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The crew of the Molly Brown have begun their Loop. We launched March 11,2024 from Punta Gorda,Florida. Rough plan is to be home sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Betty has set up a travel blog for those that would like to follow along. You don’t need an account to view and comment but...

Alright Brat world....looking for your comments and recommendations for a 12VDC -110VAC cooler. During our recent 3 month cruise it has become apparent that i need to make this happen. Since gutting the marine head system and replacing the grey water tank with an additional water tank I can...

Been watching Sally's progress since she passed near us this past weekend. Looking at radar and weather reports the last 36 hours, keeping my fingers crossed for Bob, John and the rest of the Brats in that area. The tract of Sally has not been kind to the West Pensacola area. I feel their...

Took delivery of my new Suzuki 90"s and first order of business is to reinstall the steering system. The old Honda set up was with a tie bar 65" long. First issue is that the Suzi steering bracket is farther back on the motor than the old H, and has a different hole pattern. Seastar does not...

Sent you a PM so please check your messages. Thanks..... James

Mornin' Brats...... FYI for those that boat in, or transit, SE Florida waters. The state legislature approved a new law effective July 1 restricting anchoring. Seems the local waterfront homeowners in the Miami area have gotten their wish. This statement was in today's local newspaper... HB...

Hey all.... After 14 years of kids, bug and fish guts, dog hair, spilled wine/olive oil/beer, river mud, beach sand, etc... Molly Brown is getting a complete interior overhaul and the addition of permanent air to save my back and the need to set up, take down and store the portable hatch air...

There's an awful lot of sitting around at various times and I'm looking for comments on camping chairs. Obviously they need to be collapsable. The ones we used are just regular folding chairs for land camping. Besides the fact that they are just about worn out, I never found them to be all that...

All Brats..... Between my retirement and birthday I find myself with enough found money to install an autopilot. I have usually skipped those discussions since I don't have one, nor did I ever think I would want one. Now that I'm older and take longer trips I'm of the mind to get one and I can...

I was pm'ed and asked to clarify my scupper fix. All 24 TomCat's suffer from water on the back deck if stern heavy. This was readily apparent to us the first time we used the Molly Brown back in July of 2002. We eventually came up with what turned out to be a simple and elegant answer to the...

Steve of Osprey mentioned his floating dock which prompted me to google Portsmouth, Va to see where that was. Then down to Beaufort, SC where a friend is considering a job, which got me to Savannah. Did a quick cruise via the satellite view of the Savannah River. Looks like quite a good distance...

Hey All: Saw this banner in Sleepy C's album that appears to have been at recent gathering. Do groups make their own or is there a source to acquire these? If not, is there a template to get one made? http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_ ... _photo.php

Who's helm seat is this??? http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_ ... _photo.php Would like to know more.....

Got a solid two weeks for exploring over Christmas and New Year's. With the new trailer, we are traveling to farther cruising destinations, and have settled on the Swuanee River for this cruise. Roughly 75 miles of navigable river, plus the Sante Fe river, should give us plenty of interesting...

After a 4 day Thanksgiving cruise on the Peace River and Shell Creek, temps to a 36 degree wind chill and near gale force winds, our compliments to Doug, Bruce and crew at Scan Marine for a job well done, on time and as promised. Our 95D Wallas stove/heater hadn't been serviced since installed...

Brat Land: The Molly Brown will be on the St.Johns River in central Florida starting January 13th for two weeks. No plan, no itinerary. You can't mistake us and we monitor channel 16. Lake Sanford north, to at least Lake George, mostly. We could even make it to Jacksonville, but since there...

Greetings fellow Brats, I have a ten year old 24' TomCat and trailer. Needless to say, after many, and exclusively, salt water launches, the trailer needs work. Did the normal maintenance over the years, replaced springs, bearings, and converted to stainless disk brakes. Our trailer was...

Hello all Brats: Had a few of the rivets holding my rub rail on, break loose. I peeled back the rubber insert and drilled out the broken rivets. Seemed simple enough to locate some aluminum rivets and replace them. I expected they each had their own hole,that is until I looked behind the rub...

This is Travis, James & Betty's son, We are doing a 9 day trip around the tip of Florida. We started our trip today about 11 am in Punta Gorda. Traveled south down Charlotte harbor up the Caloosahatchee River went through 2 locks, raised 10.5 feet and are sitting outside of lock #3 for the...

A big hello to all Brats: Just received this notice from the SE Cruiser's Net. http://www.cruisingguide.com/cruise-news/okeechobee.asp Any of you planning a cross Florida trip take notice. I can concur that the "Big O" does get mighty rough on windy days....