Bud
Senior Member
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2017
- Messages
- 380
- Location
- United States
- Vessel Name
- Izzy Rose
- Vessel Make
- Grand Banks 49
Welcome,
I to was a commercial fisherman but in the gulf of Maine for 25 years. My commercial boat did 8.5 knots and it was usually rough enough you couldn’t go any faster than that anyways. We moved down the Florida Keys 10 years ago and bought a center console cateraman. We have been to all the northern Bahamas islands with it. With this experience under our belt we bought a Grand Banks 49 this summer and plan on continuing our exploring of the Bahamas. We decided on slow and comfortable for a few reasons. Cost of travel, fuel is expensive over there. More comfortable for family (grandkids). It takes longer to get places but you can cook a thanksgiven dinner on the way or play a game of chess etc...
Bud
I to was a commercial fisherman but in the gulf of Maine for 25 years. My commercial boat did 8.5 knots and it was usually rough enough you couldn’t go any faster than that anyways. We moved down the Florida Keys 10 years ago and bought a center console cateraman. We have been to all the northern Bahamas islands with it. With this experience under our belt we bought a Grand Banks 49 this summer and plan on continuing our exploring of the Bahamas. We decided on slow and comfortable for a few reasons. Cost of travel, fuel is expensive over there. More comfortable for family (grandkids). It takes longer to get places but you can cook a thanksgiven dinner on the way or play a game of chess etc...
Bud