Re: Off shore
Since this is your first boat, how much experience do you have operating a boat? Just give you my opinion, run the boat on a few nice days, have a full tank to start and do about 50 miles. Fill up before you go out again and keep a log. Then pick a little bit of a crappy day 3' with a good 15 mile wind. Take someone with experience if you haven't operated in these conditions. Do this a couple times and keep track. Then you will have an idea on your consumption in mildly rough conditions. You have to have confidence in your boat and your ability. I was one of those crazy people with a small boat running 50-60 offshore in a 25' boat. But paramount to that is safety. You can call or email if you would like to talk. Even in a 35' boat 75 miles offshore, you are just a cork.
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