I have been thinking on how to breakdown some of our costs for this Great Loop adventure. This is what I am thinking. This is for the month of October 2023 only.

Travel days: 19 days in October (22 total travel days)
Total days: 31 days in October (41 total days)
Avg speed: 7.4 mph
Avg max speed: 12.3 mph
Avg travel time per day: 7:34 hours
Avg miles traveled per day: 55.5 miles

Anchorages: 3 (3 nights, no cost)
Free Dock: 1 (1 night, no cost)
Free Wall: 2 (2 nights, no cost)
Marina: 14 (21 nights, $1,350.07)

Locks: 23

Equipment & Gear

• Purchase a 6-1 pully system for dinghy davit system: $500
• Purchase a used round fender: $30
  Total: $530

Diesel Fuel

• Total engine hours: 291.3
• Total miles traveled: 1,109.8
• Avg gallons per hour burned: 1.9
• Avg miles per gallon: 2.07
• 536.054 gallons
• Total cost of fuel: $2,567.73
• Avg price per gallon: $4.832
• Highest price per gallon: $5.190 (Henry, IL)
• Lowest price per gallon: $4.399 (Columbus, MS)

Boat Maintenance costs:
This number is really unknown, but we needed to plan and budget for the unknown. It is a boat, and something is always broken!

• Repair bracket for dinghy davit system: $120.00
• Obtain replacement bracket and parts for dinghy davit system: No charge
• Fuel pump solenoid replacement, hydraulic pressure system, throttle repair, battery testing: $1,051.07
• Canvas zipper repair: $250
• Total Repairs/Equipment: $1,951.08