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Thanks for all the comments. Don't worry, I have no intentions of driving that kind of boat without some kind of training, and I am pretty sure the insurers would not allow it anyway. The towing part does not concern me, as I have had a 30' 5th wheel for a while. Of course, I've never backed it...

One of the challenges is finding any examples of these types of boats near me. It seems the marinas and lakes in central IL are mostly full of pontoon boats, ski boats and bass boats, with the occasional sailboat. I did get to the Chicago boat show in 2018 and saw a couple Ranger Tugs and...

I am about 3 to 5 years from retirement. I have little to no boating experience, and do not currently own any boat. I have been reading about the Great Loop for many years and would like to try it shortly after retiring. But I would like to get some boat experience first. Preferably on a boat...

HEre is a blog of a couple who completed the great loop in a C-Dory 25 with a composting toilet. https://daydreamsloop.blogspot.com/ You may have to search through the blog to find comments/observations related to the toilet, but they are there. More of their rationale is in their earlier posts.

What are they? I just found the https://daydreamsloop.blogspot.com/2017/01/ blog about a couple that recently completed the great loop in a C-Dory 25. Their dinghy was a Sea Eagle FT385 inflatable kayak. I would like to do the great loop 'someday', but in the meantime some shorter river...

I have never owned a boat. I only recently learned what the “Great Loop” is, and am very intrigued (but as a retirement trip). I am still 10 to 15 years away from retirement, so that trip would be some ways off. In the meantime I am living in landlocked central Illinois. I am within a one or two...