would you take a 240SD to the Bahamas?

Others briefly touched on this, but IMO the point needs to be reinforced: it's not the perfect weather/conditions and the perfectly running boat that are the issue. The question is what happens when it does get bad out there? You may be hours from sheltered water, possibly without engine power, and no way to keep the water out of the boat. Without an inflatable life raft in a craft like a 240SD there is no way I'd wager the Admiral's or my own life on a trip like this. Though slim, the odds of "something" happening are WAYYYYY too great. But heck, that's why they came up with the Darwin Awards!

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Morpheus said:
Are those waves? They look weird almost like a whale or large submarine is surfacing behind you.
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It's the Skookumchuck Rapids in B.C.

It's one of the largest Saltwater rapids in the world. This is the tide running through a narrow passage in a fjord near Jervis Inlet and an area where my Uncle's Island is.
We go by there all the time and I have taken a jet ski through there and jumped those waves.
It's fun but you don't have time to make a mistake
 
my business partner had a good friend who was lost at sea making the crossing from bimini to miami in a 240DA.

now, that doesn't mean you can't do it. if i were to try it, i'd wait til summer, when the water is warmer, there is more traffic, and the weather is calmer.

people down in south florida do it all the time. people in tamp think i'm crazy for going 60 miles out in the Gulf (the florida middle grounds, at 70 miles, is a lot further away than bimini is from miami).

such is life. know your equipment, your abilities, the weather, and be as prepared as possible.

after that, it's prety much between you and God.
 
I have a 240 SD and I'd have to say I wouldn't do it. If the weather unexpectedly kicks up you are out of luck.

There are other modes of transport to the Bahamas. The 240 SD isn't the best option, imho.
I love my boat and am confident in my abilities, but I think it's an unnecessary risk.

I'd say you'd have to have twin screws and a 28 foot cruiser, minimum before even thinking about it. And that would have to be in really good weather...
 
I took a 300SD to the bahamas. Only 86 miles to west end and anoth 10 to Port lucaya. We then went thru the Lucayab water way and out ot the Abacos. Anoth 100 miles.
spent 11 days.
 
300SD? You mean 300DA right? SD = Sundeck DA = Sundancer This thread is about taking a 240 Sundeck to the bahamas.
 
I hate to even bring this topic back up. There is a very good article in this months BoatUS trailering magazine. "Bound for Bimini" by Jan Stephen Maizler. It talks about the 48 mile "Bimini Crossing" in a trailer boat.
 
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I hate to even bring this topic back up. There is a very good article in this months BoatUS trailering magazine. "Bound for Bimini" by Jan Stephen Maizler. It talks about the 48 mile "Bimini Crossing" in a trailer boat.
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got an online article about it...
 
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Anyone that wants it I'll scan it in and send to them just send me a PM.
 
There you go all you nay sayers and chicken s*&@#! It can be done safely and actually fun if all the proper precautions are taken. Yes there is a possibility of the unthinkable, but sometimes you'll have to take a educated chance if your going to enjoy all this life has to offer. If you find your among the ones who can't then stayed tied up to the pier. Just stop placing your fears upon thoes who live life to it's fullest. Mike P.
 
No one here is saying you should not make the trip. They just would not do it in a 240SD. I have a 220SD that I have been caught out in 4/6's maybe some 8's before, 15 miles from the nearest safe harbor and I can tell you it was not a very fun ride.

Make your plan, work your plan and listen to Gary. Buy a bigger boat! :thumbsup::smt043
 
I think anything can be done with proper planning, knowing the risks, and having a bit of an adventurous nature.

I would go for it, myself. Not with the family, mind you, if they were still kids. Otherwise, why not?

I'm a pretty big risk taker as it is, having done a lot of things throughout life that I could get seriously maimed or killed doing (skydiving, bungee jumping, heli drops onto fresh powder on the backsides of mountains). This would just be another adventure to me, but with a lot of planning, watching the weather, and most of all, no matter how well planned, having sense to call it off if the weather isnt going to cooperate.
 
Did I just get called a "chicken s&@t"?


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Gary, you have been called worse, so don't get your feathers in a up roar. :smt043

Was that fowl humor?:wow:
 
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Gary I think I continue reading this web site because you make me laugh my a$$ off.
I love the scarcasm, and the dry humor. Thanks for the posts.
You are my hero! Mike P.

I'll also admit I learn alot about my boat from the knowledge on this board.
 
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