2007-08-31 07:08:11 · 6 answers · asked by squashed_uk 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Boats & Boating
ANY SIZE BOAT CAN CROSS THE OCEAN, IT DEPENDS ON THE CAPTAIN AND HIS EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH THE SEA. REMEMBER THE COAST GUARD CONSIDERS ANYTHING UNDER A 65FT BOAT, SMALL CRAFT. YOU NEED AT LEAST 65FT AND MORE TO CROSS THE OCEAN, A SAIL OR ENOUGH FUEL, RATIONS TO SURVIVE THE ORDEAL, ELECTRONICS, AND KNOWLEDGE TO DEAL WITH EVERYTHING THAT COMES UP AND THEY WILL COME UP...
2007-08-31 11:57:52 · answer #1 · answered by FILE 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter regarding size if it is built well. Surge Teste sailed around the world on a 12 to 14 foot aluminum boat which he built to be bullet proof but very slow. My wife and I circumnavigated in a Cheoy Lee 31 and found the Atlantic no great shakes. Much smaller than the Pacific. Another sailer we know circumnavigated with a 28' Loren. Another in a 29' home built plywood/fiberglass laminate epoxy composite boat. Don't listen to the dock talk which says to sell your soul for every concievable luxury/eletronic doo dad. My motto is less boat and more money in the bank. Larry
2007-09-01 00:35:49 · answer #2 · answered by offshoresurveyor 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's got to be something big, because a small boat WOULD NOT do good in rough waves and swells in the Atlantic. I'd say perhaps 40 or 50 feet, but I'm estimating, so you should go to a boat dealer and see what they think....
Hope I helped! Good luck!
2007-09-02 20:28:58 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Master of Puppets♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's been done in a rowing boat several times, I believe the record time stands at around 67 days.
2007-08-31 16:04:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cubans have come here on an inner tube or a rubber raft
Hope taht helps
2007-08-31 19:48:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How much experience do you have & money to spend>>??
2007-08-31 14:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by 45 auto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