Recent content by Gushter

I have an old Riva Superamerica 48 that was re-engined by the previous owner. I think it makes a lot of sense if you love the layout and condition of the old boat. Riva's age gracefully, so it could make a lot of sense. It is best to stay close to the original design in terms of HP (in my case...

Lots of good info. Just going back to the basic question. 1. The idea is to do it fast. If it would be at displacement speed, then we'll do it in a sailboat. We know the experience, the soonest we could do it will be in June 2014 but we would need to take a pretty long vacation. It will just be...

Thank you guys, your feedback is appreciated. I've heard about the book mentioned and already ordered it. I was alternating between the Canaries or the Azores route and I am aware of the Azores High, so will heed the advice (originally this started as a sailing trip). So the route and the timing...

Alright, January may not be the best month in the North but looking at the Cape Verde to the Caribbean route for the last month and a half: Last forty five days, hourly data for buoy 41041 (14N, 46W): 90% of the time, wave height was below 2.4 m, never exceeded 3.5m; median was 2m 90% of the...

The idea is becoming more plausible, though still not fully sensible. Responding to a couple of ideas on the forum, I agree a bigger boat may be better. Gasoline is out of the question, for safety reasons and for the torque need. Further, the expected trip distance is around 2,200 nm (Azores to...

Thank you for the comments and the advice. By the way, this is not a troll. I like the idea to treat it as a theoretical exercise and let people decide for themselves if they want to take this "unreasonable" risk. Just a couple of comments though: 1. The idea here is to cross for a min amount...

Dears, Question for the forum. Is it possible to cross the Atlantic, 3,000 nm, in a small, diesel powered cruiser such as the Jeanneau Leader 805 with the proper modifications and an acceptable level of risk? I understand it is an unusual idea, not the typical experience and there are many...