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Posted by Gregory Absten
on June 27, 2010, 12:11 pm, in reply to "Boat Size...."
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I guess it depends on how much adventure you like :-) . Plenty of people have crossed in 25' open powerboats, but you have to choose your weather VERY carefully, and obviously 2 engines & redundant systems are much better than one. The Bahamas sponsors a group crossing once or twice a year (can't remember what they call it), where a lead boat takes a group of boaters over. Obviously they try to group them in classes for speed. Check the Bahamas website and see if you can find something about it. that would be a good way to hedge your bets in case something happened on your way over. You didn't say how much experience you have on the water. Even with the short trip to bimini make sure you have extra parts, backups, highest grade flares & emergency equipment, and redundant communications. - and most importantly choose your weather window WELL.
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: I'm about to purchase a boat. Would a Center
: console 25' boat be large enough to travel
: to Bimini from FL? I need to know, what
: would be the minimum size / style of boat to
: consider before I make a purchase....
:
: Thanks in advance,
:
: Jim
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