Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 15:53:46 -0500, "G&G" wrote:

Never in a Bayliner. Are you nuts?
G

I don't think you read the post closely. Bayliners line bays as
wrecks, hence the joke, which I deemed a cruel but fair comment.

I don't step aboard these kleenex boxes in Lake Ontario, and so am
unlikely to advocate them offshore.

R.

"rhys" wrote in message
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On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 14:39:13 -0500, "bowgus" wrote:

There's a reason they're called bay liners :-)

Cruel, but fair.

To the OP: You'd be far better off buying a trawler-style boat with a
large, slow-turning diesel and a high bow to deflect and power through
the inevitable seas you'll hit. The Bayliner is strictly coastal, by
which I mean "in sight of land" in anything other than ideal
conditions.

YMMV, of course.
R.

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

rhys wrote:

I don't think you read the post closely. Bayliners line bays as
wrecks, hence the joke, which I deemed a cruel but fair comment.

I don't step aboard these kleenex boxes in Lake Ontario, and so am
unlikely to advocate them offshore.

You must have very expensive tastes in tissue. Some might find this
Meridian/Bayliner would do them proud for their needs.

http://tinyurl.com/c7yz3

--
Skipper

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

"Skipper" wrote in message
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You must have very expensive tastes in tissue. Some might find this
Meridian/Bayliner would do them proud for their needs.
http://tinyurl.com/c7yz3
Skipper

I agree some might find the Bayliner OK, but, a lot of others, like me,
would not.

Jim

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

Awsome wrote:

7. I've already installed small sea water to fresh water converting unit, so
no worries to carry extra water.

You should carry more than enough fresh water to cover you for the
whole passage even if you have a watermaker. You don't want to die if
the watermaker, or the electricity needed to run it, fails. You should
also bring a simple rainwater catcher.

Now the last thing .... what route ? should I use Northern route to cut down
the long leg in sea like From New York to Halifax, St. John, Greenland,
Iceland, Scottland and then onward.

Your number one risk is weather, and while I am no expert on the
Atlantic, I believe your risk of heavy weather is much higher in the
north atlantic than the south atlantic.

I know it sounds like a crazy idea but hey peoples are doing it on rowing
boats, why can't I do it.

Two things to remember. Sailboats have tons (literally) of lead in the
keel so that they can resist being turned over, and so they right
themselves if turned over. Your Bayliner is much easier to capsize,
and it won't right itself afterwards. Those "rowboats" that do the
crossing are generally designed so they can be completely sealed up,
top and bottom, in heavy weather, so that if they capsize they don't
sink and right themselves afterwards.

Andy

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

Sell the Bayliner. Get this:
http://www.cruisingworld.com/article...=396&catID=569

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 15:26:50 -0500, rhys wrote:

On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 14:39:13 -0500, "bowgus" wrote:

There's a reason they're called bay liners :-)

Cruel, but fair.

To the OP: You'd be far better off buying a trawler-style boat with a
large, slow-turning diesel and a high bow to deflect and power through
the inevitable seas you'll hit. The Bayliner is strictly coastal, by
which I mean "in sight of land" in anything other than ideal
conditions.

YMMV, of course.
R.

Just out of curiosity, what advice would this group have given to the chap in
about 1948 who crossed the Atlantic in a modified amphibious Jeep? For further
details google "Half Safe" for the story. He made it by the way.

Jan
"If you can't take a joke,you shouldn't have joined"

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

Capt. JG wrote:
"Robert Larder" wrote in message
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"Brian Whatcott" skrev i en meddelelse
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On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:15:42 -0500, "Awsome"
wrote:


I am thinking of Atlantic crossing for some time in my tiny power boat,
Bayliner 30 footer Aft. bridge.

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I know it sounds like a crazy idea but hey peoples are doing it on rowing
boats, why can't I do it.

Because the rowing boats used are designed and built for the job, a
Bayliner patently isn`t!
Also the people in them have a clue- Darwin Awards anyone? ;-)

Bob Larder.


There's a way to do it! Convert the bayliner to a submarine.

I don't think any conversion will be needed.

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

sounds deadly to me.....

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

"Gary" wrote in message
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Capt. JG wrote:
"Robert Larder" wrote in message
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"Brian Whatcott" skrev i en meddelelse
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On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 12:15:42 -0500, "Awsome"
wrote:


I am thinking of Atlantic crossing for some time in my tiny power boat,
Bayliner 30 footer Aft. bridge.

///

I know it sounds like a crazy idea but hey peoples are doing it on
rowing
boats, why can't I do it.

Because the rowing boats used are designed and built for the job, a
Bayliner patently isn`t!
Also the people in them have a clue- Darwin Awards anyone? ;-)

Bob Larder.


There's a way to do it! Convert the bayliner to a submarine.

I don't think any conversion will be needed.

Well, I was thinking he should do the conversion before he starts out... :-)

Atlantic Crossing on small power Boat ?
 

"Awsome" wrote:

I am thinking of Atlantic crossing for some time in
my tiny power boat, Bayliner 30 footer Aft. bridge.
I am doing some changes in boat to get it ready for
this trip.
...

There's an easier way to do this.

http://www.dockwise.com/?sid=28

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