For my wife and I, it appears that the next chapter of our lives is about five years off. We'd like to spend a few winters island hopping in the Caribbean. We're comfortable with the interior room on our E34 and it's suitability for Chesapeake cruising. This Caribbean plan brings to mind a few questions: Is a 1988 E34 seaworthy enough for this cruising goal ? Are there some rigging or other seaworthiness upgrades that would be appropriate ? Or should we just be cashing out and getting a more substantial vessel before we finally shove off ?
Whatever vessel we end up with, we'll be getting a blue water survey well ahead of time to make sure things are in shape for the task.
I expect that we'll be heading down the ICW, crossing over to the Bahamas, and then meandering down the islands eventually as far south as the Grenadines before heading back north.
I did some searching in the forum but was overwhelmed with the hits related to this so maybe I wasn't specific enough in my search.
I'd certainly appreciate experienced views on this plan. I'd like to start doing some financial and logistics planning now so when it's time for us, we can be ready. Thanks in advance.
Whatever vessel we end up with, we'll be getting a blue water survey well ahead of time to make sure things are in shape for the task.
I expect that we'll be heading down the ICW, crossing over to the Bahamas, and then meandering down the islands eventually as far south as the Grenadines before heading back north.
I did some searching in the forum but was overwhelmed with the hits related to this so maybe I wasn't specific enough in my search.
I'd certainly appreciate experienced views on this plan. I'd like to start doing some financial and logistics planning now so when it's time for us, we can be ready. Thanks in advance.
