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 Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
#11878473
10/13/16 01:35 PM
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Mark's Fence Repair
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Extreme Angler
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OP
Extreme Angler
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I can get 8-10 miles to a gallon I'm thinking if I was out there in that thing I could drive right under the rigs. 24 gallons of gas and a 40 hp motor. 1 battery. 1 solar panel and a good bilge with a 2 inch pipe going to the outside. And a paddle
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11878740
10/13/16 04:09 PM
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V-Bottom
TFF Celebrity
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Hopefully only a few hundred yards..........
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11878905
10/13/16 05:55 PM
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Uncle Zeek
aka "Dad"
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I'm waiting for the thread about taking an 8' bass buggy offshore.
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Uncle Zeek]
#11879369
10/13/16 09:57 PM
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uncle_bagster
TFF Team Angler
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I'm waiting for the thread about taking an 8' bass buggy offshore. I wouldn't try it without a 24v trolling motor. An spare battery wouldn't be a bad idea, either.
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11879431
10/13/16 10:42 PM
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Pat Goff
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Here's the first question...
Have you EVER been offshore to a rig?
Have you ever rolled in 5' seas fighting a pop up storm between you and land?
When that oil tanker rolls past throwing a ten foot wake, what's your plan?
I think getting to the end of the jetties might just change your whole outlook on offshore boating.
Pat Goff Seadrift TX ![[Linked Image]](https://i.ibb.co/X48Kbbq/scooter-shallow.jpg)
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11879634
10/14/16 01:34 AM
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jpgrfan
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Outdoorsman
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Good one Mark !! 
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11880075
10/14/16 12:10 PM
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BODA
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Angler
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call a lawyer before you go to get your will in order
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11880076
10/14/16 12:11 PM
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BODA
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Angler
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not saying it hasn't been done on an icecream morning, get out there get a cobia and haul a$$ back
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11880154
10/14/16 01:03 PM
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Posts: 3,167
Ambassador84
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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Just because your thinking it...
Doesn't mean it should happen.
Man up. Fight the GOOD fight.
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: BODA]
#11884752
10/17/16 02:47 PM
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K5RCD
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Outdoorsman
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call a lawyer before you go to get your will in order Better yet, hire a STUNTMAN !
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11887581
10/18/16 09:09 PM
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RayBob
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I knew a girl who paddled off High Island to the short rigs (6 miles out) and back in a kayak.
Advice? Wise men don't need it. Fools won't heed it.
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11887601
10/18/16 09:17 PM
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Huckleberry
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I caught a 55# Wahoo 12 miles offshore of West Palm Beach Fla. in a 11' Del Quay Dory with a 25 Johnson.... I was 15 years old. Not saying it was a wise decision ... but I did it. Not the boat but that's a 11' Del Quay Dory 
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
[Re: Mark's Fence Repair]
#11888177
10/19/16 02:50 AM
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PMB
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
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Nah not worth the risk or the reward for that matter. Find a buddy with a boat or get a guide.
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Re: Thinking about going offshore in my 15 ft aluminum boat
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#11900258
10/26/16 07:38 AM
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Fritz423
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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You could do it long as your huge b@lls sit low in the boat for ballast.
Wishin' I was fishin', and dreaming of beer
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