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So has anyone on here ever taken their Mako from S.FL to Great Isaac Cay/Light, Bahamas? If so how big was the boat?
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Yes....I have done it on as small as a Mako 221.
In July this year we went to Bimini (about 20 miles south of Isaac) on our current Mako 253 with a Mako 333 attack partner boat.
The weather is the key...mid to late summer is usually the calmest seas.If there is a "north" component to the wind ...do not recommend going
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I was there last year in my 243 Everglades.
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I've done the crossing to Bimini a couple times on my 236 as well as on my last 256.
Hergro is right...with a good weather window it is an easy run. Gotta clear customs in Bimini and then it's an easy run (or troll) up to the light along the bank.
One time we were fueling up for the run home and there were two 16' flats boats waiting for the seas to lay down before heading back to the US....they said they had been there a couple weeks fishing the flats around Andros...would anchor on the lee sides of islands and pop up little pup tents right on their boats!
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quote:That's hardcore!
Originally posted by TheFishTank
One time we were fueling up for the run home and there were two 16' flats boats waiting for the seas to lay down before heading back to the US....they said they had been there a couple weeks fishing the flats around Andros...would anchor on the lee sides of islands and pop up little pup tents right on their boats!
1978 Mako 25 - Blind Hog
1985 Mako 20c - sold
Fort Walton Beach, FL
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Yes... a little too brave for me .....my favorite are the Jet Skiers who cross to the Bahamas....look them up on YOUTUBE
Boca Raton, FL[br]Current: 2002 253[br]Former: 1995 19[br]Former: 1979 19bComment
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Yes... a little too brave for me .....my favorite are the Jet Skiers who cross to the Bahamas....look them up on YOUTUBE
Boca Raton, FL[br]Current: 2002 253[br]Former: 1995 19[br]Former: 1979 19bComment
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Looking at that crossing from the perspective of someone who's spent a lot of time fishing the northEast Canyons it looks like a cakewalk to me. Bimini is about 50 miles from Haulover Inlet. 25 miles out you're half way there. Pick your weather window and go as long as you have a properly equipped and reliable boat. There are also groups that make the run. I wish I lived down there.......I would be a regular crossing for fishing and surfing.
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easy crossing, can get get pretty shitty with an NE wind
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easy crossing, can get get pretty shitty with an NE wind
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quote:All great info. Thanks!!
Originally posted by wobbet60
easy crossing, can get get pretty shitty with an NE wind
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