"JimH" wrote in message
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Not bad.

BTW: Another great day on the water. ;-)


Did the first, real "mini-cruise" on the GB today. Left the marina on Cape
Cod (near Wood's Hole) , through the Cape Cod Canal, then northward to
Scituate, MA.

Set the throttle to 1700 RPM as we entered Buzzard's Bay and didn't change
it until we arrived in Scituate, 7.5 hours later. Total fuel burn:
Approximately 16 gallons, not counting whatever the genny used.

With 400 gallons of fuel at the start, I am starting to think we have a
lifetime supply.

Interesting little trip and my first on this type of boat. We hit the canal
at the worst possible time ... max current against us ... and barely managed
to maintain 3 knots headway. There were people walking the hiking trail on
bank of the canal that waved as they passed us by. The only person we
gained on was an elderly man walking along with the aid of a walker.

It was actually very enjoyable and relaxing, even though it was a bit snotty
as we exited the canal and into Cape Cod Bay. A NE wind had fetched up the
Bay a bit, but it flattened as we slowly progressed northward to Scituate.
It really didn't seem like all that time had gone by.

I need more practice backing a single inboard into the slip in Scituate
though. It's a bit tight and I am too used to twins swinging big props that
move the boat around. The GP is totally different. Turns on a dime going
forward (big rudder) but nada backing up. I'll get the hang of it
eventually.

Couple of pics:

Transiting canal:
http://www.eisboch.com/canal1.jpg
http://www.eisboch.com/canal2.jpg


Arrival in Scituate:
http://www.eisboch.com/arrive1.jpg
http://www.eisboch.com/arrive2.jpg


Cruising speed: :-)
http://www.eisboch.com/gps.jpg

Eisboch