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i'm not sure how to sincerely respond to a comment indicating the lack of worry for taking a 19 foot skiff 40 miles offshore with old single outboard power and questionable fuel capacity, so I won't comment any further.
Me too. People always fuss at me when I do 
My initial response though is that anyone thinking of running 40 miles offshore should look at a nautical chart and measure the distances involved themselves, and know their boat well enough to know how far they can go and still leave an ample reserve. Don’t trust the Internet opinion group to decide if your boat is capable. Only you are in charge of your passengers out there.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
If you’re not running downriggers, you should be fine. I would be concerned about the extra weight…
Thanks Larry I agree I just wanted to get a general idea I figured it was about 35 miles thanks for your input I got to invest into another 18 gallon tank so I will have an ample reserve
If you cant move up the ladder in life… screw it wet a hook
Why are people like yourself so set on Y or Commanche? Many places closer than there that have just as much or better fishing? First thing you should be doing is studying maps and learning exact distances for yourself. If you don’t know the distances and the capabilities of your boat, then you have no business embarking on your uneducated and likely failed “fishing” trip. No disrespect intended here, but this is the reality of going offshore. Planning to bring spare gas cans for any trip is not a smart way to start the trip! Start closer to the rocks and learn more as you go and get further but why go straight to spots 30-40 miles away without even knowing where they are and what ur fuel options are. Successful fisherman spend more time planning and studying at home often than the hours spent offshore learning and trialing what they studied and prepared for.
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Originally posted by FishnBarrels
Why are people like yourself so set on Y or Commanche? Many places closer than there that have just as much or better fishing? First thing you should be doing is studying maps and learning exact distances for yourself. If you don’t know the distances and the capabilities of your boat, then you have no business embarking on your uneducated and likely failed “fishing” trip. No disrespect intended here, but this is the reality of going offshore. Planning to bring spare gas cans for any trip is not a smart way to start the trip! Start closer to the rocks and learn more as you go and get further but why go straight to spots 30-40 miles away without even knowing where they are and what ur fuel options are. Successful fisherman spend more time planning and studying at home often than the hours spent offshore learning and trialing what they studied and prepared for.
Good advice. No matter how bad you want to get out there in your boat, think of the others that may be with you. If things go wrong, they go wrong in a hurry and usually in less than ideal conditions. Many blue bird days can get bad quick and needing to carry jerry cans of fuel with you in order for a safety factor is just wrong. Don’t be stupid and end up a statistic. Learn the capabilities of your boat close in, get a tow service membership, life saving equipment like an EPIRB and stay close in. You can get out there by simply looking in the Match Up section on here and contributing to someone else’s gas bill that has a larger more capable boat. Can do it is a lot different than should do it.
Mark
Pioneer 222 Sportfish Yamaha F300
Yeah, but do you consider a dog to be a filthy animal? I wouldn’t go so far as to call a dog filthy but they’re definitely dirty. But, a dog’s got personality. Per
As someone who doesn’t fish offshore but would not mind trying near shore, how far out is the nearest reef?
“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”.
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its a 19 ft sundance with a mariner 50 on the back
As a general rule of thumb for older 2 stroke outboards like that, it will burn about 1 gph for every 10 hp used, meaning that at wide open throttle it will burn roughly 5 GPH. That is a lot of boat for only 50 hp, it’s working hard, so I suspect your top speed loaded in good conditions is under 25 mph? Even less in any chop. So, say you are running 20 mph average for the trip and burning 5 gph, you will consume your 24 gallons in just under 5 hours and about 100 miles. Not much fudge factor there for bad weather, unforeseen problems, assisting another boat, or anything else.
My butt would be puckering watching that fuel gauge coming home
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
charlston nearshore reef 3 miles from end of north jetty- caught my first offshore fish there and was hooked- next set of reefs are 8-15 miles depending on what inlet you going out of- lot of information out there and having the drive to learn for yourself will far outweigh the “knowledge” learned from reading what others did or didn’t do on this website- dnr.sc.gov has all the gov reef sites and numbers
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Originally posted by CaptFritz
Just get Sea Tow and fish until you run out of fuel. They will come get you.
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Charleston City Papers Best Guide of 2014
And deploy the spread as you’re being brought back in, brilliant!
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We got towed in from R-6 Saturday and dropped back a couple of ballyhoo. Thank God we had cold beer.
14’ Carolina Skiff
19’ Sea Pro
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Originally posted by 23Sailfish
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Originally posted by CaptFritz
Just get Sea Tow and fish until you run out of fuel. They will come get you.
Charleston Fishing’s most hated guide!
Charleston City Papers Best Guide of 2014
And deploy the spread as you’re being brought back in, brilliant!
Redfish Baron Extraordinaire
www.baturinphotography.com
We got towed in from R-6 Saturday and dropped back a couple of ballyhoo. Thank God we had cold beer.
14’ Carolina Skiff
19’ Sea Pro
Near shore is about 2.5 miles out of the jetties be prepared to catch a million 12 inch seabass and lose your anchor
If you cant move up the ladder in life… screw it wet a hook
It’s a 4stroke 50
If you cant move up the ladder in life… screw it wet a hook
I invested today now have 42 gallon makes me feel alot better
If you cant move up the ladder in life… screw it wet a hook
Your right on the speed Larry about 23 is right at 3/4 throttle
If you cant move up the ladder in life… screw it wet a hook
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Your right on the speed Larry about 23 is right at 3/4 throttle
Yep, that is fine and about the best you can hope for with that combination.
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I invested today now have 42 gallon makes me feel alot better
That will do it. I have a 19’ skiff with a 70 Yamaha and 40 gallons. It will easily run 150 miles at cruising speed with plenty of reserve fuel.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
In reading this forum, I thought of a potential business opportunity / model.
What if someone could come up with a mobile fuel barge that sat right outside the jetties , maybe around the last canister. They could charge a premium for fuel (5-6 bucks)… not sure of the demand, but market reserach could be conducted on a seperate forum. I’m sure there would be plenty of risk: regulations, licenses and other bureaucracy
who knows, could be a money maker. …someone else can run with this 
Grady White 226
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bobbya2191, did you leave your truck on the ramp at Bushy Park a few months ago?
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18’ Sterling
115 Yamaha
Big Ugly Homemade Blue Push Pole
Is this thread a joke???
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