2015 boat vacation from Vancouver to Desolation Sound with stops along the Sunshine Coast. Bayliner 285 express cruiser and inflatable kayaks by Advanced Elements. Perfect combination!
Another great trip guys. You are my inspiration. Finally purchased my 2006 bayliner 285 and am planning some great trips for next year. I don’t have to be jealous anymore. Thanks
Excellent boat handling, fantastic picture taking and thumbs up fro showing the beautiful scenery on the west coast. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more. Cheers
Great video and love your boat! We live in North Vancouver and just purchased a Bayliner 245 to do trips exactly like this. We need those inflatable kayaks! :)
What a super chill video report🙌😍 I would love to see more, like preparing dinner, enjoying evening with the lights on and how it is to wake up and make coffee. More like inside aswell, thx
Thanks, we were just up there again for a holiday. Stayed 2 days at Grace Harbour and visited the Laughing Oyster - probably cruised right by your cabin again!
Wonderful trip and thanks for sharing. Could you provide a sense of fuel cost for such a trip on your boat? I am contemplating the purchase of a boat... powerboat or sailboat is the decision?? Thanks, Karl
Hi Karl, I don't track too closely but would guess maybe we spent $1,000 + on gas. As you would imagine most of the fuel is burned getting there and back. Cruising in Desolation Sound was mostly shorter legs and/or slow cruising which doesn't burn too much fuel.
Strictly speaking your best fuel consumption (gph) on any boat would be at idle. Best fuel economy on most boats including this one is at slow displacement speeds. On plane you're sacrificing economy for speed. I would say the sweet spot for the 285 on plane is around 25 knots. You might get 2 nmpg at that speed assuming it's clean and trimmed and in smooth conditions. There are consumption charts available online.
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Nice itinerary. great video. thanks for sharing.
Another great trip guys. You are my inspiration. Finally purchased my 2006 bayliner 285 and am planning some great trips for next year. I don’t have to be jealous anymore. Thanks
Excellent boat handling, fantastic picture taking and thumbs up fro showing the beautiful scenery on the west coast. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to more. Cheers
Watching this again, love this video. Take us with you sometime please. Thanks for sharing.
Truly a wonderful video we have same boat here in England you have inspired us to do more with it thankyou Daz and Theresa
Thanks for sharing a nice cruise with us. Good job with the video, really told the story well.
Such an amazing spot to be boating. Great video!
nice to see that you're just boating, not trying to critique anything.
You guys are great to watch- thanks!
Oh and we are sail boaters a
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Lots of nice Arbutus trees.
Great video and love your boat! We live in North Vancouver and just purchased a Bayliner 245 to do trips exactly like this. We need those inflatable kayaks! :)
Hope you're having fun on your new boat. The kayaks are awesome - Advanced Elements inflatable kayaks - highly recommended!
What a super chill video report🙌😍 I would love to see more, like preparing dinner, enjoying evening with the lights on and how it is to wake up and make coffee. More like inside aswell, thx
Great video.
Amazing !
Enjoyed the video
Hey, my boat in the Heather Marina is just a few slips away from this boat...but R&R is gone as of this note.
Nice tour of the area. You were not far from our family cabin on Okeover Arm at one point.
Thanks, we were just up there again for a holiday. Stayed 2 days at Grace Harbour and visited the Laughing Oyster - probably cruised right by your cabin again!
would like to see marina costs and fuel costs as well in these vids
What engine do you have in your boat and roughly how much fuel did you use?
Wonderful trip and thanks for sharing. Could you provide a sense of fuel cost for such a trip on your boat? I am contemplating the purchase of a boat... powerboat or sailboat is the decision?? Thanks, Karl
Hi Karl, I don't track too closely but would guess maybe we spent $1,000 + on gas. As you would imagine most of the fuel is burned getting there and back. Cruising in Desolation Sound was mostly shorter legs and/or slow cruising which doesn't burn too much fuel.
I wish you told what country and or state these places are at .
Beautiful British Columbia, Canada.
what speed gets the best fuel consumption on that boat?
Strictly speaking your best fuel consumption (gph) on any boat would be at idle. Best fuel economy on most boats including this one is at slow displacement speeds. On plane you're sacrificing economy for speed. I would say the sweet spot for the 285 on plane is around 25 knots. You might get 2 nmpg at that speed assuming it's clean and trimmed and in smooth conditions. There are consumption charts available online.
how long is the boat?
28.5' - about 30' tip to tip including the tender