cardude01
Guru
- Joined
- Nov 26, 2012
- Messages
- 5,290
- Location
- USA
- Vessel Name
- Bijou
- Vessel Make
- 2008 Island Packet PY/SP
To clarify, we chartered in the Abaco's a few years ago, but this will be the first time going in our boat, crossing the Gulf Stream, etc. Thinking about a two week trip, maybe longer. Wanted to go in June but it looks like it will be mid July now. Wanted to get back to the US by August. I worry about hurricanes.
Anything special I need to do to make sure my boat is ready for the trip? It seems to be in pretty good shape-- AGM batteries two years old, electronics updated, have a PLB but no EPIRB. Have an Inreach spot tracker I got as a gift but have not really used yet. I don't have any paper charts-- just the Garmin plotter and an iPad, which won't have cell service I assume. I now have a new transmission and shaft, stuffing box packing, cutlass bearing due to some issues I had. [emoji25]. I don't have any solar so will have to run the gen to keep batteries up. I'm having some work done and wonder if I should install a couple of panels? Probably not worth it for just this trip.
As far as where to go, was thinking about crossing from Lake Worth (boat is in Stuart now) to West End, but really don't know where to go from there. Back to the Abaco's?
Anything special I need to do to make sure my boat is ready for the trip? It seems to be in pretty good shape-- AGM batteries two years old, electronics updated, have a PLB but no EPIRB. Have an Inreach spot tracker I got as a gift but have not really used yet. I don't have any paper charts-- just the Garmin plotter and an iPad, which won't have cell service I assume. I now have a new transmission and shaft, stuffing box packing, cutlass bearing due to some issues I had. [emoji25]. I don't have any solar so will have to run the gen to keep batteries up. I'm having some work done and wonder if I should install a couple of panels? Probably not worth it for just this trip.
As far as where to go, was thinking about crossing from Lake Worth (boat is in Stuart now) to West End, but really don't know where to go from there. Back to the Abaco's?