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Thanks Colby for posting those photos for me of Ed Stone Park. I’ve just been talking to Grant Wilson and he has agreed to inform us about his lithium battery conversion and what he has for solar. Exciting stuff. His presentation will be on Tuesday afternoon March 4th so he sure to get to...

Stoped over at Hontoon Island State Park this morning and talked with Adam the park specialist. At this time the ferry is only running on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 8am to 4 pm. By March they plan on running the ferry 7 days a week. All looks good for the gathering as far as daytime...

Grant Looking forward to seeing you at Hontoon. I’ll send you a PM with my phone number so we can discuss a time for you to discuss lithium conversion. Most everyone will boat camp a few will seek a nearby marina. Tom

Hi Mark Looking forward to getting together again. According to the park Ranger I talked to last week the water was working on both docks. It’s sad that they have not been able to get the park back to full service in over three years now. It sounds like the new manager is working diligently...

Hi Tad and Toby. Glad you’re going to join us at Hontoon Island. You’ll have to fill us in on the new tank. Our plans changed about the ICW and we joined James and Betty on the Molly Brown on the suwanee River for about a week. Great time as they were just finished the last 400 miles of their...

For anyone who needs a marina these are the marinas in order of closeness to the park. Hontoon Landing Resort Marina. 883-372-3966 Www.hontoon.com Holly Bluff Marina. 386-8222-992 Www.hollybluff.com St.Johns Marina. 352-589-8370 Www.stjohnsmarinaresort.com As Bob pointed out there are great...

Hontoon Island is officially open again. Never any doubt in my mind that this would open before our annual C-Brat gathering this March. They are only officially running the ferry on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at this time. The good news is that we will virtually have the park to ourselves for...

Hontoon is still closed at this time. The Ranger I talked to yesterday said they would be opening any day now and I should call back next week. The gathering will be happening as scheduled. More information will be provided after my Christmas- New Years cruise. Merry Christmas Tom on...

It looks like most but not all of the boat ramps are open on the St. John’s river. I’ll have more information after the first of the year. I normally cruise the St. John’s over Christmas but instead plan on cruising from Jacksonville to the St. Lucie river and back. Anyone interested in joining...

Don You and your wife are welcome to join us at the gathering. Just for your information the park is only accessible by private boat or park ferry. They used to run it 7 days a week but recently only a few days a week. Don’t know how things will be in March. If you look at last year’s link it...

Definitely more than one way to do this. I run 3 type 27 duel purpose AGMs on the C-Otter. While they can be split to a start battery and 2 house I generally run them as one big 270 amp hour group. I have a Engel freezer and the stock fridge that came on the boat. Running fans, lights and...

Yes 👍 We are going to be back at Hontoon in 2025 Here’s the news from Hontoon today. I’ve contacted the NEW park manager this morning. His name is Dustin Allen. He says the water is receding and conditions are improving. The park should be back to the same conditions in March as last year so...

Here’s the news from Hontoon today. I’ve contacted the NEW park manager this morning. His name is Dustin Allen. He says the water is receding and conditions are improving. The park should be back to the same conditions in March as last year so we will plan on March 4,5,6 2025. They were...

Our CD-25 has a 200 HP Yamaha and a 9.9 Yamaha. We spend months on Lake Superior every summer and find this a perfect setup for us. We fish a lot and the 9.9 works great as a trolling motor and a get home motor. The 200 is used for cruising. For us it’s the perfect combination. The St. John’s...

Don towing capacity is only one part of the equation. Payload is another part. Check out the tag by the drivers door. Tongue weight, people and any other items count toward payload. Only the manufacturer can set payload. Adding springs or other equipment will not increase payload or towing...

Joyce called the park today and the water has not entered the buildings as of this time. Eric at Hontoon said that he thinks the river is stabilized but we will have to see. We will call again next week but so far so good as far as the gathering goes. I’ll post an official announcement after...

I’ll know more next week. The St. John’s River should peak on Monday. If the water stays out of the buildings we should be fine. It’s going to be close!

When in Rome do as the Romans do. Rafting is a tradition for the Volunteer Navy. Boaters in Knoxville are used to doing so. Where we usually boat it’s not a “thing”. When we went to Knoxville we made sure that no foot ball games were going on and only stayed one night. Some marinas on the loop...

Your boat is probably much lighter than the C-Otter. I’ve never seen over 3 mpg at 26 to 28 mph. We live on ours for 5 months straight and travel remote areas where it could be self rescue or no rescue. Lots of stuff! Your prop is not far off if you get over 5000 rpm at WOT. My goal is to turn...

The propeller I use on the C-Otter is a stainless steel Yamaha Reliant 14.5 inch by 15 pitch. It has the STS hub that was designed for the 4 cylinder Yamaha 150 to 200 horsepower engines. It’s a good all around choice for a medium to heavy boat. I have 2 other props for spares in case I do...