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Thought this might be of interest. 2023 Loop Completion Stats Stats for 2023 wake crossings based on information submitted to AGLCA by Loopers. Wake Crossings Total Number of Wake Crossings: 249 Boats (a record year!) Boats Number of New Gold Loopers: 238 Number of New Platinum Loopers: 11...

https://www.wsfa.com/2024/01/31/emergency-repairs-demopolis-dam-could-take-until-may/ For anyone planning travel, the Dempolis Lock is closed for the next few months.

I'm contemplating my next voyage. The last was a trip from Toronto heading east and returning west, spanning 10k NM and 16 months. I'm very happy with my current boat. It's tough, dependable, and capable. I'm refining systems a bit based on the last voyage. On my budget it's near perfection...

I've been following the challenges that come with adopting lithium for a long time. By far the most intractable challenge has been hooking them up to the alternator. I have a solution. Don't. Leave the OEM alternator charging the start battery and look elsewhere for charging sources for the...

From AGLCA, with permission. Thought it might be of interest. Interestingly to me, many folks buy and sell a boat to do the loop. There are probably 200+ boats trading hands each year amongst accomplished/aspiring Loopers. JF Wake Crossings Total Number of Wake Crossings:*227*Boats (2019...

When It Comes to Lightning, Don’t Pass the Salt https://nyti.ms/3JT0hQP Interesting. These guys say that salt water inhibits lightning by up to 90%. I know of a bunch of boats that have been hit by lightning on the Great Lakes but it always seemed to me to be less common on the coasts. I...

I have three boat trips planned for this summer between Chicago and Canada. The first is on a 35' sailboat that's going to Port Elgin ON. I've just come to realize that there are only two open ports of entry on Lake Huron due to COVID restrictions - Sarnia and Sault Ste Marie. Neither is...

I wondered if our friend Wayfarer was driving Manitowoc today. I'm docked in a turning basin on the Calumet River in Chicago. It's fun watching the big ships go in and out unassisted. They just slide by a couple of hundred feet away. Sent from my moto g play (2021) using Trawler Forum mobile app

I'm heading west from Carrabelle, and am looking for a stopping place between here and Mobile where I can leave Escapade, rent a car, and head home for a couple of weeks. Any suggestions? Cheap is good, not looking for anything other than basic wet storage close to rental cars. Boat is 50+...

I am thrilled to discover a canal that I never knew existed, and am thinking of heading through as I travel south from Maine. Any advice or experience? Weather looks good for getting it, and I'm comfortable with currents up to 3 knots. Jeff

I have a 4045TFM75, and have discovered a strange instrumentation error. My lifetime fuel appears to be reporting approximately 25% low. If it says 750 gallons I've actually burned about 1,000. When I got this boat last fall I was quite pleased to have the instantaneous and cumulative fuel...

I'm in Cheticamp en route to Baddeck, following a pretty spectacular shoreline. Lots of pics on my blog, for anyone interested in following along. https://boatingadventures.ca/

This question was asked a few months ago and got zero responses. I'll try again. Has anyone installed or used one of these systems? I'm looking at the ACR Guardian but similar systems are available from Fell and others. I almost ordered the Guardian this week. Essentially you wear or carry...

One of my favourite memories from a misspent youth was the night we went for a cruise in a fake submarine. This thread has me recalling the story. This was in Halifax in the late 1970s. The majority of Canada's naval fleet was based there, including a couple of small D/E subs. It wasn't...

Now that the boating ban in Ontario has been lifted I'm underway. In the Thousand Islands for a week or so then up to Ottawa on the Rideau Canal and then down to Montreal and out the St Lawrence. COVID is still a big concern here and currently the Maritime provinces are closed to visitors. My...

My Deere 4045TFM75 has had the fuel in water alarm go off a couple of times. The first time it went off I drained all the filters and found no evidence of water. The second time I looked a little more closely, and I don't think the sensor is actually in place. The plug in the picture is on...

My new-to-me boat was built as a launch, and has ~190 gallons of fuel capacity in two saddle tanks. I've been examining options for increasing tankage, which leads me to flexible bladders. Here's a picture facing aft from an access hatch in the ER. The boat was built with tall stringers and a...

I'm about to order an eye to install on my bow about where my hand is in this picture. My intent is to have a permanent nylon tether attached to the eye, long enough to reach the pulpit, with a chain hook. At anchor the tether would take the load with slack on the windlass. Does this...

I've read a lot here, and it's very much shaped my thinking over the years. I'm ready to build a system from scratch for my new-to-me boat. Thought I'd crowd source the design and construction details here. The boat is a Navy Utility 50, round bottom single engine. 15' beam. Cruising speed...

My new boat has a 2015 motor. It was one of the things that drew me to the boat originally. I had followed OC Diver's repower, and our boats and use cases are broadly similar. It seems like the perfect power system for me. I've now had a proper sea trial. Ran at 1600-1800 rpm for 24 hours...

I have an impressive chock on the stern of my new boat. That's 3/4" line. I don't need anything quite that big, but need to source 4-8 chocks to install elsewhere on deck. The railing shown is similar all around, and I'll also install armouring on the wood adjacent to the chocks. Does anyone...

After five years in training on my old Mainship 34 I've made the move to a proper trawler. Just pulled into Wiarton after a 250 mile maiden voyage from Sarnia. That's a Great Harbor 47 behind me I'm thrilled with the new boat, and have grand ambitions to travel widely in it. Will be...

I've just acquired a new boat, and it has a M75 motor, ~ 1600 hrs. I think it's perfect for the boat and my needs. I'm in Sarnia Ontario getting ready to head for a couple of hundred miles of open water, and want to get a pair of filters for the motor before leaving. I have a good switchable...

I'm pretty seriously considering buying one that's been converted to a cruising boat. https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1977/uniflite-50-ft-custom-motor-yacht-2800532/ I have reread all earlier discussion here. This is a sistership to FF's Lucy. I have a question on the keel - the owner...

Long story, but since many of us have extra time, here goes: My Mainship 34 M1 is on its original transmission, which is a 72C 2.1 CR. Since the PO swapped to a Cummins about 2400 hours ago it's been run LH instead of RH. I had seen the direction arrow but hadn't really twigged until I pulled...