I've got an 18 foot boat. And I'm new to boating. So I've got a million
questions. And probably more to follow those!
I think my day-trip limit, for now, is 2 hours to reach an uncrowded
warm-water lake.
The first thing to come to mind is how far do you like to trailer your
boat for vacations and long weekends?
How far is too far and what's makes your destination too far?
What makes your destination worth the distance?
Marty
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I/we keep our 21 foot mid-cabin in a small marina with mostly 24 ft.
wells on floating docks. We have the unlimited use of 2 launch ramps,
so we can pull the boat any time we choose. We take off for harbors in
Michigans Thumb area, mostly Pt. Sanilac and Harbor Beach. We usually
pull the boat on Monday and trail it to Pt. Sanilac and rent a well
there till Friday and do our cruising in Lake Huron. Its about a 70
mile trip and takes us about an hour and a half from the marina to the
Pt. Sanilac launch ramp. We sometimes take the boat up the river to
Lexington and come back on Thur or Fri, but the St. Clair river can be
a nightmare for a small boat on those days because to the weekenders
headed north.

Happy boating, Norm