BigHEis taking the plunge! My 1st V rebuild.

[tartuffe]

You guys and your boats that run on sunshine! I will typically go out 35 miles and start trolling, go where I want then make the 25-30 mile run in. I'll burn around 75 gallons in a day. Total trip will be around 140 miles.

I've averaged anywhere from 1.8-2.3 miles to the gallon.

I'll only go out that far if seas are forecasted at 1-2' and despite this have ended up in 6-8 and building due to misread forecasts. In that case I found the largest boat passing by and grabbed a hold of his transom.

The gulf stream can get to 500' depth real quick. Thats alot of anchor line. You have no cell coverage and if you fry your electrical you have no starters for your engine or radio or GPS.

Like mentioned above, always carry a handheld radio and GPS. But you have alot of fun ahead of you before you need to worry about that.