Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel

Pick your time & plan well; you can do it; I have friends that did it on 16'
sailboats.


On 8 Feb 2007 18:47:06 -0800, wrote:

Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel


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The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough

The word 'should' in that sentence would probably scare me away from trying
it. I suppose you could bring extra fuel along.

--Mike

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Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel

The thing you should watch out for is wind direction. Any wind coming out of
the
north is going to be opposed to the Gulf Stream current flowing north, creating
very
steep, uncomfortable, and possibly unsafe wave action. The winds usually clock
around clockwise. I never crossed the Stream with any wind coming from the
North, Northeast, or Northwest. These winds tend to clock around quickly, so
you
may only have a one day window to jump across. To be safe, I would start off
with
a SE wind for a slower sailboat. A power boat could push it a bit more and
leave
with say a South wind. I have sat in Florida and the Bahamas sometimes for over
a
week waiting for the wind to clock around. Sometimes in the summer the stream
can be flat as a pancake, but you never know. Allow for about 2 1/2 knots
average
north offset when setting your course, wait for the right weather and you should
be
OK. Don't overload your boat, but bring plenty of fuel, water, and supplies as
these
are a premium in the Bahamas.

Sherwin D.

wrote:

Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel

On 8 Feb 2007 18:47:06 -0800, wrote:

Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel

Go find and read everything in this thread:

"Subject: How far offshore would be reasonable from the Jersey shore? '98
Sea Ray Sundancer 25' "

Lots of good information there.
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John H

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On 8 Feb 2007 18:47:06 -0800, wrote:

Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel

Go find and read everything in this thread:

"Subject: How far offshore would be reasonable from the Jersey shore? '98
Sea Ray Sundancer 25' "

Lots of good information there.


Most experienced boaters that cross over, even in much larger boats, rely on
daily updates of the crossing conditions, particularly in the winter months.
Seas can be gentle swells until you hit the Gulf Stream where you are
suddenly in 6-8 footers. On other days the stream can be relatively calm.

When I was in Jupiter, those planning the crossing would meet up down by
Peanut Island, wait for a good day and conditions, then all cross over
together.

Eisboch

"Mike" wrote in message
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The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough

The word 'should' in that sentence would probably scare me away from
trying it. I suppose you could bring extra fuel along.

--Mike


Too bad Skipper isn't still around. He could advise how to lash numerous
jerry cans of fuel to the deck.

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Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel



How far is it?

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Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel



How far is it?


In the Boating Course at the Power Squadron they instructed us to figure out
how much fuel you would burn to travel to the destination and then multiply
by 3x.
This would cover the trip back and any minor delays/problems encountered.

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"JoeSpareBedroom" wrote in message
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wrote in message
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Hello,
I have a 24 foot I/O and I am wondering if this would be capable
of travelling from Miami to the Bahamas. The boat holds 68 gallons of
gas which should be enough, but I am thinking it might just be too
small to handle the voyage.

Anybody with experience or opinions about making the voyage on a 24
footer?

thanks,
daniel



How far is it?


In the Boating Course at the Power Squadron they instructed us to figure
out how much fuel you would burn to travel to the destination and then
multiply by 3x.
This would cover the trip back and any minor delays/problems encountered.


Let me rephrase the question, to find out how many miles is involved in this
trip:

In the boating course, how did they instruct you to estimate how much fuel
you would burn?