FootballFan
Senior Member
Have not posted or replied in a bit. Thought I would update.
We left Clearwater Beach FL in latter part of June.
Boat is now in the Chesapeake. Based on simple math - 1,200 miles or so. For many on this site - not a huge trip - or it is one that many make every year.
Our personal observations...
Original plan was a straight 11 day run. Did we ever have expectations that did not work out.
First - we will not plan a straight here to there run again - wore us out.
9 day delay in route - waiting on parts. A friggen key switch shut us down. (all 4 key switches have been replaced).
Preliminary float plan, distances each day proved to be accurate. In fact over achieved some days.
Done with the Okeechobee waterway. Not our first time - probably our 5th or 6th time across. We will slide through the Keys in the future. It is not hard, or challenging - we just do not like it.
ICW north of Coinjock gets very shallow. So much of NC ICW is wind driven - my mistake - lost reference to when tidal movement matters. Did not go aground - but did churn a lot of mud in some areas.
Half way through the trip - we looked at each other - why did we do this? Tied up at Mears Point - hour later - discussing - wow - best thing we ever did.
Learned a lot about boating during the trip. Learned a lot about the boat we bought last fall.
So much more prepared for the trip back to FL in the fall.
Anyway - feel like we accomplished a boating event - making the trip. Thought I would throw our experience out there. I know - for many or you - nothing special cause you do it all the time.
For us - was special - something we dreamed about and accomplished.
We left Clearwater Beach FL in latter part of June.
Boat is now in the Chesapeake. Based on simple math - 1,200 miles or so. For many on this site - not a huge trip - or it is one that many make every year.
Our personal observations...
Original plan was a straight 11 day run. Did we ever have expectations that did not work out.
First - we will not plan a straight here to there run again - wore us out.
9 day delay in route - waiting on parts. A friggen key switch shut us down. (all 4 key switches have been replaced).
Preliminary float plan, distances each day proved to be accurate. In fact over achieved some days.
Done with the Okeechobee waterway. Not our first time - probably our 5th or 6th time across. We will slide through the Keys in the future. It is not hard, or challenging - we just do not like it.
ICW north of Coinjock gets very shallow. So much of NC ICW is wind driven - my mistake - lost reference to when tidal movement matters. Did not go aground - but did churn a lot of mud in some areas.
Half way through the trip - we looked at each other - why did we do this? Tied up at Mears Point - hour later - discussing - wow - best thing we ever did.
Learned a lot about boating during the trip. Learned a lot about the boat we bought last fall.
So much more prepared for the trip back to FL in the fall.
Anyway - feel like we accomplished a boating event - making the trip. Thought I would throw our experience out there. I know - for many or you - nothing special cause you do it all the time.
For us - was special - something we dreamed about and accomplished.