I have A/C and a Honda 2000i to run it. You will need it on the Gulf Coast until late October. Clean the filter screen weekly when the water temperature is above 80 degrees. If the compressor locks up (mine is under the forward V-berth), tap it with a stick. Mine has stuck once in three years. If after cleaning the filter you cannot pump water, open the line on the compressor side of the water pump and bleed the air out of the line. When it sprays you in the face with water, the air is gone.
How far west are you going? From Tampa to Panama City you will need to go open water. It takes two to three days, depending upon weather. Be 20 nm off shore at Cape San Blas. It gets shallow and the waves can build up. You can duck into Apalachicola if need be, but be sure you have current charts. The sand moves about. After reaching Panama City or Apalachicola, GCIW runs inside all the way to Brownsville.
You will find current charts on your chart plotter to be most helpful. Useful information may be found here:
http://www.offshoreblue.com/cruising/gicw-intro.php
There are five (5) C-310s on Choctawhatchee Bay. Stop by and say hello!
How far west are you going? From Tampa to Panama City you will need to go open water. It takes two to three days, depending upon weather. Be 20 nm off shore at Cape San Blas. It gets shallow and the waves can build up. You can duck into Apalachicola if need be, but be sure you have current charts. The sand moves about. After reaching Panama City or Apalachicola, GCIW runs inside all the way to Brownsville.
You will find current charts on your chart plotter to be most helpful. Useful information may be found here:
http://www.offshoreblue.com/cruising/gicw-intro.php
There are five (5) C-310s on Choctawhatchee Bay. Stop by and say hello!