Why don't you fellows change the title of this subject thread ?? ------ Original Message ------ Received: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:48:57 PM EDT From: Ron Zeppieri <ron_zeppieri@juno.com> To: power-catamaran@lists.samurai.com Subject: Re: [PCW] Cancelled Subscriptions My 44 is a 2003 and has a single 500 gallon tank. Our typical year was part of July, August and September in New England, Oct., Nov and part of Dec. traveling south. Jan. and Feb. in the Keys, Mar., Apr. & May in the Abacos, June begin the trip north to New England. I usually kept about 200 gallons in the tank except when leaving for the Bahamas. At about 1700 - 1800 rpm and about 7.5 - 8 knots, we'd average 3 - 3.5 GPH or around 2 nm/gal. That would give you at least an 800 nm range. Cruising at 3100 rpm at 14 knots cuts that about in half. During the 3 years that we lived aboard, we encountered all kinds of weather and sea conditions in the various sounds, the Delaware and Chesapeake bays, the open Atlantic and the Gulf Stream. We tried to avoid bad weather but were not always successful. She always handled the seas well and we never felt that we were in any danger. So, although we never got to do it, I would think that she would do just fine cruising the Caribbean. One good thing about the 44 in the ICW is the relatively low vertical clearance requirement that allowed us to avoid a lot of bridge openings. - Ron ____________________________________________________________ Can't pay your bills? Click here to learn about filing for bankruptcy. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/BLSrjpTLjhcmjyy81hVawPspuidfdSK bL5fs6tbniqD09soKQiemDaavFug/ _______________________________________________ Power-Catamaran Mailing List