I live in southern MD close to Solomons. Oh yeah I used to go to Chesapeake Beach to play slots at the Rod N Reel. That place is falling apart so the gas thing doesnt surprise me. Ill be in annapolis Monday with the family dog to see the animal eye doctor.
Well, in Annapolis it's the Naval Academy, not (the Army's) 'Military Academy' up on the Hudson. 🙄 (Bet you knew that already). It's looking like the Perch might so far be the case study for the high end of what the Loop can cost. Lots of marina stays and fuel burn, not much anchoring and hull speed passages. Hope to make it up later, perhaps?
Yes, my apologies. I misspoke and realized it but then forgot to fix it. Michael (The Perch's captain) is a proud Navy vet so I meant no disrespect. Just an error and I'm sorry about that. I certainly wouldn't say we're a case study for the high end of costs. If we were, we'd likely have bought a larger or newer boat. We are not traveling fast the vast majority of the time. We've averaged between 8 and 10 knots on almost every leg. This leg we went a bit faster after fueling to burn out the engine. We are burning the minimum fuel possible on our particular boat, which is still more than many other boats burn, but there's not much else we can do to conserve fuel. It's not for lack of trying!
Here is our experience with tagging along with some loopers on the first part of there journey through the Great Lakes. th-cam.com/video/5F2VJetGcYc/w-d-xo.html
Sorry to quibble, but it is the Naval Academy, the Military Academy is West Point in NY.
Thanks for your message. You are correct. It was an mis-speak (there's an earlier comment about this) and was definitely an error. My apologies.
I live in southern MD close to Solomons. Oh yeah I used to go to Chesapeake Beach to play slots at the Rod N Reel. That place is falling apart so the gas thing doesnt surprise me. Ill be in annapolis Monday with the family dog to see the animal eye doctor.
Well, in Annapolis it's the Naval Academy, not (the Army's) 'Military Academy' up on the Hudson. 🙄 (Bet you knew that already). It's looking like the Perch might so far be the case study for the high end of what the Loop can cost. Lots of marina stays and fuel burn, not much anchoring and hull speed passages. Hope to make it up later, perhaps?
Yes, my apologies. I misspoke and realized it but then forgot to fix it. Michael (The Perch's captain) is a proud Navy vet so I meant no disrespect. Just an error and I'm sorry about that.
I certainly wouldn't say we're a case study for the high end of costs. If we were, we'd likely have bought a larger or newer boat. We are not traveling fast the vast majority of the time. We've averaged between 8 and 10 knots on almost every leg. This leg we went a bit faster after fueling to burn out the engine. We are burning the minimum fuel possible on our particular boat, which is still more than many other boats burn, but there's not much else we can do to conserve fuel. It's not for lack of trying!
4 hours!?! Were they feeding it through a straw?! That is patience.
I was wondering if maybe the fuel pump wasn't turned on while you were fueling up and you were just getting gravity feed. 🤷♂
Here is our experience with tagging along with some loopers on the first part of there journey through the Great Lakes. th-cam.com/video/5F2VJetGcYc/w-d-xo.html