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Mr. Luddite

On 3/17/2014 5:07 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:09:03 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Mon, 17 Mar 2014 14:39:10 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

Here we go. Now I just need to find a one acre barge with grass that I
can tow for the horses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfyzrmjaFZ4

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It looks like New England to Florida is about 4,000 gallons each way.
Let's hope the price of diesel doesn't get too much higher.

It that point you could just charter one of those "executive" 737s and
still save money.

When I took the Navigator from MA to Florida my fuel expense was about
$2,800. (one way) Fuel prices probably averaged about $1.55 per gal
back then.

Figure about a 1600 mile trip, that's about 1,866 gallons burned.
(actually less because I still had fuel upon arrival).

I don't know what diesel goes for at marinas now, but it must be at
least $4.00/gal or more. So, today that trip would cost at least $7,500.

The Navigator was a nice compromise between cruising speed and fuel
economy. It would cruise all day at 17-19 knots which is fast enough to
get you there in a reasonable time and it didn't beat you up in rough
water. The Egg Harbor was much faster but most of the time you
couldn't use it's speed due to sea conditions.