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Posted on 7/29/22 at 10:55 am to bgoodwin
I've been 60 miles out in the Atlantic on a 25. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to go 50 in a 27 cruiser. As said, weather dependent.
Posted on 7/29/22 at 12:08 pm to bgoodwin
We did it 35 years ago in a 22’ Catalina sailboat, lots of people have crossed the Atlantic in the same boat.
Posted on 7/29/22 at 12:12 pm to deeprig9
Thanks, y'all. I believe we're gonna take the boat from Orange Beach down to Cape San Blas next weekend to get a feel for it. Probably follow the coast going down, then cut straight across coming back, depending on weather.
Posted on 7/29/22 at 12:27 pm to bgoodwin
To me that's a lot scarier than Miami to Bimini, dodging daily summertime water spouts and electrical storms along the panhandle.
Posted on 7/29/22 at 12:40 pm to bgoodwin
EPIRB
That’s all I got.
That’s all I got.
Posted on 7/29/22 at 1:04 pm to CarRamrod
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ive seen youtube dudes do it on jetskis.
I’d rather do it on a jet ski than with a lot of larger boats out there. The jet ski is less likely to be put in a situation where it takes a wave the wrong direction and starts to lose functionality and then starts sinking.
This post was edited on 7/29/22 at 1:05 pm
Posted on 7/29/22 at 5:15 pm to G2160
How far can a jet ski go on a single tank of gas?
Posted on 7/29/22 at 6:24 pm to bgoodwin
I plan on making that trip once I get a little bigger boat with twin engines. Pretty confident my 496 would make it, but i'd be more comfortable having a second to get me back in an emergency
Posted on 7/29/22 at 7:32 pm to onelochevy
Did the Run hundreds of times..
Everything from a 13,3 Boston Whaler to a 65 Hatteras.
Pick a calm summer morning and head on over.
If you leave out of a busy Port chances are there will be a half dozen boats making the same run on the weekends.
Where I use to dock the go Fast guys would run over for lunch..back by 6...half drunk.
Keep a rod handy..lot's of good weed lines full of everything on the way.
Everything from a 13,3 Boston Whaler to a 65 Hatteras.
Pick a calm summer morning and head on over.
If you leave out of a busy Port chances are there will be a half dozen boats making the same run on the weekends.
Where I use to dock the go Fast guys would run over for lunch..back by 6...half drunk.
Keep a rod handy..lot's of good weed lines full of everything on the way.
Posted on 7/29/22 at 8:12 pm to Turner River Terror
I’ve been looking at the same but on a little smaller boat a 25’ single engine 300 yamaha. Of couse I’ll only do it on great weather and have a contingency for not being able to go. I took my 22’ boat 20 miles out in the GoM with no problem on a good day. I also have no reason to believe my motor will fail on a trip like this bc I keep up with the maintenance no questions. If we decide to go I’ll have the necessary safety equipment and will only go on the ideal days. I’ve seen numerous you tube videos of smaller boats going and have a good friend who went in a 22’ bay boat with a fuel bladder with zero issues. He also went with a group of people he met through the youtube channel. IMO it’s all about weather and having the right stuff for an incident and trying to do buddy boats. We’ll see but if i drag my boat down there and the weather is shite, I’ll find somewhere to go
Posted on 7/29/22 at 8:13 pm to VernonPLSUfan
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How far can a jet ski go on a single tank of gas?
They tie down gas cans on the rear platform
Posted on 7/30/22 at 12:08 am to nated14
I have been 50 miles out in a single screw bay boat before and I'm not dead, so it can definitely be done. I dont recommend it this time of year though.
Posted on 7/30/22 at 6:56 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Definitely. We’re planning for the end of next June. That seems to be the time with the best weather patterns
Posted on 7/30/22 at 8:05 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
I would probably feel better with 2 engines but in my overly simplistic view, I had about 300 hours on my last engine and necer had a failure. Granted most of those hours were in the GoM but to me dependability is dependability. Hell I put 60-70 miles on the new engine last week. I’ll look for a window of 2-3 days of < 10 mph from the south and preferably SW and go. EPRB, extra fuel, have a VHF, and small emergency life raft.
Posted on 7/30/22 at 11:07 am to VernonPLSUfan
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How far can a jet ski go on a single tank of gas?
A Yamaha GPR1800 will go about 110 miles @ 25 MPH on a tank of gas (13 gallons). At wide open throttle 65-67 mph you could go about 65 miles. Most of the modern 4 stroke model PWCs could make it to Bimini on a tank of gas cruising at about 1/2 throttle.
Posted on 7/30/22 at 3:23 pm to weadjust
That's plenty enough boat.
Posted on 7/30/22 at 7:21 pm to bgoodwin
No problem. I just watched a guy and wife go from FL to Bahamas on jet skis.
There is a speed for all seas. Don't be reckless.
And obviously, watch weather patterns
There is a speed for all seas. Don't be reckless.
And obviously, watch weather patterns
Posted on 7/30/22 at 7:34 pm to VernonPLSUfan
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How far can a jet ski go on a single tank of gas?
It's so easy to cruise 30 mph and I would imagine easily has 3+ hrs on a tank
Just saw a graph. At "best cruising speed" they all get over 130 miles on a tank.
LINK
Posted on 7/30/22 at 7:54 pm to nated14
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extra fuel
Cannot see this being an issue. If he cannot go 20 mph, which I imagine is simply breaking/staying on plane in that boat,, he shouldn't leave port.
Not being a dick, just saying, if boat can make trip going as slow as 10-15, on its own fuel, he shouldn't consider
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