Hi gent's

Boating question.

Looking at getting a 5.8 stejcraft fairly new with a 130 Suzuki 4stroke.

I have had a boat before so not totally new to boating but wondering if a 5.8 is big enough for 2 adults to kids for a crossing.

Cheers

On a good day no issues at all.

On a summers afternoon with a howling 25+ knot seabreeze, and a sea state to match, you might think twice about doing the return trip (especially with kids onboard). People do the trip in all manner of sized boats. Provided its not a tinny with a little 5hp, it's more about planning your travel times so as not to be out there when conditions are poor. Travelling to and from in the mornings and paying attention to forecasts so you don't get caught out.

a boat that size/power it'll be a relatively brief trip for the crossing if you fang it, so not like you're out there forever, and it's big enough to handle a bit of sea state if you got left drifting.

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Subsonic said..
On a good day no issues at all.

On a summers afternoon with a howling 25+ knot seabreeze, and a sea state to match, you might think twice about doing the return trip (especially with kids onboard). People do the trip in all manner of sized boats. Provided its not a tinny with a little 5hp, it's more about planning your travel times so as not to be out there when conditions are poor. Travelling to and from in the mornings and paying attention to forecasts so you don't get caught out.

a boat that size/power it'll be a relatively brief trip for the crossing if you fang it, so not like you're out there forever, and it's big enough to handle a bit of sea state if you got left drifting.

Do yourself a favour if ever the above scenario ever happens and send em back on the ferry

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myusernam said..

Subsonic said..
On a good day no issues at all.

On a summers afternoon with a howling 25+ knot seabreeze, and a sea state to match, you might think twice about doing the return trip (especially with kids onboard). People do the trip in all manner of sized boats. Provided its not a tinny with a little 5hp, it's more about planning your travel times so as not to be out there when conditions are poor. Travelling to and from in the mornings and paying attention to forecasts so you don't get caught out.

a boat that size/power it'll be a relatively brief trip for the crossing if you fang it, so not like you're out there forever, and it's big enough to handle a bit of sea state if you got left drifting.

Do yourself a favour if ever the above scenario ever happens and send em back on the ferry

Agree

^^ Agree

And for yourself, perhaps follow right in the wake of said ferry for slightly less crap trip