• Welcome to Jetboaters.net!

    We are delighted you have found your way to the best Jet Boaters Forum on the internet! Please consider Signing Up so that you can enjoy all the features and offers on the forum. We have members with boats from all the major manufacturers including Yamaha, Seadoo, Scarab and Chaparral. We don't email you SPAM, and the site is totally non-commercial. So what's to lose? IT IS FREE!

    Membership allows you to ask questions (no matter how mundane), meet up with other jet boaters, see full images (not just thumbnails), browse the member map and qualifies you for members only discounts offered by vendors who run specials for our members only! (It also gets rid of this banner!)

    free hit counter

Bimini trip Advise

Diamondwatercraft

Jet Boat Addict
Messages
28
Reaction score
4
Points
112
Location
Macomb, Michigan
Boat Make
Scarab
Year
2016
Boat Model
HO Impulse
Boat Length
25
I am planning on doing a Bimini trip next year. I have never done one and would like to know from people that have gone what I should bring, time of year best to go, best places to see, best place to stay, and just general information that I would need since I have never been.

Spring break next year is when I am thinking of going but I am not sure. Is that a good time to cross? Will my 212 SS make it? What kind of supplies do I need?

thanks,
Jim
 

robert843

Jetboaters Admiral
Messages
5,027
Reaction score
5,825
Points
462
Location
Myrtle Beach, SC
Boat Make
Yamaha
Year
2017
Boat Model
AR
Boat Length
24
March and April are spotty it can be good or real bad the are still a lot of storms and weather coming from the north that time of year which can make the gulf stream rough.
 

Diamondwatercraft

Jet Boat Addict
Messages
28
Reaction score
4
Points
112
Location
Macomb, Michigan
Boat Make
Scarab
Year
2016
Boat Model
HO Impulse
Boat Length
25
WOW! That link has all the information you could ever want!!! Good to know about that Gulf Stream. I figure if weather is bad that we could wait it out a day or so before heading there or back right?
 

Bruce

Jetboaters Fleet Admiral 1*
Staff member
Administrator
Messages
13,329
Reaction score
13,426
Points
857
Location
Royal, AR
Boat Make
Yamaha
Year
2007
Boat Model
SX
Boat Length
23
Having flexible dates would help but there are times of the year when our boats simply cannot cross. I believe that @tim h crossed in 9 foot seas in his 31' or larger boat earlier this year. June and July are the best times of the year for small boat crossings.
 

Jr15g

Jetboaters Commander
Messages
122
Reaction score
139
Points
177
Location
Richmond Hil, GA
Boat Make
Yamaha
Year
2023
Boat Model
252SE
Boat Length
25
I'm definite going next year.
 

Speedling

Jetboaters Admiral
Messages
5,105
Reaction score
4,304
Points
432
Location
Cedar Lake, IN
Boat Make
Yamaha
Year
2008
Boat Model
SS
Boat Length
21
Love the low profile windshield btw... but I may be biased!
#bimini2016 here we come!!!!
Now we just need dates...
 

shane hric

Jet Boat Junkie
Messages
277
Reaction score
230
Points
137
Location
Hobart Indiana
Boat Make
Yamaha
Year
2015
Boat Model
Limited S
Boat Length
24
We are definitely in for the #bimini2016 trip!!! I am super excited about going on this one!!!
 
Top