Tough crossing is difficult to get a nice weather window in the winter for the crossing but your little ship did well. Looking forward to your adventures in the Bahamas.
Bummer but nice to see the RT power through it, proving they can handle the foul stuff! I'm looking at a 27' RTOB used and this was encouraging to see, we'd be taking it to the channel islands off the coast of Ventura, CA......I know they like to roll a bit with narrow beam, but they sure are great looking boats with lots of amenities! Thanks for sharing the video and glad you're both on the mend, cheers!
If you want to keep the fuel cans on the bow for weight distribution build a frame that attached to handrail with either tubing or fiberglass rails that allows you to use multiple straps to hold them. Might be worth the investment of a couple more fans for air movement.
I am looking at doing America's great loop in a year or two and have a question regarding your black water tanks. What is a capacity for them and how long can two people get by before needing a pump out? I have seen some smaller boats that look like a good fit but am concerned about making sure the mechanicals are sufficient.
@@michaelaronsohn3624 thank you Michael. We try to keep it as honest and real as possible.We both feel the destination is with it though. Thank you for your kind words.
Crossing over to the Berry islands from Bimini is a lot easier on the Bahama Bank...of course it will depend on winds. We've gone that way several times on our way to the Abacos. Water is around 12 to 15 feet deep most all the way to Great Harbour. Of course my comments come too late. Enjoy the Bahamas.
How often do you flush your engine during your multiple months of exploring the Bahamas? Can you flush your engine at anchor from your boats fresh water supply?
We only flush our engine four or five times the entire winter. It’s not ideal, but I know of several people who never flush their engines and get six years or more out of the engine. I think it’s something you just have to accept if you’re going to live at see for three months unless you want to live at marina and that is something julia and I just do not want to do.
We only flush our engine five or six times during the entire winter. We just don’t have access to that much freshwater. I know it’s not ideal, but these are the kind of things you have to accept when living at C for a long time in remote areas. We do know people that do not flush their engines and they get six years out of it. Not easy to accept, but when we are up north on Georgian Bay it’s continually in freshwater and possibly flushes all the salt out at that time we will be changing our thermostats in the engine, the spring coming up
@@expeditionseanestthanks , enjoy your videos. We will be doing North Channel summer 25 and will be going down to SW side of Florida over to Marathon and maybe up to Cape Cod in our R29CB this spring. If you get a chance look at spending some time and trailer over to Munising and Lake Superior south side and experience Pictured Rocks, our home port.
Tough crossing is difficult to get a nice weather window in the winter for the crossing but your little ship did well. Looking forward to your adventures in the Bahamas.
The most expensive fruit in Spanish supermarkets! Mamey 👍😂😊
Bummer but nice to see the RT power through it, proving they can handle the foul stuff! I'm looking at a 27' RTOB used and this was encouraging to see, we'd be taking it to the channel islands off the coast of Ventura, CA......I know they like to roll a bit with narrow beam, but they sure are great looking boats with lots of amenities! Thanks for sharing the video and glad you're both on the mend, cheers!
Glad that you made it across safely. Core exercising/stretching could be something very good for you if you don’t do those now.
If you want to keep the fuel cans on the bow for weight distribution build a frame that attached to handrail with either tubing or fiberglass rails that allows you to use multiple straps to hold them.
Might be worth the investment of a couple more fans for air movement.
Mamey sapote. I live in Costa Rica and that fruit is common, down here. Delicious!
The fruit name is "Mamey"
@@rudyhdez1212 thanks Rudy . I’ve never seen it at the supermarket
I am looking at doing America's great loop in a year or two and have a question regarding your black water tanks. What is a capacity for them and how long can two people get by before needing a pump out? I have seen some smaller boats that look like a good fit but am concerned about making sure the mechanicals are sufficient.
I'm sorry you had such a difficult passage, it looked really uncomfortable. Chronic pain doesn't help any.
@@michaelaronsohn3624 thank you Michael. We try to keep it as honest and real as possible.We both feel the destination is with it though. Thank you for your kind words.
Crossing over to the Berry islands from Bimini is a lot easier on the Bahama Bank...of course it will depend on winds. We've gone that way several times on our way to the Abacos. Water is around 12 to 15 feet deep most all the way to Great Harbour. Of course my comments come too late. Enjoy the Bahamas.
Name of the fruit is Mamey a delicious fruit
How often do you flush your engine during your multiple months of exploring the Bahamas? Can you flush your engine at anchor from your boats fresh water supply?
We only flush our engine four or five times the entire winter. It’s not ideal, but I know of several people who never flush their engines and get six years or more out of the engine. I think it’s something you just have to accept if you’re going to live at see for three months unless you want to live at marina and that is something julia and I just do not want to do.
We only flush our engine five or six times during the entire winter. We just don’t have access to that much freshwater. I know it’s not ideal, but these are the kind of things you have to accept when living at C for a long time in remote areas. We do know people that do not flush their engines and they get six years out of it. Not easy to accept, but when we are up north on Georgian Bay it’s continually in freshwater and possibly flushes all the salt out at that time we will be changing our thermostats in the engine, the spring coming up
Curious number of days or percentage of gunkholing vs marinas while in Bahamas?
@@stevenhorwood1300 as many days at anchor as possible. We have lay go to marinas during very bad weather or if we need laundry and provisions
@@expeditionseanestthanks , enjoy your videos. We will be doing North Channel summer 25 and will be going down to SW side of Florida over to Marathon and maybe up to Cape Cod in our R29CB this spring. If you get a chance look at spending some time and trailer over to Munising and Lake Superior south side and experience Pictured Rocks, our home port.
iTS Called Mamey
Thank you, James.
do you cross with buddy boats or solo?