last week I enjoyed a nice 5 day trip on my 270 Sundancer. It was a guy's trip and one of my buddies was with me. We travelled together with my dock neighbor, who has a 2 yr old 29' Maxum. It is comforting to travel with another boat.
We left Ct early Wednesday and traveled to Montauk for one night. We stayed at Snug Harbor marina (thanks Dave) which has floating docks, but man was it tight there. No wonder they call it "Snug" Harbor. It was a good place for a night. It was about 95 degrees w/no breeze so we were happy to see the pool! We took a cab into town for dinner.
We headed out early Thursday and before we left the harbor, my neighbor's boat overheated. We docked at the Coast Guards dock to check things out, but after changing thermostat, we knew the water pump went. We moved the boat to Montauk Boat basin and the parts guy actually drove somewhere to pick up a water pump for him and we changed it at the dock. It must have been the low water we noticed at Snug, but we are not really sure. Once we found all the impeller blades.....he installed the new pump and we were on our way to Block Island. We had reservations at Champlins and we were on floating docks there as well. This place is wild as boats are packed in like sardines. I love it. This place is a resort and boaters have access to everything. We brought dink's and inflated them after we were settled. We cruised the harbor, marshes and beaches.
We left Sunday and my neighbor wanted to go back via Montauk because he was worried about fuel range and going thru the Race. We had calm waters and cruised about 28 mph the whole way. It took 45 mins from BI to Montauk and 2 1/2 hrs from Montauk to Bridgeport harbor in CT.
It was a great trip and this will be an annual event as this is my second year. Next year we will stay somewhere else on the way, maybe Essex or Mystic. I can't wait to cruise again this weekend!
Mark
Edited - Added pics below
We left Ct early Wednesday and traveled to Montauk for one night. We stayed at Snug Harbor marina (thanks Dave) which has floating docks, but man was it tight there. No wonder they call it "Snug" Harbor. It was a good place for a night. It was about 95 degrees w/no breeze so we were happy to see the pool! We took a cab into town for dinner.
We headed out early Thursday and before we left the harbor, my neighbor's boat overheated. We docked at the Coast Guards dock to check things out, but after changing thermostat, we knew the water pump went. We moved the boat to Montauk Boat basin and the parts guy actually drove somewhere to pick up a water pump for him and we changed it at the dock. It must have been the low water we noticed at Snug, but we are not really sure. Once we found all the impeller blades.....he installed the new pump and we were on our way to Block Island. We had reservations at Champlins and we were on floating docks there as well. This place is wild as boats are packed in like sardines. I love it. This place is a resort and boaters have access to everything. We brought dink's and inflated them after we were settled. We cruised the harbor, marshes and beaches.
We left Sunday and my neighbor wanted to go back via Montauk because he was worried about fuel range and going thru the Race. We had calm waters and cruised about 28 mph the whole way. It took 45 mins from BI to Montauk and 2 1/2 hrs from Montauk to Bridgeport harbor in CT.
It was a great trip and this will be an annual event as this is my second year. Next year we will stay somewhere else on the way, maybe Essex or Mystic. I can't wait to cruise again this weekend!
Mark
Edited - Added pics below