JohnP
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- Dec 13, 2009
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- V E N T U R E
- Vessel Make
- 1996 36' Island Gypsy Classic
The Admiral and I and our pup Pixie completed our first trip South Down the ICW. Left Toms River NJ on Oct 20th arrived Hobe Sound Florida Nov 20th. Best trip we ever took, weather was great, boat had no issues, we had a Blast!
Our boat is a 32' Island Gypsy 1983 with a single 120 lehman and a 4kw kohler genset. We logged 185 engine hours burning 2.5 gph including some daily generator use. I ran at slightly higher than my normal cruising rpm running at 1750. About 7.5 knots.
Currently we are back in NJ for the Holidays, I keep looking at the Hobe Sound weather on my phone and can't believe how cold it is up here.
At least "Adagio" has escaped the Winter.
Someday a bigger boat with better fuel economy would be nice, but for the difference in price I could probably buy diesel for the next 20 years.
Anyway can't wait to get back to the boat!
John Miri and Pixie
Our boat is a 32' Island Gypsy 1983 with a single 120 lehman and a 4kw kohler genset. We logged 185 engine hours burning 2.5 gph including some daily generator use. I ran at slightly higher than my normal cruising rpm running at 1750. About 7.5 knots.
Currently we are back in NJ for the Holidays, I keep looking at the Hobe Sound weather on my phone and can't believe how cold it is up here.
At least "Adagio" has escaped the Winter.
Someday a bigger boat with better fuel economy would be nice, but for the difference in price I could probably buy diesel for the next 20 years.
Anyway can't wait to get back to the boat!
John Miri and Pixie