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Miami to Bimini via boat...
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:47 am
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:47 am
Anybody here made this crossing? Hoping to go in a few weeks on a 27' Monterey Cruiser. 50-ish miles.
Any tips?
Any tips?
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Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:52 am to bgoodwin
27' could feel a bit small crossing the Gulf Stream imo
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:54 am to bgoodwin
quote:
50-ish miles.
50 or 5, it's all weather dependent in that size boat.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:58 am to bgoodwin
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27' Monterey Cruiser
Thats a small boat to cross 50 miles of open Atlantic. Can certainly be done, but highly weather dependent.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 9:59 am to bgoodwin
be on lookout for floating drugs.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:01 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Technically it’s 25 miles of open ocean because at 25 miles you start getting closer to land.
I’d look on hull truth of a south Florida forum OP. It’s not an abnormal trip.
ETA: but yeah you may be able to buddy boat with someone OP. I’d strongly look into that
I’d look on hull truth of a south Florida forum OP. It’s not an abnormal trip.
ETA: but yeah you may be able to buddy boat with someone OP. I’d strongly look into that
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 10:04 am
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:02 am to theRealJesseD
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27' could feel a bit small crossing the Gulf Stream imo
ive seen youtube dudes do it on jetskis. Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:02 am to bgoodwin
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:02 am to baldona
quote:
Technically it’s 25 miles of open ocean because at 25 miles you start getting closer to land.
not if you drifting in wrong directions...
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:05 am to bgoodwin
My oldest brother does lighthouse point to Bimini in a 38’ pursuit frequently.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:26 am to bgoodwin
Actual boat
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 10:27 am
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:55 am to bgoodwin
I've done it twice. Make sure to pick your day in a 27'er. Can easily be done if the weather is right but this time of year it can get nasty really quick.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 10:57 am to Shexter
quote:That baw probably posts here. His Youtube channel has jet ski videos from a bunch of places around Louisiana and the Mississippi coast.
This group of guys did it on jet skis
Posted on 7/28/22 at 11:36 am to bgoodwin
There are tons of people on YouTube that do it on jet skis, I don’t see how a 27’ boat would have a problem. Just go on a day with good weather. I watched one yesterday, they went several hundred miles round trip thru the Bahamas/exumas all on jet skis from Miami
This post was edited on 7/28/22 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 7/28/22 at 12:24 pm to bgoodwin
If you were leaving out of Boynton, the inlet would be the most dangerous part of the entire trip.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 6:08 pm to bgoodwin
I'm running across on Sunday from Jupiter. Similar size boat. Watch the weather and you will be fine. A few musts...life raft, epirb, and a sat phone.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 6:31 pm to bgoodwin
Bring me back some square grouper
Posted on 7/28/22 at 6:43 pm to bgoodwin
Do yourself a favor and make a reef of that thing on your way. Worked on way too many than id care to admit..
Posted on 7/28/22 at 7:28 pm to Klinecm
You can run it on a 12 ft flat with a 3-4 seas. Bring extra fuel, rations, Epirb, and rescue raft though.
Posted on 7/28/22 at 8:48 pm to MrLSU
It must be flat often enough if jet skis are doing it, 1-2s for 100 miles would be miserable on a jet ski and I’m not even old.
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