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Old 12-01-2014, 11:06 PM   #73
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City: Diberville Mississippi
Vessel Name: KnotDoneYet
Vessel Model: 1983 42' Present Sundeck
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Originally Posted by Ski in NC View Post
12yrs ago, I ran a 18' center console diesel skiff I put together from NC to Key West right around Christmas. Just in time for a cold front!!! Slept on the open deck in a sleeping bag. Woke up covered in frost. Daytime temps around 40F. No windscreen, I was bundled up like the Michelin Man!! Warmed up Beefaroni on the engine. Ran 20kts until around midnight each day. Took about 5days. Did not break out of the cold front til Stuart.

Learned to NOT warm up sardines on the engine. Cans can't take pressure.

That trip inspired some design details on my present boat: Lower station OUT OF THE WEATHER and GOOD HEAT!!

That's my minimalist story.

Ski,
That is a GREAT story. Full of adventure and determination.
Our family lived a few years outside of Belhaven NC- I graduated high school there in '77. Lots of play on the water in the area. Albemarle and Pamlico Sound. Sigh....
That was an awesome trip I bet😎


1983 Present 42 Sundeck
Twin Lehman 135's
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