Question About The ICW

[camaraderie]

Jouvert...it is a bit wider than that on the east coast and much less barge traffic. Not a good deal to try it at night in any case...too many day marks and not enough lighted.

[PBzeer]

I saw a number of barges meet at bends, and none ran into each other. Sometimes they would wait, or slow down, other times, just keep going. The hardest part of the GIWW (ICW from New Orleans to Brownsville) is the lack of facilities on the waterway, and lack of anchorages, particularly between WHL160 and WHL350.

Once I got used to the barge traffic (and the occasional freighter) I really wasn't much bothered by them. What makes it bad at night is that the land is basically flat, making it much harder to find the shoreline.

[calltrev]

Cam, I don't have any set budget yet. I am just starting my reasearch to find out what I will need. I don't want to spend all sorts of cash on a boat only to find it won't safely get me where i want to go. As far as how old, doesn't really matter to me as long as it is what I want (keeping in mind my ultimate goal is to get to the west indies or at least the VI's). If somthing old came along and it could be a driveway cruiser for a little while while i got it ready i would be fine with that. I wiuld also be open to spending a fair amount on a ready to go vessel. With what I wish to do what make of boats do you think i should be looking at. I know everyone has there own opinions, but i like to here them.