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City: Florida
Vessel Model: 420AC Sea Ray
Join Date: Oct 2016
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Originally Posted by diver dave
Pa32?
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Yep.
Technically a 7 seater but we fly with 6.
Headed to GTC on the 18th for the weekend...
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01-06-2019, 07:52 PM
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#82
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City: Green Turtle Cay/Western NC
Join Date: May 2013
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Financing possible with enough down, stop by!
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01-07-2019, 05:15 PM
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#83
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 739
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Bahamas - What am i missing?
It’s pretty bad in the Bahamas these days.
First of all, the weather ain’t that great
Then you find a nice beach and there’s no one there
I mean no one. C’mon now!
By you time you get settled, the sun disappears. What? I’m just ready to get going.
You want to go swimming. There’s them big 7’ sharks. Scary for the women folk.
So we just stay on board and do nothing. How boring!
Occasionally you find an outpost of civilization with a few other folks around.
All in all it’s not worth your trouble. Stay home and save the fuel money for something more worthwhile.
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01-07-2019, 05:32 PM
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#84
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City: Palm Coast, FL
Join Date: Jan 2017
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Nice; I've been to CrackerP's; but awhile back. lubbers??
My day, not quite as good. Icing all over my car an hour ago in the work lot. Saw cars wrecked on the way home. crazy.
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01-07-2019, 06:54 PM
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#85
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Guru
City: Victoria TX
Vessel Name: Bijou
Vessel Model: 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,873
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Bahamas - What am i missing?
Nice! Yes Cracker P’s is on Lubbers. Cool place. Jealous!
Is that your boat in the sunset pic?
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01-07-2019, 07:51 PM
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City: st pete
Vessel Model: 400 Mainship
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 2,706
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I use to patronize the Bahamas a lot, but only by private plane (yes, 6 seater, but a Beechcraft, not a Piper that flies like the box it came in.....). Went thru a time when the hospitality just sucks so we went elsewhere, but things have improved and going back, this time by boat.
I could see leaving the boat there for an extended time and just flying over. Only takes an hour and a half in the plane... take the better part of a week or two in the boat. I have a few friends that do this, so I have an invite or two.
Our best trips were to place other than Nassau, Freeport and Bimini, which I'll never go to again. Marsh Harbor, Club, Great Harbour, Stella Maris... and a few others.
Need to regroup and do this. But need advise as to where to go....
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01-07-2019, 08:16 PM
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City: Jacksonville
Vessel Name: SONAS
Vessel Model: Grand Alaskan 53
Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 7,509
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Did someone say Cracker P's!
Beautiful Beaches, Fabulous Bars, And Mad Dogs And Irishmen | AtAnchor.com
SeeVee, give me a shout when you are ready to go over. We have been going since 2002. Off over again in March. Done it all ways, on our own boat, flew over and rented a house and center console, flew and rented a mooring cat with six others. All good which ever way you do it!
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01-07-2019, 08:36 PM
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#88
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Senior Member
City: Florida
Vessel Model: 420AC Sea Ray
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 354
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Seevee
I use to patronize the Bahamas a lot, but only by private plane (yes, 6 seater, but a Beechcraft, not a Piper that flies like the box it came in.....). Went thru a time when the hospitality just sucks so we went elsewhere, but things have improved and going back, this time by boat.
I could see leaving the boat there for an extended time and just flying over. Only takes an hour and a half in the plane... take the better part of a week or two in the boat. I have a few friends that do this, so I have an invite or two.
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This is what we are doing.
As for the Piper... 6 hours of fuel, 4 adults, a dog and still have 400lbs. for baggage! It's slow though. Only making about 135kts.
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01-07-2019, 09:05 PM
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#89
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Guru
City: st pete
Vessel Model: 400 Mainship
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 2,706
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Quote:
Originally Posted by menzies
Did someone say Cracker P's!
Beautiful Beaches, Fabulous Bars, And Mad Dogs And Irishmen | AtAnchor.com
SeeVee, give me a shout when you are ready to go over. We have been going since 2002. Off over again in March. Done it all ways, on our own boat, flew over and rented a house and center console, flew and rented a mooring cat with six others. All good which ever way you do it! |
Really appreciate that and I'll be calling sometime!
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01-07-2019, 09:16 PM
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#90
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Guru
City: st pete
Vessel Model: 400 Mainship
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 2,706
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Quote:
Originally Posted by k9medic
This is what we are doing.
As for the Piper... 6 hours of fuel, 4 adults, a dog and still have 400lbs. for baggage! It's slow though. Only making about 135kts.
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Don't get me wrong, you have a Cherokee 6 or the later version of that? Good load hauler and better than the Baron I have.
But the Baron has been a GREAT and economical plane for years. Can go 1000 nm, or off load fuel and take 6 and baggage 600 nm. And burns about the same fuel per mile than the 6 does.
Did have a Navajo Chieftain for awhile and that was a real party plane. We flew it all over the place, 8 pax or 6 with real comfort. I think it was the best plane Piper ever made. Better than the Cheyenne I leased for awhile. Could put the kids in the wing lockers. Very reliable and honest, but flew like the box it came it. Love it, but was more plane than I needed for a personal plane with only 2 of us.
We could start a threat about flying boaters.......
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01-07-2019, 09:23 PM
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Guru
City: Hampton, va
Vessel Name: Didi Mau
Vessel Model: 2003 Ocean Alexander 456
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,025
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Hmmmmm
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Originally Posted by McGillicuddy
It’s pretty bad in the Bahamas these days.
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First of all, the weather ain’t that great
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Then you find a nice beach and there’s no one there
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I mean no one. C’mon now!
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By you time you get settled, the sun disappears. What? I’m just ready to get going.
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You want to go swimming. There’s them big 7’ sharks. Scary for the women folk.
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So we just stay on board and do nothing. How boring!
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Occasionally you find an outpost of civilization with a few other folks around.
All in all it’s not worth your trouble. Stay home and save the fuel money for something more worthwhile. |
Don’t see too many of these guys around. Usually just nurse sharks. I am no expert but that looks like a bulk shark.
Gordon
From Marsh Harbour
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01-07-2019, 09:37 PM
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#92
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Guru
City: Palm Coast, FL
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,900
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My favorites for landings: pittstown, rock sound, deep water cay, little whale, salt cay in turks.
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01-08-2019, 08:43 AM
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#93
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Guru
City: New Orleans
Vessel Name: Scot Free
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 53' Efficient
Join Date: Dec 2015
Posts: 739
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cardude01
Nice! Yes Cracker P’s is on Lubbers. Cool place. Jealous!
Is that your boat in the sunset pic?
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Yup
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01-08-2019, 09:12 AM
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#94
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Guru
City: Palm Coast, FL
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 1,900
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Did you at least have the kids strapped into car seats in the wing locker?
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01-08-2019, 02:16 PM
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#95
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Guru
City: Bethlehem, PA
Vessel Name: Lady Kay V
Vessel Model: 1978 Hatteras 53MY
Join Date: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,001
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Quote:
Originally Posted by diver dave
Did you at least have the kids strapped into car seats in the wing locker?
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I was wondering the same thing...... 
As far as planes..... Don't take my work home with me...... 
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