how far can i go out?

[rrhodes]

Re: how far can i go out?

I still hold my opinion that I don't go offshore in anything that is not self bailing.....

 

[Mike Robinson]

Re: how far can i go out?

There are some excellent responses posted here to this question. I agree that there's alot more to your decision than just what boat you are using, the experience and knowledge of the operator is perhaps, even more important. How the vessel is outfitted will also make a huge difference to the answer.

 

[arty007]

Re: how far can i go out?

thanks for the info,great responses! definately will get to know the boat in the bay,lakes before i attempt the open waters...

 

[skargo]

Re: how far can i go out?

...... Well, when you're 100 - 150 miles off Atlantic City & you pull up an old galvanized wash tub full of concrete with two holes in the concrete & a pair of pants legs hanging out, you tell me what you would call it. - One of the guys was going to save it for a "coffee table" in his house, but as the day wore on it started getting a bit rank smelling, so it was tossed back over the side.

Ummmm, come AWN man.

 

[Ned L]

Re: how far can i go out?

Doesn't really matter to me if it sounds real or not, that was 30 years & a whole different life ago for me. I still have incredible respect for the industry (commercial fishing).

 

[marine4003]

Re: how far can i go out?

thanks for the info,great responses! definately will get to know the boat in the bay,lakes before i attempt the open waters...

i spend about 25 hrs a week on boats, ( marine contractor) and hear lots of story's,mostly bad when it comes to novices offshore, 3 major points to consider when going offshore:
1) -fuel 1/3 rule 1/3 going - 1/3 returning and 1/3 reserve - know your boats consumption under all weather scenarios.
2) - weather - NOAA offshore forecast along with having some marginal meteorological knowledge
3) - your vessel - battery's - motor-bilge pump - safety gear (ditch bag) back up systems/vhf-epirb - life vests - flares - ect.......

Keep in mind most offshore boats are built to handle heavy weather,bowriders aren't, too much water & you sink. storms can pop up in a heartbeat,know how to handle rough seas without capsizing.Buy Chapmans read it.and yes given great conditions, you can take your boat offshore, but take it very seriously,things can go wrong quick.

 

[bowman316]

Re: how far can i go out?

You are all on your own out there, You have to be self sufficent. Anything goes wrong, you have to fix it, or no one else will.

worst case, get in a life raft and have trust that someone will find you before you die of dehydration.

one interesting note,
If you are out in the great lakes, you CAN drink the water, which would help you survive much longer than being on the ocean.

 

[marine4003]

Re: how far can i go out?

You are all on your own out there, You have to be self sufficent. Anything goes wrong, you have to fix it, or no one else will.

worst case, get in a life raft and have trust that someone will find you before you die of dehydration.

one interesting note,
If you are out in the great lakes, you CAN drink the water, which would help you survive much longer than being on the ocean.

not really...hypothermia will get you before thirst will

 

[bowman316]

Re: how far can i go out?

that's why you need the life raft.

As long as it is not winter, the air should be warm enough to keep you alive.

Yea, the water on the lakes is always cold, i'm sure.

But if you're in a raft, drinking fresh lake water, I would like my odds.

Men have lived almost a month on the ocean, but they were catching fish somehow, and eating the guts for liquids.

 

[junior1113]

Re: how far can i go out?

live in tampa owned a 19 four winns similar and man can things go bad one time i was be towed through a channel and we passed a huge boat on a plane and yes we took on lots of water sea tow had to pull me around with lots of power for my 1 little bilge to do its job sold it now have a 21 hydrasport self bailing hull we have literaly broke through waves taking on 50-100 gal not effecting anything bilge stays dry on this type of boat with1-2 people youcan do things with 4-5 people u are very vulnerable? good luck safe boating


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