slunkmonky83
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Has anybody been on the ICW between Galveston and New Orleans recently? I'm wondering if this trip I'm looking at is do-able or if it would be ill-advised.
I'm not a fisherman. If I got a boat, it would be simply to explore. I'm looking at the prospect of getting a Tracker 1860 Jon with nothing on it and outfitting it with a 9.9 HP engine. Bam Marine says with 1500 lbs (the boat is about 800 plus me, fuel engine, camping gear etc) I should be able to push 15 mph or so at 8 HP. Two days of 12 hours at speed would have me from Galveston to NOLA in 20 gallons or so.
Is there a reality to this I'm not aware of? I saw that 2 girls did the great loop on a 15 foot Duro boat once, sometimes pitching a tent on the deck. 5000 some miles. I'd have a bigger boat for a shorter trip.
If I wanted to do a 350 mile 10-15 mph cruise on the ICW, would a 1860 V-jon be a decent choice for a minimalist? The 1860 I'm looking at has the rear bench you sit on and then just a rectangle in the middle with nothing in it and I was considering the idea of having a place to sleep in there with a rain fly and mosquito net over it.
I'm not a fisherman. If I got a boat, it would be simply to explore. I'm looking at the prospect of getting a Tracker 1860 Jon with nothing on it and outfitting it with a 9.9 HP engine. Bam Marine says with 1500 lbs (the boat is about 800 plus me, fuel engine, camping gear etc) I should be able to push 15 mph or so at 8 HP. Two days of 12 hours at speed would have me from Galveston to NOLA in 20 gallons or so.
Is there a reality to this I'm not aware of? I saw that 2 girls did the great loop on a 15 foot Duro boat once, sometimes pitching a tent on the deck. 5000 some miles. I'd have a bigger boat for a shorter trip.
If I wanted to do a 350 mile 10-15 mph cruise on the ICW, would a 1860 V-jon be a decent choice for a minimalist? The 1860 I'm looking at has the rear bench you sit on and then just a rectangle in the middle with nothing in it and I was considering the idea of having a place to sleep in there with a rain fly and mosquito net over it.