www.iFourWinns.com

Just got back from a 9 day trip to Bimini, Bahamas with the wife and four kids (and dog LOL!) We stayed aboard for the entire time and had the time of our lives. We absolutely love our Four Winns and use her to the max!

Thought I'd share this one with my fellow FW owners. Crank it up and enjoy the trip!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pmNI4OuPB4&hd=1

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2002 Vista 298
Video of boating from The Florida Keys, to Miami, to Bimini/Bahamas

Awesome video and great looking family. I have a 298 Vista and 4 kids (and a dog) as well and we stay on our boat for days on end too (2 1/2 weeks straight this summer). However, your gorgeous Bimini scenery sure beats the hell out of our drab lake view. No need for an underwater camera here. Thanks.

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Current Boat: 2000 Four Winns 298 Vista
Previous Boat: 2000 Carver 406MY

I cant tell you how awesome that is. Its truly a dream for me to do something like that with my family. Great family time spent on board something that is obviously your family's passion, in a place many will never see. Great memories were made...

Good job dad!

Side note....Vista 328?

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

Holy smokes! That looks like a great trip and what an awesome video. Totally jealous. Thanks for sharing. Moments like that are exactly what family and boating are all about.

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Norris Lake, Stardust Marina, Andersonville, TN
2005 Four Winns 230 Horizon 5.7L Volvo Gi/DP
2001 Maxum 1900SR 5.0L V8 (Sold)
2011 Nissan Armada Platnum

Narcosis,

Awesome video! Did you make the trek on your own? Are you from Miami?

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Walter

2003 248 Vista - VP 5.0 GXi
2009 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L 4x4

Yeah! This is why we ALL have boats. What a great trip. I'm sure this video will be played for many years to come. Bring this one out at graduation and wedding time in a few years. Great trip!

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2001 Horizon 260 - 7.4 Volvo GSI DP

Incredible trip. Something to be said about living where it's warm all year.

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-Rob.


Current boat: 2011 Yamaha AR210
Previous boat: 1998 Horizon RX 4.3GL SX

Absolutely awesome video - thanks for sharing... makes me quite jealous as we shiver through winter here at the moment!

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Alec

2006 Horizon 190
VP 4.3GL/SX, Sunsport

Thanks guys! We are in a Vista 298 and made the trip on our own (but prepared with plenty of spares and preparedness). We live in the South Miami area, but keep the boat in the Keys. The trip was awesome and its cool to be able to share it with people that have the same passion!

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2002 Vista 298
Video of boating from The Florida Keys, to Miami, to Bimini/Bahamas

Nice. Portions of your video are as good as the ones you see on nature shows.

So, is that about 55-60 miles of open water between Miami and Bimini?

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Current Operational Boats:
'04-Four Winns 180 Freedom 150 HP Evinrude
'72-Chris Craft Commander 31 Sedan Twin-350Qs

That's one of the best, and best made, videos I've ever seen. I'd be interested in some camera details!

Any idea how much fuel burned for the whole trip?

Great looking family, great boat, great water... you're living right.

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Mike
2005 Four Winns 230/240
VP 5.7GXi/DP
1998 F-150 XLT
Boat Pic

this was really well done!

thanks for sharing...

What type of camera did you use, allowing for video in and out of water???

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Rob

Present: 1999 Formula 280SS
Past: 1989 180 Horizon

http://www.robcamerondesign.com

I couldn't help but smile the whole time I was watching your video, it was obvious you and your family had an incredible time. Very well done! Thanks for sharing your vacation with us!

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Michael Bova


"Swept Aweigh"
2003 Four Winns 328 Vista

Previous Boat
2003 Crownline 230CCR

Amazing video. I was born and raised in the S Miami Kendall area. It took me moving to land locked Colorado before I bought my FW, go figure. Thanks for posting it!

Thanks again for the kudos guys. I used a Kodak PlaySport ($129) and a Sanyo HD1A. I ended up flooding my PlaySport while wrestling with a lobster though.

By my calculations I burned about 320 gallons of fuel which includes the 59NM run from Islamorada to Miami Beach (inside route), the 45NM of open water from Miami Beach to Bimini, cruising around the islands (North Bimini, South Bimini, Gun Cay, and Cat Cay), and then the return trip.

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2002 Vista 298
Video of boating from The Florida Keys, to Miami, to Bimini/Bahamas