Bimini 2014-June 22

[upperdeck]

That's fantastic Andy! Can't wait to see you and Cindy again!

 

[upperdeck]

I've added @andy07sx230ho, @Chrissy, @Tyler, and @PreciousMetals to the first post that lists all the known participants. We are up to 14 boats doing the crossing with the group, and an additional two that hopefully will meet us there! This is going to be one hell of a party! @Bruce do you have enough ham for the pig roast???

 

[Bruce]

@upperdeck, we will have plenty of ham for the pig roast!

I am glad to see so many joining in and hope we can talk @Julian and @txav8r into joining us!

 

[BoaterGuy]

This is going to be nuts. They def should consider!

 

[justason]

@upperdeck add Cindy and I to the trip. I am not yet sure who is going to join us but we are going even if it is by ourselves.

@justason @Chrissy @RobA and others, we will meet you in Savannah, I have to work on Saturday so we won't get there until late but at least we can join the caravan on Sunday morning.

Now I have to make some reservations at the Bahia Mar and Bimini Sands.

O HELL YEAH !!! glad your joining us !! we were just talking about that cherry moonshine pint of pain yesterday!!
.......now lets ramp up the pressure on @sstegh

 

[justason]

This is going to be nuts. They def should consider!

this was my favorite pic from last year.taken at honeymoon cay.....we'll have to duplicate this 16 jetboats strong ! The Sopona would make a cool backdrop too !!

 

[sstegh]

O HELL YEAH !!! glad your joining us !! we were just talking about that cherry moonshine pint of pain yesterday!!
.......now lets ramp up the pressure on @sstegh

I'm not sure Bimini Sands has room any more...

 

[PreciousMetals]

Give it a try. I just got my confirmation for a marina room and slip this past Friday, April 18th.

 

[Andy S]

I'm not sure Bimini Sands has room any more...

I will let you know shortly but I bet they have room, if not someone, me included, would share with your family.

 

[Chrissy]

Get'n ready!!!!

 

[Chrissy]

 

[Chrissy]

 

[Chrissy]

Need some help naming this bad boy!!!

 

[Andy S]

Need some help naming this bad boy!!!

Cindy said how about "Bad Boy", since that is what you already called it.

Beautiful C class rv and boat, very very nice.

 

[tim2808]

60 days till the caravans begin!!!!!!!!!!

 

[upperdeck]

Woot woot!

 

[Zeus2013]

So how risky is this trip with an SX190?

 

[upperdeck]

There is discussion on this topic a few pages back of this thread. @tim2808 is taking his 19', you may want to discuss with him the preparations he is making.

 

[Bruce]

So how risky is this trip with an SX190?

If we have Glassy water you will have a smooth enjoyable ride.

If not we will all have a bumpy ride. Your boat being shorter and lighter your ride will be bumpier.

Here are some fuel consumption estimates that I previously worked out based on reports of last years fuel consumption.

Boattest.com rates Upperdeck's 212X as

Top speed for the Yamaha 212X is 52.9 MPH (85.1 KPH), burning 21.3 gallons per hour (GPH) or 80.62 liters per hour (LPH). Best cruise for the Yamaha 212X is 27.5 MPH (44.3 KPH), and the boat gets 3.50 miles per gallon (MPG) or 1.49 kilometers per liter (KPL), giving the boat a cruising range of 158 miles (254.28 kilometers).

Here are Boattest.com rates for some models with higher consumption or smaller fuel tanks

Top speed for the Yamaha AR192 (2013-) is 48.6 mph (78.2 kph), burning 21.35 gallons per hour (gph) or 80.81 liters per hour (kph). Best cruise for the Yamaha AR192 (2013-) is 28.5 mph (45.9 kph), and the boat gets 2.68 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.14 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 72 miles (115.87 kilometers).

Their report has the 192 burning 1.3 times as much fuel at 27.5 mph as a 212X.

Top speed for the Yamaha AR210 (2003) is 51.9 MPH (83.5 KPH), burning 29.8 gallons per hour (GPH) or 112.79 liters per hour (LPH). Best cruise for the Yamaha AR210 (2003) is 27.6 MPH (44.4 KPH), and the boat gets 1.48 miles per gallon (MPG) or 0.63 kilometers per liter (KPL), giving the boat a cruising range of 56 miles (90.12 kilometers).

Their report has the LX210 (AR210) burning 2.36 times as much fuel at 27.5 mph as a 212X

Top speed for the Yamaha SX190 (2012-2013) is 43.2 mph (69.5 kph), burning 11.9 gallons per hour (gph) or 45.04 liters per hour (kph). Best cruise for the Yamaha SX190 (2012-2013) is 23.4 mph (37.7 kph), and the boat gets 4.46 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.9 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 120 miles (193.12 kilometers). (4.2 mpg at 28.3 mph).
Their report has the 190 burning 0.83 times as much fuel as a 212X

Top speed for the Yamaha SX230 (Non HO) is 48.1 MPH (77.4 KPH), burning 22.82 gallons per hour (GPH) or 86.37 liters per hour (LPH). Best cruise for the Yamaha SX230 is 22.0 MPH (35.4 KPH), and the boat gets 2.53 miles per gallon (MPG) or 1.08 kilometers per liter (KPL), giving the boat a cruising range of 114 miles (183.47 kilometers). (2.36 mpg at 28.2 mph).

Their report has the non HO SX230 burning 1.48 times as much fuel at 28.2 mph as a 212X

Boats burn much more fuel in the Ocean with waves than they do on calm lakes or even lakes with other boat wakes. I am not sure how much I burned but I burned a lot of fuel going 11 miles at 17 MPH at 9,000 RPM in rough seas last year. I should have been going twice that fast at those RPMs. I believe our fill up was over 30 gallons after driving less than 40 miles.

Upperdeck says that he burned 35 gallons on the the way there last year which is supported by reports of similar consumption by others on the trip.

Assuming that a 192 burns 1.3 times the fuel that a 212X does it would have burned 46 gallons.
Assuming that a LX210 burns 2.36 times the fuel that a 212X does it would have burned 82.6 gallons.
Assuming that a 190 burns 0.79 times the fuel that a 212X does it would have burned 29.05 gallons.
Assuming that a Non HO SX230 burns 1.38 times the fuel that a 212X does it would have burned 48.3 gallons.

All of the models above would need to carry extra fuel.

Newer twin engine 210 (3.98 @ 31.1 w MR1s), 212 (3.19 @ 27.2 with 1.8s), 230HO(3.41 @ 28), 240 (3.25 @ 31.7) and 242 (3.25 @ 27.5), models have similar fuel consumption to Upperdeck's 35 gallon consumption. Owners of these boats may want to carry extra fuel.


Here are three articles on crossing in a small boat (all of us have small boats)

http://biminiguide.com/bimini_advice.htm

http://www.yachtingmagazine.com/cruising-chartering/adventures/crossing-the-gulf-stream-safely

http://www.basspro1source.com/index...ing/1036-boaters-guide-to-the-bimini-crossing

 

[upperdeck]

Nice job summing all that up again @Bruce