On Sep 20, 5:52 pm, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:35:10 -0000, wrote:
On Sep 20, 5:29 pm, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
wrote:
wrote:
Hello boaters
Just wondering, what should I look for in a power boat that can cross
the Atlantic? In regards to length, engines, speed, make, and so on.

Thanks,

QE2 is a great place to start.

lol, I didn't expect anything but those kind of comments But
seriously, It's kind of a lifelong dream, that might never happen, but
hey I want to start learning. I just bought my first boat so I am
starting to dream.

If you are seriously interested, here is the "must read" bible:

"Voyaging Under Power " by Robert Beebe and James Leishman

Available at: www.amazon.com

Suitable boats are low powered, very special purpose, and will not
appeal to everyone.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=diesel+duck

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=nordhavn+trawlers

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Thanks Wayne. B for the book suggestion. It is certainly the kind of
material I am looking for. I am not fussy about the look of the boat,
nor do I care so much how long it would take me to do the trip. I am
just looking for a boat that will do the job without me having to
continue the trip on sea turtles with human hair for rope.

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:16:40 -0000, wrote:

Hello boaters
Just wondering, what should I look for in a power boat that can cross
the Atlantic? In regards to length, engines, speed, make, and so on.

Thanks,

http://tinyurl.com/y4y6ss

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:51:32 -0000, wrote:

It's more like, what makes the boat worthy of crossing the ocean?

http://tinyurl.com/y4y6ss

On Sep 20, 6:09 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
Hello boaters
Just wondering, what should I look for in a power boat that can cross
the Atlantic? In regards to length, engines, speed, make, and so on.

Thanks,

Do you have any significant boating experience now?

You probably will want a relatively slow trawler type boat, preferably
steel-hulled.

If I do I wouldn't have been so confused. My boating experience spans
only few month, I am sad to say. but I am determined to make it a
lifelong hobby. A one that will probably cost me a lot of money
needless to say.

When you (boaters who replied) say "on the slow side" how slow are we
talking about ? Would it take me 2 weeks to complete the trip? A
month? Or I will be celebrating my 60th anniversary with my wife on
the boat?

On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:09:11 -0400, HK wrote:

You probably will want a relatively slow trawler type boat, preferably
steel-hulled.

Without a low transom.

On Sep 20, 6:26 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 21:51:32 -0000, wrote:
It's more like, what makes the boat worthy of crossing the ocean?

http://tinyurl.com/y4y6ss

That just crossed my threshold for "Minimum Specs" by a tiny bit.

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:09:11 -0400, HK wrote:

You probably will want a relatively slow trawler type boat, preferably
steel-hulled.

Without a low transom.

What kind of boater would worry about getting his feet wet?

The low transom is a safety feature for when those "greenies" come over
the bow.

wrote:
On Sep 20, 6:09 pm, HK wrote:
wrote:
Hello boaters
Just wondering, what should I look for in a power boat that can cross
the Atlantic? In regards to length, engines, speed, make, and so on.
Thanks,
Do you have any significant boating experience now?

You probably will want a relatively slow trawler type boat, preferably
steel-hulled.

If I do I wouldn't have been so confused. My boating experience spans
only few month, I am sad to say. but I am determined to make it a
lifelong hobby. A one that will probably cost me a lot of money
needless to say.

When you (boaters who replied) say "on the slow side" how slow are we
talking about ? Would it take me 2 weeks to complete the trip? A
month? Or I will be celebrating my 60th anniversary with my wife on
the boat?



A little more than two weeks if you have enough crew aboard to run the
boat 24/7. Four to six hour watches, the shorter the better.

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Hello boaters
Just wondering, what should I look for in a power boat that can cross
the Atlantic? In regards to length, engines, speed, make, and so on.

Thanks,



http://www.ferretti-yachts.com/

Start here....

Come back and let us know when she's ready. We'll help you learn the
ropes by crewing for you to bring her back to your homeport.

Very nice.

Take me with you and I'll install a full electronics suite on her before
we leave Ferretti for sea. I'm an electronics engineer with 45 years of
service to ships and boats. If you need references, just ask.

Something in the 100-130' range would be nice and have enough room for
the hangers-on. Ferretti will make all the arrangements. I'm told they
can be very nice if you buy one....(c;

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For instance
fuel capacity, or the hull, or what kind of engines a boat like that
must have and how many of them.


A guy I sail with was honored to ride a big motoryacht from the Western
end of the Panama Canal to the Monaco Boat Show, where the yacht was one
of the largest boats on display at 160'. It belongs to his boss.

An example of fuel usage on a fast yacht:
Panama Canal to Ft Lauderdale - 7200 US gallons
Ft Lauderdale to Bermuda - a little over 6000 gallons
Bermuda to Azores was different because they weren't going to make it at
planing speed with only 10,000 gallons of diesel aboard. So, about 60%
on the leg they had to slow the boat to a crawl to make it...Mark it
10,000 gallons....give or take a few.
Azores to Gibraltar, another 6500 gallons.
Gibraltar to Monaco he didn't know because he left the boat before the
FUEL BARGE came along side.

VISA, Mastercard, Discover, Barclays, Carte Blanche, etc., etc., accepted
by fuel barge operators worldwide.....(c;

It costs like hell to run a big yacht at 30 knots.....


Larry
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