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,

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.

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.

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.

There are plenty of boats that will make the trip.
The biggest questions are how much you are willing to spend, and how
fast do you want to go.
Guessing, but a decent slow boat would cost @100k, a fast one @300k.
Fuel not included.

--Vic

http://www.rms-republic.com/sal01.html




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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.

On Thursday 20 September 2007 23:16, 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,

If it's going to be sunny all the way then you don't need anything special
except a refuelling station once in a while.

Al.

On Sep 20, 5:43 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
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.

There are plenty of boats that will make the trip.
The biggest questions are how much you are willing to spend, and how
fast do you want to go.
Guessing, but a decent slow boat would cost @100k, a fast one @300k.
Fuel not included.

--Vic

It's more like, what makes the boat worthy of crossing the ocean? What
kind of specs (minimum) that I should be looking for? For instance
fuel capacity, or the hull, or what kind of engines a boat like that
must have and how many of them.

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

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...rs&btnG=Search

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

On Sep 20, 5:43 pm, Vic Smith wrote:
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.

There are plenty of boats that will make the trip.
The biggest questions are how much you are willing to spend, and how
fast do you want to go.
Guessing, but a decent slow boat would cost @100k, a fast one @300k.
Fuel not included.

--Vic

It's more like, what makes the boat worthy of crossing the ocean? What
kind of specs (minimum) that I should be looking for? For instance
fuel capacity, or the hull, or what kind of engines a boat like that
must have and how many of them.

Wayne has posted some links along the "slow" line.
Power ocean-crossers/cruisers are quite different than what we
normally see/own on this group.
Coastal trawlers are another type boat.

--Vic

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.