Anyway, Dan I departed Miami this morning. We had a late start as we needed to top off the fuel tanks which required over 500 gallons. Once we topped off the tanks, we headed out Government Cut, turned south toward the Keys and made our way to Channel Five just south of Islamorada. Once through the cut we would head back north toward Marco Island.
The boat performed flawlessly today. She cruised at over 32 mph (27kts) with a pair of 820hp MAN diesels. She burned about 55 gph and we achieve .56 mpg. We covered 200 miles today from Miami to Marco. Tomorrow we will continue north up the west coast of Florida to Clearwater where Dan will unfortunately have to get off and fly home so he can return to work on Monday. Jeff Harris, a MYO member and 408 owner, agreed to help me on this trip up to St Louis. I am looking forward to having Jeff on board during the trip and I know we will have a great time. Dan is hopeful that work responsibilities will easy up next week and he hopes he can jump back on board with me and Jeff at some point late next week.
Here are a few pictures of the boat in Miami yesterday and some taken today on the run up from Miami to Marco.
Dan at the helm of his new boat with Miami in the background.
Miami skyline.
Tied up in Marco Island
A happy day for Dan. The first run on his new boat was a huge success. The beer was cold and the prime rib was medium rare with a great view of the water as we watched the final four.
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