On Mar 22, 10:15�pm, "Jay" wrote:
I have a 20' long with 10' beam fiberglass V-hull chaparral boat with a
Johnson V-6 150hp outboard. Fuel capacity is 50 gal tank. Full electronics
and so forth, with optimum weather conditions seas *1-2 ft or that lucky
glass day. How far out in the ocean could I or should I go to see a little
better fishing, i.e.... size or game fish, without getting myself or others
in
trouble, or before is unsafe or unrealalistic. I would love to see blue
water but I don't think I have the fuel capacity for that, I am aware the
1/3 rule as per fuel, 1/3 out---1/3 back and 1/3 for just in case. Not that
it would make any difference, I would be going out of either south jersey,
Delaware bay or Delaware or O.C. Maryland.

Any help and or suggestions would be greatly welcome, I would like to bring
my kids, 14 and 18, but only if it's possible and safe to do so, if not,
chances are I would be doing it alone Most likely as I do most of time.

Thanks in advance

Weather can be volatile. If you require nearly perfect weather in
order to feel safe on a particular waterway with a particular boat you
probably should rethink the whole works before setting out. The fact
that you're nervous enough to even ask about the prospect of taking
that particular boat out in moderate seas is a pretty good indicator
that your intuition may be telling you something. (Most of the time,
you should trust your feelings Luke). In the "glass" conditions you
describe, or even minor chop, it sounds like you might have enough
boat for the job. If you can figure out how to guarantee the weather
won't take a sudden turn for the worse and a brisk wind won't come
roaring up when you're 10-15 miles out you're probably OK- but good
luck with that.