I started this thread cuz the topic was getting mixed up wiht the
other.
I admit, my desire to go to Bimini in my 20' Tolman is mostly
hypothetical right now. My reason for wanting to do it rather than in
my 28' sailboat is that the Bahamas are shallow and I think I'll see
more of em in the Tolman than in a boat drawing 4'. I believe my boat
is more seaworthy than most production boats smaller than 22'. I have
been on long trips with my sailboat and have done several crossings
from St. Pete to/from NW FL where we were over 60 miles out.
So, given the boat I have (20' Tolman), :
Can it be done reasonably safely?
How do I minimize risk?
Is 10 kts (still planing, she seems to plane at 8 kts or less) a
reasonable thing if the chop is big?
Will the chop be better or worse than the shallow water I normally see
in NW FL?

Now, for the caveats. Several groups do this with smaller boats so I
would probably be with them. Being uncomfortable is no real problem,
doing something insane is.