Want to intercostal ...... Some Maine, some Keys, Bahamas?? ..... Maybe the Grand Circle ...... cheap budget ......... Have Girl Friend that is greatly interested ...... Saw a GB classic 49 for $112,000; low hours on engines ....... Probably high hours on everything else ...... but who knows ....... ??
Ted, Yes, I got that - ICW ...... tried to reply but this site takes some time ...... Don't know all in budget ...... What percentage of price do you expect overall upkeep and specialized maintenance to be ........ ??ICW=IntraCoastal Waterway
What's your all-in budget for purchase and ongoing annual costs?
Hey Ted ....... What's ICW? And yes, maybe its the Great Loop ~~ up Hudson, Great Lakes, down Mississippi ...... I think that's it. I've done a lot of competitive sailing but age and my Girl Friend has moved us towards power ...... Just exploring ......
Hey all; I'm new and my name is Dispatch ........ I'm thinking of buying a Trawler ....... you know, one of those second homes into which we pour money ...... So what brand is the best ...... which holds her value?? Dis .........
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It sounds as if you need to nail down specifically what you want to do, with a budget. As mentioned a Bahama crossing has WAY more requirement/capability than just a Loop boat.
Ok ..... the Mechanical and Electrical is a 2005 edition ..... With technology moving a light speed, the recommendations may be behind the curve ....... ??
Oh horse hockey!
It's only 50 miles to Bimini from Fort Lauderdale.
On good days people have crossed on Wave Runners.
The smallest boat I've crossed in and continued on into the Bahamas with was a 24' long outboard powered boat.
Almost every "loop boat" could manage it just fine with a little basic planning and an eye on the weather.
You might have to wait a long time for a weather window....unless you are ready and can cross at a moments notice with something more than a 5 knot boat.
Isn't that reflected by the earlier comment that it is up to the OP to determined what kind, speed, type, age, vessel that will fit their needs/budget? (Needs and wants past the loop or a Bahamas crossing). It's not determined so much by what has done the crossing. Sure a waverunner can do it. But I'm pretty sure one wouldn't want to do a loop in a jet ski. (Or a pontoon boat).
I'm sure a 35 year old boat with punky wooden window frames and 2.5x 3' glass windows in front would elicit more inspection than smaller newer aluminum frames to help decide a more capable boat.
To each their own. But I certainly wouldn't 'advise' someone that 'any boat that can do the loop is capable of a Gulf Stream Crossing'. Those are not necessarily synonymous.