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i've stood all i can stand and me can't stands no more
for the last 5 years i've had my py26 up here on a tenessee river [pond] lake,come mar.1st i'll be headed down to mobile bay and beyond [final destination undecided] my plan is to cruise until hur. season,at some point along the way i hope to sell my boat and not bring it back to tn. my boat is as ready as it will likely be,2 depth finders,2 handheld gps,2 vhf radios a diesel inboard with extra parts and a 9.9 outboard [just in case] and i have a solar system i'm franticly installing,ive already bought a laptop for comunicating and gathering info,any thoughts,advice will be appreciated!
Sail her around to the Chesapeake so we can meet up and you can meet some Chesapeake Sailnetters! Plan to be here in October for the boat show and you can just buy another boat to sail home in.
5 years ago i came up the tombigbee in may during a flood,the current was so strong at times i could barely make headway and the drift was so bad it wasn't possible to avoid all of it,i could only pick out the less evil looking to hit,i think at this time of year it will be before the spring floods and atleast i'll be running with the current.min! my plan is to retire in an american friendly foreign country.james!an old salt once told me that an adventure ain't always necessarily fun but sometimes down right scary as h*ll
i had concitored one of the central america countries but i've opted for the philippines,i've been there doing research 4 times in the last 2 years and i like it,friendly people,cheap living and love americans.ken
Sawingknots, can you post a couple of photos and a description of how you are outfitting your boat? We are a couple years behind you for our own great escape. We hope to be rendezvousing with some friends in the SOC at the end of 2015 and I’m working up my cruising “punch list”.
Sawingknots, can you post a couple of photos and a description of how you are outfitting your boat? We are a couple years behind you for our own great escape. We hope to be rendezvousing with some friends in the SOC at the end of 2015 and I'm working up my cruising "punch list".
Sawingknots, we are neighbors, I'm upriver in Hawkins county, Rogersville TN on the Holston river. There is only a damn dam between me and the Gulf of Mexico.
brother i hate to tell you but theres bunchs of damm dams between you and the gulf and because the tows have priority it can sometines take 2-3 hours for a pleasure boat to lock through
Don't miss happy hour at the Clifton, TN marina on your way south -- really good people, lots of local character, and a nice little marina to spend the night in.
Don't miss happy hour at the Clifton, TN marina on your way south -- really good people, lots of local character, and a nice little marina to spend the night in.
thanks pf but i'll be turning south from picwick lake onto the tentom,i'm coming from i 40 near knoxville,i-40 crosses the tn. river twice apparently.ken
For those of us what are inland geographically challenged. How about a primer on your float plan. I google mapped Watts Bar Lake, since I had no idea where it was. I knew where TN was. Now, where are you going and how are you getting there?
watts bar lake is one of the t.v.a. impoundments,theres about 5 or 6 locks/lakes between here and the tombigbee,the tombigbee or tentom connects the tn river to mobile bay,add another dozen or so locks/dams
I did the Tenn-Tomm last spring from Kentucky Lake dam to Mobile, AL. Got hit by the storms and flood waters, but had a great time. My wife joined me in Mobile, and we sailed to The Keys, and on up the coast to Maine. We cruised some beautiful areas until time to get back to work, when we sold our Cheoy Lee 31 ketch by listing it on Craigslist.
Be sure and take a couple good anchors and plenty of chain and rode.
maybe i can stand a little more!due to not yet having my boat as ready as i want and some other problems i've decided to move aboard but near home,i'll spend the summer anchoring in various coves and head south after huricane season if i need whatever i'll be near known resourses
wow i just noticed my rep power has increased,what does that mean?can i borrow money from that?
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