Goedemorgen,
Two photos are worth a day’s work! Several days actually with lots of waiting for the wind to stop in-between. The paravane stabilizing arms came down several days ago but we had to wait for the wind to totally stop before the mast could be safely taken down. Yesterday the wind stopped and the […]
Some more work in the aft cabin… With the carpet tiles arrived and ready for install, we decided to do the necessary veneer work and painting while the floor was still unfinished and much more forgiving of paint and varnish drips.Many of the bul…
Some more work in the forward head… sink, faucet, and a nice little tile backsplash:
Welcome to day 123 of 365 photos…this Yellow-billed Cuckoo that I photographed this morning was a first for me. Oh, I had no idea what he was at the time. I was standing on the edge of the trail at my favorite walking place because I had been told there were Painted Buntings there. There… Continue Reading
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Anyone who has even casually followed our crew knows that Dylan is the good dog and Dee Dee is, well, the other dog. I think the facts are well documented right here in their blog. But there are those out there (and you know who you are) who claim that…
5-9-2014, Marsh Harbour Marina to Crab Cay anchorage in the Bahamas:
Friday: Basil could not finish yesterday so he was back before 08:00 this morning. He said he would do his best to get us going by noon. He finished up our boat repairs by 10:00. After paying Basil and the marina we were on our way by 11:00. We are so glad we are finally on our way back to the US. We made it through the Whale without any problem with only 3 to 4 foot waves on our starboard side and the wind was on our stern. We made real good time and got to Spanish Cay Customs by 15:20 to pick up our package and then went another 4 miles or so to our anchorage at Crab Cay by 16:15. We anchored in about 4 feet of water with 70 feet of anchor rode out because the wind was really blowing hard.. There were 2 other boats in the anchorage with us.
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05-09-2014: 60 Foot Trumpy in slip next to us at Marsh Harbour Marina, beautiful old, wood, boat.
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05-09-2014: Whale very calm compared to our trip over here.
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05-09-2014: Dolphins jumping in front of the boat
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05-09-2014: Crab Cay anchorage.
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05-09-2014: Sunset at Crab Cay, our last one in the Bahamas
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5-10-2014, Crab Cay anchorage to Great Sale Cay anchorage in the Bahamas:
Saturday; We brought the anchor up by 09:05. I had been driving and Keith has been taking the anchor up but it was very windy this morning and almost low tide with less than 3 feet of water under the keel so I brought the anchor up this morning and Keith drove. It was full of sand and grass, huge clumps of grass. When we started we had 2 foot waves on our Port beam at a 45 degree angle and by the time we got to Great Sale Cay anchorage we had 3 foot waves at the same angle. It was a very windy day. We went through Girl Jane Cut again but this time it was just after low tide. It had started to rise but we hit some depths of 1′ below our keel where last March we went through at high tide and had nothing less than 4′ below our keel. Note to self: Never go through Girl Jane Cut at low tide again. There was about a 36 foot cabin cruiser in our anchorage when we got here and he had been here for a few days waiting for the winds to calm down. I don’t think he understands that the winds never calm down in the Bahamas. Keith advised him to get going in the morning and at least go as far as Spanish Cay as the weather is only going to get worse after Sunday. Had a quiet night and an early to bed as we are planning on leaving here by very early tomorrow and make it all the way to Lake Worth, FL.
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5-10-2014: Centre of the World Rock
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5-10-2014: Great Sale Cay anchorage
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5-11-2014, Great Sale Cay anchorage in the Bahamas to North Palm Beach-North Lake Worth anchorage:
Sunday: We are back in the States! We had a big day ahead of us so we went to bed early last night. I had a hard time sleeping knowing what was ahead and I was up by 03:00. I got coffee made and got dressed and ready before waking Keith at 03:30. We had our anchor up and were on our way by 04:30. We broke another one of our rules; never travel at night. We made good time and got to Memory Rock in 5 hours and from there we headed out into the Atlantic. This was one of the roughest trips we have had so far. We had 4 to 6 foot waves and following seas. We got shook up pretty good but we made it in one piece. We went 120 miles in just under 13 hours and our engines ran perfect. We had a great time in the Bahamas but it was so good to finally get back to the US.
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5-11-2014: Crossing the Gulf Stream, all you see is a whole lot of sky and water and waves.
5-12-2014; Lake Worth anchorage to Pendarvis Cove anchorage in Stuart, FL:
Monday; HAPPY BIRTHDAY SARA!
Slept in this morning and didn’t get going until 09:30. Had trouble getting the anchor up again. We think it is because of a few reasons; a little too heavy,especially when it is packed with mud,and not the correct rollers. We decided we will live with it. Only had a short day of 36 miles and we anchored out in Pendarvis Cove in Stuart, FL. Had a quiet night and got caught up on a few things.
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5-13-2014; Pendarvis Cove anchorage in Stuart, FL to Town Dock in Moore Haven, FL:
Tuesday: Got an early start as we had a long day planned and wanted to get to our destination and tied up before it started to rain. Had trouble with the anchor again this morning. It keeps slipping and Keith had to tighten it again. It also came up full of black mud. We went through 3 locks today; St. Lucie Lock, Port Mayaca Lock, and Moore Haven Lock. At both St. Lucie and Port Mayaca we saw alligators. It took us 2 hours and 41 minutes to cross Okeechobee Lake which had a moderate chop and was a piece of cake after the Gulf Stream. We stayed at the Town Dock in the City of Moore Haven. This was the first time we were on ground since last Friday morning. It is very warm here and we were both exhausted after the long day. Keith rinsed off the boat and I did paper work.
