Took the boat on a long fishing trip, logging 129 nautical miles over a 9 hour day.
Leaving at 4:45 a.m. from Cinco Bayou in Ft. Walton, out Destin East Pass inlet then running east at about 4K rpms/25 kts to the Black Bart wreck off St Andrew's in Panama City. (Seas were almost completely flat, well under 1'}
Bottom fished for a while there for Mingo snapper.
Then on plane again for about 50 miles at 4400 rpms/28 kts before trolling the rest of the way at 5-6 kts out to the Edge 29 miles off Navarre where we caught a couple of out-of-season Gags in about 250' of water
Seas were now 1-2' so up on plane again at 4K to about 6 miles SW of East Pass, then trolled a couple of miles when we saw a big school of baitfish, pulling in a couple of medium sized dolphin (mahi) and an 8 lb Blackfin.
Then back on plane to the ramp, running about 24 kts this time, with a couple of minutes at about 90% throttle at 5K rpms 30-32 kts once back in the bay.
All told, 128.7 nm, and 22.4 gallons of gas burned, for an average of 5.75 NMPG, or 6.4 statute miles per gallon.
Man, I love this boat.
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Fr. Frank says:
Jesus liked fishing, too. He even walked on water to get to the boat!
Currently without a SeaCraft 
(2) Pompano 12' fishing kayaks
'73 Cobia 18' prototype "Casting Skiff", 70hp Mercury
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