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Originally Posted by martin
So , how many miles are we talking round trip... Just trying to figure out how many banks I need to rob on my way down to west palm to pay for this trip of a lifetime... Seriously..though.. how many you think??
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It's about 165 NM from Palm Beach (Lake Worth) Inlet to Green Turtle via Walkers Cay. May be a little shorter via West End, but clearing customs was always more of a hassle at West End. Made that trip 6 times, and typically burned about 60 gallons with my old 1975 115 Evinrude, which averaged about 2.8 mpg on those trips. I'd expect the E-TEC to get at least 4 mpg. How much you burn while over there depends how much running around you do; reefs are close in, but we always made at least 1 run down to Man O'War and Hopetown/Elbow Cay area and that's another 20-25 NM. Gas is expensive, yes, but you'll probably spend more on booze, meals and lodging unless you can stay on your boat like Connor does!