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On Dec 14, 7:32 pm, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 14 Dec 2007 16:04:41 -0800 (PST), Tim wrote:
On Dec 14, 7:15 am, " JimH" ask wrote:
"Tim" wrote in message
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On Dec 13, 6:10 am, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
. I have seen 18'
Bayliners 50 miles offshore, but the mfg'er would never call them an
offshore boat.
18' bayliner 50 mi. off shore?
Now THAT is taking ones life in their own hands!
I doubt an 18 footer could carry enough fuel to take it out 50 miles and
then back.
Well, I would say it probably would if you had it full of jerry cans
loaded with gas. And I can imagine there are those who would try it.
I figured my 18'er would do it using about 18-19 gallons. With a 40 gallon
tank, that would leave me half a tank when I got back.

It would have to be an extremely calm day before I'd try it thought!
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I have heard of guys going across Long Island Sound in as little as 16
footers, I have heard about guys doing it in 12 footers, but I beleive
the guys that told me they did in 16-20 footers. I have even heard of
some guys going out to Block, or the Vinyard, but never 50 miles out.
Not doubting you at all (I would tell you if I was, just gotta' be
one stupid dude. For the sake of the discussion, I bet my skiff could
do it on a couple of 6 gallon tanks with the 8 horse at hull speed....
if I was stupid

Sheesh. I used to run from Woodmont, CT, to Port Jeff over on Long
Island at least once a month during the summer in 14' outboard runabouts
with 15 or 18 horse evinrudes. On good days, obviously. The sound was
fairly predictable, and it wasn't 50 miles. In Florida, lots of guys
went 20-30 miles offshore in very small boats, but, again, the ocean in
Florida is easier than it is in the mid-Atlantic or off Jersey or
Massachusetts.