Recent content by irlboater

This guy was at the C-Brats Get Together at Hontoon Island last month checking out our C-Dorys. Congrats to him for acquiring a nice boat.

My 22’ C-Dory, Salty can carry about 55 gallons of gas. That gives me a theoretical range of 275 miles, optimistically. I have 2 twenty gallon gas tanks and 2 seven gallon gas cans that I stow against the gunnel just behind the cockpit steps. I use luggage carts to wheel the gas cans from land...

Thank you all for the positive comments. Many friends have asked me why I would want to do the loop for a second or third time. They ask if there are other adventures that I would like to do. Yes, I have other adventures on my mind but the logistics of doing the grand adventure called America's...

Rosa and I have completed our platinum-flagged Great Loop adventure after 6,891 miles in 200 days. Our unconventional route took us across Lake Superior to Duluth. With the help of AGLCA member Randy Swanstrom and Harbor Host Ken G, Salty was transported to the navigational headwaters of the...

It was good to see a few fellow C-Brats today at the gathering in Clinton. Unfortunately, we weren't able to stay long because we are scheduled to fly back home to prepare for this impending hurricane. Maybe we can make it to Hontoon Island in March. Jonathan and Rosa aboard Salty

We have a truck and trailer lined up for tomorrow and plan to launch on the St Croix River. Thanks for the suggestion.

My girlfriend and I are on America's Great Loop except we are taking a little different route than most. We plan to portage from Duluth to St Paul/ Minneapolis to cruise the Mississippi River down to New Orleans. We need to rent or borrow a trailer for our portage. We have a friend with a truck...

Yep! That's Salty! Pretty cool! Will-C really gets around! Pictures from all over!

Nothing failed, yet! It was getting old. Time for a new one.

Great Loop #1 Statistics

Thataway Bob; I had company most of way around on my first trip. I visited with you when I was cruising solo. This time, I had a good first mate the whole way! Sorry I didn't stop to visit this time around. I had a meeting with a new motor at Wefings! Robert H Wilkinson; Thank you for the...

I really like the Yamaha 115. I get five mph more cruising speed and ten mph more on the top end, which is too fast. Some of my favorite places on the Great Loop are Hudson River and Erie Canal. I enjoy cruising through the locks and visiting the small towns of the Heritage Canals of...

Cruising

Picture taken by Palmetto Paradise