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If you need to overnight in Sarasota, PM me.
Thanks, will do if that's a stop option
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If you need to overnight in Sarasota, PM me.
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.
Thanks - Bucket list of sorts
We'll try to chronicle the trip as best we can
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!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.
How lengthy of days are you planning?
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.
Hope to have as many full (8-9 hour) days as possible. Depends on strategic placement of stops for longer runsHow lengthy of days are you planning?
Will doSounds like you're going to be in good hands. ... Have a safe trip. Don't forget to update.
Ahhh yes MAN CRM 900's - 80% load all day and 62GPH. I know them well!!!I'm not sure there's a crew out there that can outdrink a 62gph boat over 6 days
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!!
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!!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
Just crop the pic a little bit in your phone before posting or sending to your computer... And it won't go sideways... Keep posting
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.