deancrenshaw55
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What should I need to know? What should I bring. I will be going through the ICW
What should I need to know? What should I bring. I will be going through the ICW
Go ahead, go to cruise. You solve the problems when they appear. You'll have support all the time. Dont worry.
Sergio "Alemao" Sztancsa, Sent from my iPhone using Trawler
The most important things to carry are spares such as water pump impeller, spare credit card, spare engine belts, spare checkbook, spare cash...
Let me see if I understand, you go by Inter coastal? You have a lot of marinas, clubs, docks, stores,... If you go to the sea, you have to be prepared with a lot of things that you can't find in the ocean.
I just intend to incentive you to start your cruise, we never be 100% prepared.
Where start and where finish? Have you cruised the boat before? Do you know the boat and its quirks? How much boating have you done already?
How much provisioning do you want to do? Anchor out or dock in marinas? Read about where you think you will stay and go.
I'm thinking the OP hasn't done much cruising because if he (or she) had, there would be no need to ask such a broad question.
I think that is really bad advice. Starting out on a 400 mile cruise without most of the things mentioned above could prove deadly. You can't solve problems you are not prepared for and as for "You'll have support all the time.", what support would that be and where will it come from?
Again, bad advice.
Geez
Get in your boat and go.
Does it run?
Is it in good mechanical shape?
Do you know how to drive it?
Do you know how to fix it when it breaks?
Drive the boat. Do not let any dock queen owners stop you.
My gawd you're going down a 125' wide ditch. You'll probably experience a 6 inch wave or a boat wake. You might be out of sight of a full service marina for all of a couple of hours.