JetBoaters.net Bimini Fling July 10th to 15th 2017

[ThatJeepGuy]

I hope the dates are set soon. The boss is breathing down my neck to turn in my vacation dates

 

[Bruce]

I hope the dates are set soon. The boss is breathing down my neck to turn in my vacation dates

This should be settled this week.

Everyone please hold off on making reservations until our discount is in place.

Thanks

 

[Betik]

AWESOME

 

[ACrews]

Happy birthday @Bruce!

 

[DiverB]

waiting for the dates, the wife is 100% on board to go this year. Shes super excited and we haven't told our 11yr old, we will make it a surprise for her.

 

[DiverB]

DiverB has registered to captain Down Time with a crew of 1 adults and 1 children. They hail from the home port of Lake St. Clair, Michigan.

The crew is described as: wife and daughter

You can register for the event using the form at https://jetboaters.net/forms/bimini-2017-registration.6/respond

 

[Bruce]

Happy birthday @Bruce!

Thanks Alan, I am saving my party for Bimini!

 

[Speedling]

This should be settled this week.

Everyone please hold off on making reservations until our discount is in place.

Thanks

I am TRYING TO wait!

 

[Bruce]

I am TRYING TO wait!

If you call now you pay full price.

 

[SAGERFLY]

What types of boats were swamped on previous trips? AR192 really need to carry 25 extra gallons? Where would one put that much gas? Plus I'm assuming everyone brings a large cooler? Makes my boat feel smaller and smaller.

 

[robert843]

What types of boats were swamped on previous trips? AR192 really need to carry 25 extra gallons? Where would one put that much gas? Plus I'm assuming everyone brings a large cooler? Makes my boat feel smaller and smaller.

Both swamped boats were 21ft boats. In good conditions the 19ft boats can make it in one tank or if they are willing to tae the beating and stay on plane they can as well. If its rough and you decide to cruise at 15 mph you are going to need about 20 gallons extra fuel.

 

[Bruce]

What types of boats were swamped on previous trips? AR192 really need to carry 25 extra gallons? Where would one put that much gas? Plus I'm assuming everyone brings a large cooler? Makes my boat feel smaller and smaller.

You will need to bring the extra fuel. On a good crossing you might not need more than 10 extra gallons but on a bad crossing you could use more than 20.

We pack our luggage in dry bags in the ski locker. That leaves all the other storage open.

 

[JKallay]

What types of boats were swamped on previous trips? AR192 really need to carry 25 extra gallons? Where would one put that much gas? Plus I'm assuming everyone brings a large cooler? Makes my boat feel smaller and smaller.

Four 5 gallon cans will fit in the ski locker. With decent weather and cruise control at 6000 (most fuel efficient), we made it burning 26 gallons in our 192. We only stopped once half way as a break. Expect your boat to suck air many times like jet skis do. If traveling in a group, take more fuel. You will likely be coming off plain more as other slow.

(JK) squared

 

[swatski]

Four 5 gallon cans will fit in the ski locker. With decent weather and cruise control at 6000 (most fuel efficient), we made it burning 26 gallons in our 192. We only stopped once half way as a break. Expect your boat to suck air many times like jet skis do. If traveling in a group, take more fuel. You will likely be coming off plain more as other slow.

(JK) squared

@JKallay Thanks for chiming in, I have been trying to find your crossing thread, such a great write up:
https://jetboaters.net/threads/solo-trip-to-bimini-sx192.10215/

@SAGERFLY We have crossed with @Bruce and Co. last year in the 190, it was fun, but boy... a bit intense. Don't get me wrong, I LOVED it and so did my kids, but I have been in big seas in small boats before. My wife... not so much.

Regarding fuel, singles just have to be pushed harder to keep up, much harder if the group speed or conditions are not ideal, and I would say - you can count on that. In which case you may be closer to WOT fuel burn rates..., quite possibly. A simple notion of single burning half the fuel of a twin is somewhat true in a lake under ideal speed and conditions but does not hold in the ocean at all. And it can certainly get ugly if you open the SC boost up.

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[chris24]

What types of boats were swamped on previous trips? AR192 really need to carry 25 extra gallons? Where would one put that much gas? Plus I'm assuming everyone brings a large cooler? Makes my boat feel smaller and smaller.

I bring several medium to smaller coolers, nothing so big I can't fit it in ski locker or under seats. I pack our boat very meticulous and fill all the nooks and crannies with heavier stuff towards the rear and lighter stuff in front.

 

[SAGERFLY]

Great info guys. Does anyone strap the cans on the swim deck (not over the cleanout port) ?

 

[Bruce]

Great info guys. Does anyone strap the cans on the swim deck (not over the cleanout port) ?

Many have but I believe they made the cleanout port inaccessible by doing so.

I would suggest that you should store the fuel cans above deck until departure time and be absolutely certain that they are not leaking. Fuel funes can get trapped in the bilge and cause an explosion.

In 2014 in reasonable seas I believe the 192 in the group burned an 10 extra gallons. In 2015 in about as rough seas as we would cross in the 192 burned an extra 20 gallons. I have thoughts of a 40 to 50 mile round trip excursion to reefs south of Cat Cay so you may want to carry extra fuel that day as well.

 

[Betik]

What? Cat Cay "surprise" on the menu ?

 

[Bruce]

What? Cat Cay "surprise" on the menu ?

Fishing and snorkeling in some of the best reefs over there.

 

[Glen]

What types of boats were swamped on previous trips? AR192 really need to carry 25 extra gallons? Where would one put that much gas? Plus I'm assuming everyone brings a large cooler? Makes my boat feel smaller and smaller.

Regarding the "Large Cooler". We did not go that route. We brought only the day cooler that fits to the left of the "Admiral's" seat.
Only things in the cooler on the crossing was that stuff that absolutely had to say cool, and we did not want to buy on Bimini. Sandwich & BBQ meat, and cheeses, mostly.
All other foods/drinks could stay at room temp until we got to our condo's refrigerator. Once to Bimini, everything that we would want cold for the days ahead went into the frig or freezer, and we packed daily into the day cooler.
This included a half dozen of those blue ice bricks that we re-froze each night. We'd get a bag of ice every other day, that was mostly used for mixed drinks.