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Single engine offshore trip
Posted on 9/23/13 at 4:43 pm
Posted on 9/23/13 at 4:43 pm
My dad recently purchaced a 25 ft' shamrock, inboard 350, with about 250 hours on it. has 110 gallon fuel tank and gets 2.2-2.5 mpg. we have been 30 miles offshore before. but no more. How far would the OB go with one motor?
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Posted on 9/23/13 at 4:48 pm to Elusiveporpi
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How far would the OB go with one motor?
I wouldn't leave the dock with an inboard gasoline motor.
Posted on 9/23/13 at 4:49 pm to Motorboat
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I wouldn't leave the dock with an inboard gasoline motor.
I lol'd
Posted on 9/23/13 at 4:50 pm to Motorboat
Speaking from experience?
Posted on 9/23/13 at 4:51 pm to Elusiveporpi
Seriously though. Don't leave the dock.
Posted on 9/23/13 at 4:52 pm to Motorboat
That's rough...but it's the troof.Posted on 9/23/13 at 4:53 pm to Trout Bandit
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Seriously though. Don't leave the dock
Its not a mercury........ its a chevy
Posted on 9/23/13 at 5:04 pm to Elusiveporpi
Where are you going out of? If you go out of Venice. You can catch anything you want 30 miles out
Posted on 9/23/13 at 5:07 pm to Elusiveporpi
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Its not a mercury.
Ouch
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its a chevy
Sorry, but there's no autozones out there...
Seriously, gasoline inboards are historically very unreliable in saltwater situations. I did not know that manufacturers made them anymore. In all likelihood, you will be fine within the range of the boat.
With the fuel economy you posted in the OP, I would go no more than 75 miles out.
Posted on 9/23/13 at 5:08 pm to Motorboat
Have a sea tow membership in case
Posted on 9/23/13 at 5:24 pm to Motorboat
Posted on 9/23/13 at 5:40 pm to Motorboat
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With the fuel economy you posted in the OP, I would go no more than 75 miles out.
Sounds like someone wants someone else to disappear offshore.
Posted on 9/23/13 at 5:42 pm to TBoy
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With the fuel economy you posted in the OP, I would go no more than 75 miles out. Sounds like someone wants someone else to disappear offshore.
Kinda what I thought but I don't know much about this boat.
Posted on 9/23/13 at 6:12 pm to Choirboy
I got a camp in cocodrie. 75 may be pushing it. But I was thinking 45 or so. We put 70 hr's on it speck fishing this summer with no problems. But I have heard the same thing about gas inboards. He needs to get a diesel but that's about 25k.
Posted on 9/23/13 at 6:17 pm to Elusiveporpi
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I got a camp in cocodrie.
We fish out of Cocodrie too. The only way we'd go out any decent distance past the barrier islands with one motor is with another boat trailing. Safety in numbers.
Posted on 9/23/13 at 6:36 pm to QuietTiger
That's the smart thing to do I suppose. Just wanting to find some bigger snapper for this long arse season coming up
Posted on 9/23/13 at 6:38 pm to Elusiveporpi
Gasoline...
156.800 / Ch 16
156.800 / Ch 16
Posted on 9/23/13 at 6:39 pm to Elusiveporpi
Lol. You don't need to go 45 miles for big snapper
You can get them at 20
You can get them at 20
Posted on 9/23/13 at 6:39 pm to BigHoss
My personal best this year came 15 miles from wine island
22 lbs
22 lbs
Posted on 9/23/13 at 6:47 pm to BigHoss
We did caught an 18# about 16 miles out this year but they were not all that big
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