Thread subject: Whaler Central - Boston Whaler Boat Information and Photos :: Man steals 13' Whaler and heads to Cuba.
Posted by tom blinstrub on 11/12/15 - 4:12 AM
#1
A man steals a 13' Whaler in the Florida Keys and makes it to Cuba and gets arrested. The boat had a 40 Mercury.
Posted by rbritdu on 11/12/15 - 7:41 AM
#2
All on a tank of Fuel ?
I hope they brought the Whaler back to the US ??
Posted by tom blinstrub on 11/12/15 - 8:08 AM
#3
The one photo showed several small tanks. The owner of the Whaler said he left the keys in the ignition. He's out one boat.
Posted by EJO on 11/12/15 - 10:54 AM
#4
Speaks for that little boat and Boston Whaler again. He must have had more than 1 tank as I believe the newer Merc. 4-stroke 40HP gets 10mpg at 20mph and we assume he traveled at least between 100-110 miles meaning he needed a minimum of two 6-gallon tanks (not using the 1/3 rule, lol)
Must have been a hell of a ride for 5-6 hours.
Posted by ancientTechied on 11/12/15 - 12:31 PM
#5
EJO, fuel efficiency specs for the 130 Super Sport with a 40 horse four stroke Mercury are posted on line at http://www.bostonwhaler.com/boat_graphics/eprowebsitemedia/2904/engineperformance/268452_engineperf.pdf. The engine is impressively efficient at 3500 rpm, but not sufficiently so to make the trip on a single tank.
Posted by mtown on 11/12/15 - 2:12 PM
#6
The good news is there is a boat in Cuba that can be depended on to make the return trip for someone with better intelligence than the original thief.