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CO’s comments: I really like this anchor. All I have to do is figure out how to adjust the anchor rollers so that I am not pulling at a 90 degree angle for the last 10 feet of rode. We had a wonderful time in the Bahamas, met some great people, and found an excellent mechanic.
The Pershing 64 could easily be characterized the Lamborghini of the waterways.
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| 2014 Pershing 64 – Estremo |
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| lamborghini |
This is a spectacular high speed express cruiser that as I said in the previous article, was “born to run.” She is capable of a top speed of 47.5 knots (55 MPH). To put that in perspective, there are very few boats that can run at 55 MPH let alone a 79,145 pound displacement express cruiser.
The Pershing 64 is a perfect boat for entertaining and long weekend cruises to a wide range of distant destinations. She can gets there fast and gets home just as fast (weather permitting). For example, Charlevoix Michigan at 300 miles north of Chicago was one of our favorite destinations. It took two days to get there on the 48 Sundancer, which cruised at 30 MPH. The Pershing 64 gets there in just under 6 hours. When time is a consideration, a five day “holiday” gives you four days on the ground in Charlevoix.
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| Pershing 64 Plan |
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| Estremo at Ferretti’s Fort Lauderdale Headquarters |
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| Barbecue Grill |
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| Salon looking aft |
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Doors 2-3: Glassware comes with the boat and TV on lift
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| Control station |
The galley is located to port and down four stairs. Appliances include a refrigerator & freezer, a small microwave, electric stove top and dishwasher. Up in the salon under the port settee is a complete set of fine china, silver and glassware; service for six that comes as standard equipment.
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| Port settee with four drawers containing silver and china |
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| Galley down |
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| Master stateroom looking aft |
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| Master stateroom looking to starboard |
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| Master head |
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| V-berth stateroom with queen size bed |
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| Guest stateroom with side by side bunk beds |
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| Guest head |
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| Starboard MTU V10 1,623 HP Diesel |
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| Kholer 23KW Generator |
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| Chilled Water HVAC system |
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| Ladder down to crew quarters |
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| Washer and dryer in crew quarters |
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| Passerelle that doubles as a lifting crane for the tender or jet ski |
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| The garage will house an 11 foot jet driven tender or a jet ski |
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| One very happy new owner |
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| Pershing 64 (stock photo) |
Here the Pershing’s vital statistics:
This is the quintessential high speed luxury express cruiser and a very different boat than the Guided Discovery. Guided Discovery’s basic statistics (length, beam, draft and displacement) closely match the Pershing’s but that where it ends. The Outer Reef is a semi displacement hull with two 503 Caterpillar diesels. Her optimum cruise speed is 8.4 knots (9.7 MPH) at 1,400 RPM. Her maximum speed of 13.4 knots is for “rare” occasions with its inefficient with a fuel burn of 50 GPH . The Pershing moves fast but has limited range, 280 nautical miles mile with 10% reserve. The Outer Reef moves slow but can cover 1,638 nautical miles with a 10% fuel reserve at optimum cruise. Drop the 63’s RPMs to 1,200 and the speed drops to 7.6 knots while the range increases to 2,208 nautical miles.
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Explanatory Note: Passagemaker used a 10% reserve when they calculated Guided Discovery’s range at different speeds. I chose a 15% reserve to account for the fact that the fuel consumption charts supplied by Pershing were for MAN rather than the MTU engines installed on the boat and we have not measured actual fuel usage by running a distance and topping off.
Now to the weather. As of Sunday (May 11) when I started this article it did not look good for offshore running. A strong cold front associated with a deep low pressure center over northern Lake Michigan that trailed south to Texas was forecasted to move east slowly. NOAA was forecasting for each of the preceding four days winds out of the southeast at 15 to 20 knots with seas of 4 to 6 feet and a chance of thunderstorms each day. Of concern was our inexperience with the 64. How would she handle the range of seas (head, quartering, beam and following) that we would surely encounter on a 2,460 nautical mile run.
Now to the plan: Three of us were going to meet in Fort Lauderdale on Sunday evening, participate in the new boat delivery process on Monday and with the cooperation of the weather, unlikely based on the forecast, and the boat (i.e., making it through an orientation and sea trial with no deficiencies – also unlikely) we would be on our way on Tuesday.
I departed Hinghan Shipyard Marinas for Boston’s Logan Airport at 1:00 PM on Sunday to catch a 3:10 flight. Diana and Kodi drove me. After a very short 35 minute ride I was at the airport. Since completion of Boston’s Big Dig getting to the airport is considerably easier. Things were going well until I got to the gate where a 15 minute delay ultimately turned into a two hour and 15 minute delay resulting in a 5:25 PM pushoff. Oh well, “if you have time to spare, go by air.”
Written by Les.
Welcome to day 122 of 365 photos…when is a duck not a duck. When it’s an American Coot. It kind of looks like a duck and floats in the water like a duck but it is not a duck. They are rather odd looking birds. They are black and white with a white bill and… Continue Reading
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Remember what I said about those promises? Well, it’s a new week and I’m right on target. Stopped what I was doing at work today when my eye fell on my little showcase. Oh oh, better take the pic now said I to myself. It’s not …
