gulf of mexico

[eksrae]

made it across the gulf from key west to playa del carmen in 17 hours. the seas for the most part were excellent. the first 14 hours we had 3' swell at the most. the last three hours we ended up going thru a depression which brought the weather to us.
the seas got confused, about a 5 to 6' swell with 3' of chop on top. was not that rough just exhausting. we had to carry 350 gallons of fuel on board 175 of which was in jerry cans on deck.
we did not see much life out there. a few flying fish and a pod of 50 to 60 dolphins that showed off.
the twin 250 suzukis were installed in key largo. what a nightmare that was. it took forever and the quality of install was poor. lot of fixing to do after they were done. never again!!!
We averaged out doing 30 knots although the start was slow till we lost some fuel weight. stopping every 2 hours to refuel us and the boats.
The aluminum hulls and components were made in sidney bc Canada and the tubes were supplied by Eurocraft. A good group of guys. We flew them out to do the outfitting of the rub strakes and flanging. First class thankyou

[Limey Linda]

Now that is what I call SERIOUS RIBBING. Can you send more detail of you trip please.

[BogMonster]

Blimey 500 miles is a long way in a RIB! I doubt I'll use 350 gallons of fuel in a year

Awesome

[OceanEco]

Good to see you had a good trip Dave. The boats look great.

Simon

[jyasaki]

Hulls from Sidney? Polaris, by any chance?

Congrats on the run. Quite a trek.

jky

[codprawn]

Brilliant trip - made my 90miles seem quite tame!!! Who did you get the engines from???

[eksrae]

It was a great experience and i would do it again. The boats were made by Liquid Metal in Sidney. The engines came from Tracker Marine in Key Largo Fl.
The boats will top out at 50knots and like to cruise at 30kn.
One day I hope to convince Crazy Horse to do the Atlantic crossing!!!
We lucked out on weather for our trip, I was hoping for some rough seas at first but with the amount of fuel we had left i am glad we did not.
Enjoy the Sun

[Brian]

Ah. Crazy Horse.
Now there is a name to conjure with!

[Shaggy]

How much did the hull cost if you don’t mind me asking?

You could Pm me if you don’t want to discuss on the forum.

Shaggy

[eksrae]

I became friends with CH on here and met up with him several times for beers. I found it odd meeting someone in person whom i first met online.
The hull and tubes/electrics and accessories less power cost about 140,000. Cad
There was a bit of a discount for the Second boat.
Inside the console is a head, the boat is setup for snorkel tours in mexico. cooler storage built in to the bolster with a flip up seat for additional crew/pass if needed.