Wondering how many of you have gone on extended cruises(week or more) If so was water and fuel capacity an issue? Also who has gone the farthest off shore i.e. passage
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Been on a few two week cruises on Chesapeake bay, but we usually end up going to a marina every three or four days to keep the Admiral happy. Your biggest problem will be the holding tank size, which fills up quick, even with just two people onboard. The engine burns less than a gallon an hour so even if you motor a couple hours a day into/out of anchorages (this will also feed the fridge drain and keep the water hot) you will be fine, but keep in mind than once you get much less than 3/8 a tank, you can get a gulp of air if motorsailing in big chop and kill the engine (which is eventually self bleeding if you keep it level). I carry a jerry can of fuel on long trips just as a reserve due to lack of baffles/pickup location. 35 gallons of water (plus what is in the water heater when the tank runs out) has always been enough for us to outlast the holding tank, but this will depend on your personal habits. Never been more than a couple miles offshore in the 310.
Our weeklong cruises in Lake Erie have always involved a marina so we were able to pump out and top off the water. As Valcour mentioned the holding tank is the issue for us as well. Because of the marina mid week we have not had to conserve but probably could if we needed to. The Admiral is not a bucket girl or so she tells me! Our Erie cruises do take us outside of the site of land for a couple of hours. That adds to the fun.
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