Bringing the boat home

b_arrington

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Feb 21, 2007
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Setauket, NY
Boat Info
Back Cove 37
AB Ventus 9VL
Engines
Cummins QSC 8.3 600
Our journey has begun! I’m bringing our new Back Cove 37 home from Charleston to Long Island. The journey started yesterday. I picked up a rental car and packed it up then headed out with my son and father in law after school let out.

Took as long to get to NJ as it did to get from NJ to VA where we stayed with my sister in law. Ugh. Up and out at 7:30 am, and hit a surprising amount of traffic in NC so our arrival time slipped from 2:45 to 5:00. Arrived at the Marina to find @Capt. Rusty Higgins waiting for us.

Our “big” boat is sandwiched between two even bigger boats, making it feel like the small fry at the dock.

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Got a quick orientation, stowed gear and supplies, and got acquainted with Rusty a bit before returning the car.

We head out tomorrow. Weather outside looks iffy, so the plan is to take the ICW and see how far we get.

If anyone wants to track our progress I’m using an internet AIS app. Link here to see where we are.
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:6590720
 
Awesome! Can you give more details about the trip -- like how long do you think it will take?
 
Have a great trip. I added a pic of your boat on AIS, it should populate sometime on Monday.
 
I just left Charleston Harbour Resort Marina with a customer and his new Galeon 420 Fly. We went inside to just north of Wrightsville Beach NC. 2 days. We left Friday am
 
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Congrats on the new boat. The BC’s are beautiful.
Ironically, I’m sitting here in Charleston Harbor Marina and Resort on my (new to me) Sundancer. I will have to make the same trip your making to get her home to Sea Cliff.

I’ve never made this trip or any trip this long, so I’ll be following any tips you post. Safe passage and looking forward to watching/reading your updates.
 
That's going to be a fun trip. Even with some bad weather you will be making memories that you'll never forget. Take lots of photos because family and friends (as well as CSR members) will want to share in your fun.

Google maps shows that trip (by road) to be about 850 miles. I wish I was on board with you.
 
Those Back Cove and Sabres are beautiful boats. They're built right around the corner from me at our place in Maine! Solid, well built boats, all around.

Long trips are wonderful journey's, but (from experience), don't focus so much on the "A to B" of it. Enjoy the journey. Take a little time here and there to smell the roses at the various ports - time onboard is fantastic - but it helps to have a little time on stable ground once in a while, too. Tensions can sometime run high on trips like this - but I'm sure you'll manage that and keep everyone safe and happy. If you run through the night, taking shifts, in my opinion, a life jacket is mandatory (or at least if you step outside the cabin).

Fair winds and calm seas, Brad (and crew)! Is the Captain going along?
 
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Those Back Cove and Sabres are beautiful boats. They're built right around the corner from me at our place in Maine! Solid, well built boats, all around.

Long trips are wonderful journey's, but (from experience), don't focus so much on the "A to B" of it. Enjoy the journey. Take a little time here and there to smell the roses at the various ports - time onboard is fantastic - but it helps to have a little time on stable ground once in a while, too. Tensions can sometime run high on trips like this - but I'm sure you'll manage that and keep everyone safe and happy. If you run through the night, taking shifts, in my opinion, a life jacket is mandatory (or at least if you step outside the cabin).

Fair winds and calm seas, Brad (and crew)! Is the Captain going along?
Yep, Rusty is taking the trip with us. Good thing Joe told me to bring a translation dictionary.

Here’s Rusty guiding my son at the helm on the ICW.
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Sunday update so far.

Up before 7 and prepped the boat for departure. The current on the Ashley River runs pretty strong we we waited for about slack about 7:30 ish. Hit the fuel dock for about 185 gallons of diesel.

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Headed down the river by Fort Sumter. Whereupon Capt Rusty waived his hat so the fort didn’t fire on us Yanks. It seems to have worked - the guns remained silent.

The ocean was forecast to have heavy waves and wind to we hooked a left up the ICW. the first hour plus was a little dodgy because of fog. It’s disconcerting when you can’t see the next marker, but trusting the nav tools helps.

Making good time in the open areas: we’re cruising at about 27 mph, 75% load on the engine, burning 21 mph. Very happy with that!

Endpoint for today is Myrtle Beach area, or a bit further depending on progress and daylight.

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