Steve Craig
Member
We're considering The Great Loop in 3-4 years. Big step for us but we can't stop bringing it up! Friends of ours has a sister & husband who completed it about 2 years ago, 12 month trip. We'll be meeting them soon.
We're currently running a 260 Sundeck in our local river system & have been avid boaters since 2011. Our plan is to step into a 36'-40' boat in a year or two. Run it & learn the boat on the river system over the following 2 years. Locally, our "years" are really 2-3 month boating seasons. We'll start taking the occasional trips out into the Bay of Fundy from there & decide if we still want to proceed. One option would be to have it moved to New York for us, still too much debate from the Admiral and it's very early in our plan.
One thought we had was operating costs, maintenance & fuel.
I'm thinking diesel power will be the most fuel efficient way to go & may also be the choice for maintenance intervals. Drive systems I'm very unfamiliar with other than our Bravo III stern-drive.
Comments/suggestions/opinions all appreciated.
Thank You,
Steve C
We're currently running a 260 Sundeck in our local river system & have been avid boaters since 2011. Our plan is to step into a 36'-40' boat in a year or two. Run it & learn the boat on the river system over the following 2 years. Locally, our "years" are really 2-3 month boating seasons. We'll start taking the occasional trips out into the Bay of Fundy from there & decide if we still want to proceed. One option would be to have it moved to New York for us, still too much debate from the Admiral and it's very early in our plan.
One thought we had was operating costs, maintenance & fuel.
I'm thinking diesel power will be the most fuel efficient way to go & may also be the choice for maintenance intervals. Drive systems I'm very unfamiliar with other than our Bravo III stern-drive.
Comments/suggestions/opinions all appreciated.
Thank You,
Steve C