Re: Second Bahamas trip
Outstanding information, Strick. Thanks for posting that.
I've looked pretty close at the Sea of Cortez (dream stuff from this far away) and it looks perfect for a 25 seafari trip. Go for it!
Glad to know I'm unlikey to stuff the bow. The boat rides interesting in a following sea. We were running just faster than the wave speed and often the bow would sink into the face of the wave in front till it looked from my vantage point, like it was only 3 or 4 inches below the deck. A lot of boats get squirrely as heck under those conditions, but not this one. It never felt anything other that solid comfortable and perfectly responsive to the helm.
Having known about the CG issues, I loaded the boat so that early in the trip there is at least 800 lbs of passengers and load forward of the normal CG, plus I burn the aft tank first. It did not need much tab to keep the bow down nicely. Later in the trip (most of the water gone from forward) I discovered that moving one large crew member forward only about 4 feet made a very noticeable difference in how she handled and in speed.
Sleeping arrangements: the long bunks are truly wonderful, two guys can sleep comfortably there, but I prefer the deck on diving trips. Take one ground cloth for water proofing, a large self inflating mattress, nice pillows and the deck is the best bunk in the boat. Since I snore, I think the other guys approved.
Videos are up, I'll see if I can publish a link.
Connor
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