Heading to Key West

Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Ok everyone. I am heading to Key West in the morning straight shot 125 NM from Sanibel light house. Everything is in order. Put my drive showers on LOL. So if you dont hear from me in a few days I am sunk LOL or I had one too many margaritas. 
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  • Black_DiamondBlack_Diamond Member Posts: 5,439 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Safe travels and have fun!

    Past owner of a 2003 342FV
    PC BYC, Holland, MI
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,617 admin
    Have a great trip and stay safe. BTW am I in the will???? LOL
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Safe passage Steve, you'll have a great time and some tales to tell. You might not want to have tooooo many margaritas in KW unless your Admiral has your back!

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  • randy56randy56 Member Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Enjoy your trip, relax, eat and drink to much.
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Got here fine. Water was very rough. Burned 3/8 tank. Will fill up tomorrow
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,617 admin
    Glad your there. Have a great time.........
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,954 mod
    Very nice Handy. We made it into Ohio yesterday and driving right now to Michigan.

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • gtyeegtyee Member Posts: 168 ✭✭✭
    Sounds like a great trip, was just in Key West last month and love it! Have a safe trip back.
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I found out where MT is hiding in his new boat. The marina here is awesome. All brand new floating docks with piers to the end. It was the easist docking we ever did. There are 8 restaurants and bars all within walking distance. I will post the Rinker pic later. 
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Fantastic. You could have gone on to Cuba....I hope that's a future trip for you.....seriously, see my post on the Florida Power Boat trip to Cuba.
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cuba has nothing Michael
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cuba has some of the most beautiful beaches in the world, some of the coolest architecture, the absolute best rum and cigars and very friendly people. Scuba diving is superb. The "nonsense" was created by the two governments flexing their muscles. Cuba will become, within a short while, one of the biggest destinations for Americans.
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2016

    Steve, what's your diesel tank size, your cruising gpg and mph?

    I have run 125 miles lots of times. At 34 mph and 24 gph that's about 96 gallons. The EC 360 holds 220 gallons.

    Now if you are using NM as in 1.5 or so " gps land miles" that would be about 188 miles at 34 mph at 24 gph so 132 of 220 gallons for an EC 360 with twin 502s. Right?

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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 2016
    Cuba's beaches are no better than Turks or Aruba or St John's so why go to a 3rd world country for beaches? MT I will fill up in the morning. A lot of factors go into the gph for example when I was driving towards key West we had heavy following seas with a 15 knot East wind. Some times my speed dropped 5
    mph and them picked up. Now we did 140 miles on 3/8the tank but the tanks were not 100% full. Gen ran the whole way too. I hope for better seas going back. The Rinker handled well but I noticed about 12 screws backed out of the rub rail. Will have to rebed all those later. 
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Only Rinker in Key West. The weather is to die for. 
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  • randy56randy56 Member Posts: 4,085 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Handy is running with the big dogs! You are living large! Good for you, Nice 
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice shot Steve!
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,617 admin
    Nice pic's Handy keep them coming. Hope your having a good time.........
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • aero3113aero3113 Member Posts: 9,959 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Have fun! you need a bigger boat to fill that slip!!
    2008 330EC
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ok well I filled up and it took 120 gallons and we went approx 145 NM which is more than miles I believe
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

    View from my slip
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Don't know if you can see this 5 foot Tarpon just waiting for a snack
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,617 admin
    Handy I would have thought you would have a little better fuel economy with those diesels.  Looks like your having a great time. Enjoy yourself bro.........
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You would have burned double Bro. I'm telling you I have never fought seas, current and winds like that before. Will recheck on the way back
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  • Michael TMichael T Member Posts: 7,241 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A true nautical mile is 1.5 gps land miles. Not sure how heavier seas that you experienced would have affected my old twin 502's but I have gone 188 gps miles in seas like you see past the breakwater in your shots and would have normally haveburned 132 gallons for that length of trip.
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So what was my fuel per mile. A NM is 1.15 miles. 
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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Also I went full throttle all the way which is not as economical as my cruising speed. 
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  • Dream_InnDream_Inn Member, Moderator Posts: 7,954 mod
    edited May 2016

    Well, no matter what your fuel burn, you got there and having a good time! I'm now driving back to Ohio after one heII of a wedding!

    Enjoy and love seeing the pictures!

    Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express

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  • Handymans342Handymans342 Member Posts: 10,375 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here is Mallory square where they celebrate the sunset every night 
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  • raybo3raybo3 Administrator Posts: 5,617 admin
    Handy I did not mean to sound like I was "ranking" on you for diesels. I really thought you would of had better mileage. But I was also thinking miles and not nautical miles. So you actually got pretty good mileage.......... Just say'n....   
    2002 342 Fiesta Vee PC Point Of Pines YC Revere MA. popyc.org     raybo3@live.com
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