Ft. Lauderdale to Swansboro NC in a 38 Fountain
 

We left Ft. Lauderdale Saturday at 6 am. The ocean was rough so we ran the ICW to St. Augustine. We left St. Augustine on Sunday around 7am and ran the ICW to just pass Jacksonville. We were tracking to Myrtle Beach for a 2:00 eta but the ocean got pretty nasty so we came in Charleston instead and ran the ditch to Myrtle Beach. We stayed in Myrtle and left Monday am at 8:30 after getting gas. We were in Swansboro by noon. Ran 855 miles and burnt 800 gallons in a 38 Fountain TE with trip 300 Verados. The boat and engines ran great and we had a blast. It was a trip of a lifetime.

coolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll love to do that trip in a fountain too :drink::drink: .

i thought those boats were better on fuel than that, was it due to the rough seas? what was your average speed?

Great trip I am sure. I love doing stuff like that must of been a blast!!!

Remember.... Quads...

Cool trip, the Swansboro inlet can be very interesting..... At least it was for me last summer when I spent the year working @ Camp Lejune, and had my Hydrostream up there.
Dean

Matt said "trips" in his original post....

Sounds like a lot of the run was on the inside.


That trip must have been a great adventure! :cool:

We were in my buddy's boat and it did have trips. We averaged between 45-50 mph. The Ocean was very rough. Swansboro inlet is very tricky.

Thats sounds like a great trip. Ive been wanting to make a run down the ditch.