Fl. Circumnavigation Trip Pics

[Blue197320]

denny, how do you like the sirius/xm weather?? im thinking of putting it on my 23 when its done.

[Rainmaker]

That looks like a pretty cool trip. I didn't know you could do anything but fish off a seacraft. Now you have me planning next years vacation a little differently.

Great pics of what looks like a great time.

[Bushwacker]

The weather stuff is great and the weather radar was nice to have on the trip. I've been surprised by wrong VHF weather forecast on some Bahama trips (I sometimes think they're made by the chamber of commerce folks!), so it's nice to have a "second opinion". I have the "Fisherman" subscription which gives wave heights, but the only problem is the categories are in 3' increments! Would be better to have 1 or 2' increments. The "Sailor" package which gives wind speed and direction info might actually be more useful. If I know that, I can pretty well figure out what the waves are gonna be like! Harry has XM weather "Master Mariner" package on his old Garmin 376c for motorcycle use, and it has everything on it, so between the two we were well covered. As far as the radio part, I don't even have am/fm/cd radio on the boat as that's never been a big priority for me; I enjoy peace and quiet when I'm on the boat, and I've never even HEARD of most of the stuff on XM! The Elvis, Willie Nelson, Outlaw Country, Folk music and the 60's & 70's channels are ok, but you can have the rest of it. Will probably not renew the radio part when it comes due in 3 months. I already had the Soundock, we had an inverter to recharge it, and my I-pod has FM radio and all the tunes I want on it, so that's good enough for me.

[Bushwacker]

BTW: Give me my charts back so I can go [img]/forum/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

Check your PM's!

[McGillicuddy]

Here I am living vicariously through a maturing engineer's lens...
Thanks for sharing your most excellent trip w/ the gang. Very nice shots. Very cool that you could hook up with so many forum folks

[cdavisdb]

CSC folks sure are fun to be around. Enjoyed spending some time with you. A great trip and great slide show.

Which ever one of you took the pick of my 25 running gets the prize. That's about the best shot of a 25 I've ever seen (ok, so maybe I'm just a little biased). I want to blow that one up and hang it on my wall.

Thanks again.

Connor

[seafari25]

I had to pause the slideshow and manually go through all of those. The slideshow was going too fast.

That looks like a great trip! Those are some wicked shots!

Up until now, I thought I was the only one NOT using the Seafari, only for fishing ... good to see

Thanks for sharing
Brandon

[Bushwacker]

. . . I didn't know you could do anything but fish off a seacraft. . .

That may be true for a CC, but it's only one of MANY things you can do with a Seafari!

As I've been telling folks for years, it is by far the most versatile of all the SeaCraft models! The big cockpit makes it a great dive and cruising boat, the cabin is very comfortable for sleeping and provides lots of storage room, the hatch on the sloping surface makes a great wind scoop for good ventilation, and it's nice to have that windshield (which OPENS, something I haven't found on ANY new boat in this class!), solid deck and transom when the seas kick up! Add the head and galley seat with sink, running water, stove, shower & 6 gal. water tank, and you have all the comforts of home! http://s188.photobucket.com/albums/z...t=e00cb287.pbw



Not that I'm biased, you understand! Denny

[Capt Chuck]

the cabin is very comfortable for sleeping

Great Shot, I can see you did't make your Bed

[McGillicuddy]

Dang Denny,
You make Conrad Hilton look like a street urchin.

Couple more questions:
1. What do you use your fore cuddy storage locker for, and does it have a liner or just the hull there?

2. Are those new stays on your bimini at the windshield?

That stack of cushions gave me a sudden urge to go to make some flapjacks...