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Hounddog007 
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Joined: 26 May 07 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
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 Topic: Ocean CrossingPosted: 28 May 07 at 4:01pm |
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Dear Mike; If you start out low on the state of Florida, Like Miami, or Key Largo you get the advantage of a 6knott current to help push you :) but yes I agree 100% the math says 10/11 hrs.
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mike ellis
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Posted: 28 May 07 at 8:36am |
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i think a 48 mile crossing might take you more in the region of 8-10 hours than 5 hours in a 22 foot boat. thanks stefan, ill get back in my box. |
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318 |
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Hounddog007
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Posted: 28 May 07 at 6:26am |
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Dear Chrisjc123;
My God Man! Thank You ! You see I had no clue about all these laws. My thinking was that with only a 5 hour crossing as long as I was sure of my weather I would be OK. Thank You So Much. God Bless, Jeff |
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Hounddog007
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Posted: 28 May 07 at 6:19am |
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Dear Mike Ellis; I believe your right. Funny as it sounds I really am a son of a son of a son of a sailor. The biggest hop I will make is 48miles to Bimini from Miami and as another friend said it's more important what you bring with you than the length of the vessel.
God Bless, Jeff |
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Stefan Lloyd
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Posted: 28 May 07 at 5:51am |
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Actually there are a number of such laws. For example in the UK there are strict laws limiting the range over which charter boats can be operated, related to both the safety equipment carried and the stability screening system number (SSSN), which is roughly speaking a measure of the vulnerability of the boat to knock-down in large breaking waves. The EU Recreational Craft Directive (RCD) is a mandatory scheme which classifies boats according to stability and other criteria to determine "suitable" use. While this isn't enforced in the UK, it is actively enforced in some other EU countries and people taking small boats out to sea can and have attracted police attention. |
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Stefan Lloyd
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Posted: 28 May 07 at 5:44am |
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I'm afraid that's incorrect. The stability screening system number (SSSN) is used in the UK both to screen race entries and legally to determine what charter boats may be used for. Other things being equal, bigger boats will have a higher SSSN. One reason is that in the very large breaking seas associated with storm conditions and worse, bigger boats are less likely to be knocked down than smaller ones. The other is that because of scale effects, smaller boats are more tender than larger ones. |
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mike ellis
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Posted: 27 May 07 at 7:13pm |
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thankfully there is no law saying what you can and cant sail where (unless you sail on certain puddles) so i would say as long as you feel comfortable in your sailing go for it.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
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Hounddog007
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Posted: 27 May 07 at 6:11pm |
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I am new to this so I want to really Thank everyone for their input. Your help has been invaulable and I feel much more confident about thew boat I am going to build,Thank You very Much and God Bless,
Jeff |
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Hounddog007
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Posted: 27 May 07 at 6:02pm |
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Dear Mike;
Thank You very much for your reply. I asked this
because a guy told me not less than 36' which is alot for 1 person to operate
plus, when I was a kid I used to Take an 18 footer over to the Bahamas all the
time.
Thank You God Bless
Jeff
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SetSail
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Posted: 27 May 07 at 3:51am |
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its been done in a drascombe lugger.......i think. (he says rather intoxicvated after a night on the beeeeeeeer) thats 18ft all in.
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