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Officially completed our Great Loop cruise today
http://dnkcruising.blogspot.com/ We still have to cruise the rest of the way home, of course. But we bought the boat in a marina about 300 yards further up the San Sebastian River, so this morning when we entered the San Sebastian River, we crossed our wake. For reasons I'm not going to explain here, we are in somewhat of a hurry to get back home to NC and so will continue "wrong way" cruising (headed north in the winter) for a few more weeks. Wishing you all successful cruises and a Happy New Year Doug King |
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Geoff Schultz wrote:
Congratulations! That must feel good. However, it looks like you did the entire 5000-7000 mile trip in 7+ months...Amazing! That's 700-1000 miles a month. Did you ever stop? Well, yeah... we anchored or docked every night except one ;) Actually we took many 2 or 3 day stops in enjoyable places; waited 4 days for weather and 4 days for a flood; took a couple weeks off to rent a car & drive back home (once for Thanksgiving, once for another family event)... When underway we usually made 40 to 60 miles a day; early in the cruise we pushed harder and made a number of ~80 mile days. We also observed first-hand the sharp divide between slow cruising and fast cruising. Many people make the Loop in boats that make 80+ mile days with a much shorter time commitment; this reduces their need for weather windows and influences them to skip a lot of potentially nice spots in between major ports... it also increases their expense for fuel dramatically! Best Wishes for a Great 2008! Doug King |
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@l32g2000hse.googlegroups.com: Best Wishes for a Great 2008! Doug King What was the total fuel bill, Doug?.....(c; Larry -- http://kitco.com/charts/livegold.html 9-11-2001 gold was $270/oz TODAY its $838/oz, up $40 since Christmas, up $11 just TODAY! 1yearchg +204.60 +32.26% When does a "slide" become a "crash"? |
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Larry wrote:
What was the total fuel bill, Doug?.....(c; Around $3700 less than the cost of a set of sails for a sailboat our size ;) less than the cost of insurance for the boat for a year When does a "slide" become a "crash"? Easy... if it happens to your friends, neighbors, or co-workers, it's a "market correction" or a "predictable down-turn" or even a "burst bubble." When it happens to YOU it becomes a "crash." DSK |
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Around $3700
Larry wrote: Hmm...much less than I was expecting....good fuel management! Fuel efficiency was a priority of ours when we were shopping for the boat, and it remains a priority when cruising despite it not being our biggest cost... it's still a significant cost. I believe that rather few powerboat/trawler cruisers genuinely understand the trade-off between speed & fuel efficiency. Our boat has a range of 1200nm, which allows us to buy where it's cheapest; and the internet allows us to dig for info on fuel prices in the areas we are traveling. One of my pet peeves is mankind's foolish infatuation with horsepower. Our boat has a 135hp diesel, which theory suggests could burn about 12 gph. In practice, we generally burn between 1 and 1.5 gph at speeds between 6 and 7.5 knots; that's between 1,000 and 1,600 RPM on an engine that redlines at 2350. We've run it up to full throttle a number of times and the boat seems to top out at about 8.5 knots, which makes a heck of a lot of foam & splash & wake.... have no idea what our fuel burn is at that throttle. But we could get along JUST FINE with 75 or even 50 hp however nobody in his right mind is going to market a boat like that... at least, not until fuel prices get a heck of a lot higher. And most people think that 135 hp is kinda wimpy for a 36' boat! Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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: One of my pet peeves is mankind's foolish infatuation with horsepower. Our boat has a 135hp diesel, which theory suggests could burn about 12 gph. In practice, we generally burn between 1 and 1.5 gph at speeds between 6 and 7.5 knots; that's between 1,000 and 1,600 RPM on an engine that redlines at 2350. We've run it up to full throttle a number of times and the boat seems to top out at about 8.5 knots, which makes a heck of a lot of foam & splash & wake.... have no idea what our fuel burn is at that throttle. But we could get along JUST FINE with 75 or even 50 hp however nobody in his right mind is going to market a boat like that... at least, not until fuel prices get a heck of a lot higher. And most people think that 135 hp is kinda wimpy for a 36' boat! Oh, you just have to see the displacement hulled, twin engined trawlers headed down the ICW trying to make Florida like they were on the interstate...(c; The bow waves are MOST impressive! All the power turned into FOAM. Why would anyone buy a Nordic Tug with TWO big engines?? It's crazy! I watched an Australian movie a couple of weeks ago and there was a scene where this open boat was ferrying passengers across quite open waters to some island. (Sorry I've already forgotten the movie's name). The boat held about 12 people and was powered by what sounded like a 2-cyl Lister diesel running hard at...at....at....200 RPM?! What a beautiful, rhythmic thumping sounds they make that just go on and on....probably for 40 years. Too bad the movie was about the plot and didn't let us have a tour of the engine "room" under that wooden box in the middle...(c; Thump...Thump...Thump... "Don't spin that crank too fast or she'll OVERREV!" Larry -- Next time some broker tells you what a great investment he's selling, ask him about Rhodium, a shiny metal used in Catalytic Converters. Jan 1st 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Rhodium $452 $1341 $3006 $5339 $6775 PER OUNCE! How much longer can we pay for new cars at this rate? Feb '97 it was $182/oz |
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On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:36:11 -0800 (PST), wrote:
most people think that 135 hp is kinda wimpy for a 36' boat! Everything's a compromise. We could certainly get by with a lot less power than our twin DD6-71s but every once in awhile it is nice to have that reserve available. I really think you'd enjoy having a fast RIB dinghy. That's my "fun" boat when we are cruising. |
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Wayne.B wrote:
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 10:36:11 -0800 (PST), wrote: most people think that 135 hp is kinda wimpy for a 36' boat! Everything's a compromise. We could certainly get by with a lot less power than our twin DD6-71s but every once in awhile it is nice to have that reserve available. I really think you'd enjoy having a fast RIB dinghy. That's my "fun" boat when we are cruising. Crude Oil price broke $100 per barrel today - for the first time. |
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