If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal
at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money
would you need? assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned
to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane
season?

wrote:
If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal
at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money
would you need? assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned
to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane
season?

You might ask that question on alt.sailing.asa. Capt Neal, the resident
curmudgeon there, recently returned from such a trip. Of course, you
might not like the answer, but it will be fun for others to watch.

wrote:
If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal
at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money
would you need? assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned
to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane
season?

$150 Bahamas entry fee, good for one return to florida and re-entry.
Returning every 3 months, $300 in entry fees. No ice for cold beer?
krj

$150 Bahamas entry fee, good for one return to florida and re-entry.
Returning every 3 months, $300 in entry fees. No ice for cold beer?
krj
Correct, I don't plan on using ice. I'ts a hassle and I'm trying to
"get away from it all". I will have to stop in the islands for water
and nothing else. Obviously I'll have alot of MRE's. Beer, yes, but
warm.

Ahoy The
Used to cruise pretty much as you described it. Try gin-and-tonic
instead of warm beer. Lots of rice and bottles of Ragu/etc.
Have a GREAT TIME

LEnfantduVent

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If you where headed there for a year and did not plan to buy one meal
at a resturant or bar, 26ft sailboat, shallow draft, what kind of money
would you need?

American money works well If you are not planning on eating at
restaurants then food isn't all that expensive. Staples that the locals
use on a regular basis are the same or cheaper than in the US. Coconuts
are free as are grouper and crawfish. Rum is cheap. We baked bread
every other day for next to nothing. Fresh vegies are a bit high, but
worth it.

assuming you anchored out, never at a marina, returned
to Florida once every 3/4 months for supplies and had a quite hurricane
season?

Well, Florida and the Bahamas had "quite" a hurricane season this year.

Nothing else matters. You'll never know you are in the Bahamas if
you eat MREs and warm beer all the time. Might as well stay in FL
which is about as dull as MREs and warm beer anyway.
Beer is $35/case in Bahamas so bring all you can. In a 26 ft boat that will
be
about 2 weeks worth so a trip back every 3/4 months might not work
Interesting that Kalik is selling for $17.99/case here in Baltimore but
still
$35.00/case in Bahamas.

Doug

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$150 Bahamas entry fee, good for one return to florida and re-entry.
Returning every 3 months, $300 in entry fees. No ice for cold beer?
krj
Correct, I don't plan on using ice. I'ts a hassle and I'm trying to
"get away from it all". I will have to stop in the islands for water
and nothing else. Obviously I'll have alot of MRE's. Beer, yes, but
warm.

Why the flame Jax? I didn't see where he said he was going to subsist on
MREs alone.

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...
Obviously I'll have alot of MRE's.

yeah, sure. *each* MRE has upwards of 2,200, and *three* are REQUIRED to
meet
--minimum-- protein RDA for an adult male.

dood, MRE's developed for young, physically fit troops humping **heavy**
loads
out in the field for *maybe* two weeks at a stretch.

So, dood, what have *you* done in the last ten days, physically wise?

Let us guess. You read two copies of 1930's Mechanix Ilustraded??

good, dood. next week you go to Home Depot.

JAXAshby wrote:
Obviously I'll have alot of MRE's.

yeah, sure. *each* MRE has upwards of 2,200, and *three* are
REQUIRED to meet --minimum-- protein RDA for an adult male.
dood, MRE's developed for young, physically fit troops humping
**heavy** loads
out in the field for *maybe* two weeks at a stretch.
So, dood, what have *you* done in the last ten days, physically wise?
Let us guess. You read two copies of 1930's Mechanix Ilustraded??
good, dood. next week you go to Home Depot.

Hmmm, I run 4 miles a day, so last ten day, I ran forty miles.

Not sure of your point, yes each MRE has about 2K clories, a days worth
for non- active adult, so one case supplemented with lobster, knoch,
fish, coconuts, will last 12 days. 8 cases fit w/o a problem, could
carry more but 8x12=96 days, long enough. Each has a chemical heater
and Candy!, toliet paper, condiments, all in a water proof container.
The only problem is they leave trash, most of which is burnable in the
grill. The beer is to trade with the folks that have refrigeration, I'm
bringing 2 Gals of burbon for mixing w/water for me. Home Depot??????
Hmmmmm, they do have some good prices on Blue 10x10 tarps:-)
Lee

John

JAX behaves here like a sociopath who feels it is his duty to infest
every reply he is compelled to offer with ignorant insults and rude
remarks. He's here because in the "real world" he discovered that every
time he opens his foul mouth someone kicks his sorry ass. Coming here
gives Jax a (false) sense of control.

If it wasn't for Jax polluting this newsgroup, it would actually be a
nice place.

Don't believe me? Google
and take a look at his posts. Take a look at how he has behaved for years.

Like a SOCIOPATH.

And it's ALL there permanently recorded in usenet. A testimony to Jax's
ignorance and sociopathic behavior.

Jimmy


Johnhh wrote:

Why the flame Jax? I didn't see where he said he was going to subsist on
MREs alone.

"JAXAshby" wrote in message
...

Obviously I'll have alot of MRE's.

yeah, sure. *each* MRE has upwards of 2,200, and *three* are REQUIRED to
meet
--minimum-- protein RDA for an adult male.

dood, MRE's developed for young, physically fit troops humping **heavy**
loads
out in the field for *maybe* two weeks at a stretch.

So, dood, what have *you* done in the last ten days, physically wise?

Let us guess. You read two copies of 1930's Mechanix Ilustraded??

good, dood. next week you go to Home Depot.