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Forum: Powered Boats

08-04-2022, 08:11

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Re: Single Handed Great Loop

I've been reading the Hospodar book, and he's on the same page as you...avoid the Mississippi as much as possible!
I've been crew in a few, and it was no big deal. Single handed? Who knows (see...

Forum: Powered Boats

06-04-2022, 09:59

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Re: Single Handed Great Loop

I'm squarely in the middle between "no experience" and "highly experienced" :biggrin:

Forum: Navigation

05-04-2022, 11:59

Replies: 46

Your ability to navigate may depend on where you grew up

Views: 4,543

Posted By sengsational

Re: Your ability to navigate may depend on where you grew up

That's for sure. For years I navigated with paper charts and dead reckoning. When somebody told me about "Navionics" and I put it on my phone, I felt kind of dirty, like I was cheating, lol! But...

Forum: Powered Boats

05-04-2022, 10:30

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Re: Single Handed Great Loop

Hmm. That's going upstream on the inland portion, but maybe that direction is better for other reasons.

Wow! That's amazing. I saw the sign-up, but I figured I'd poke around for free for a...

Forum: Powered Boats

03-04-2022, 18:21

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Re: Single Handed Great Loop

Yes. The idea would be to just pay for expertise...someone who knows these boats and can see what I can't see. I've been around boats my whole life, but not this kind of boat. Someone can probably...

Forum: Powered Boats

03-04-2022, 18:17

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Re: Single Handed Great Loop

Thanks for the input. The loop is so full of interesting and maybe challenging places. I've got a few books, just living vicariously so far. I know planning is a big thing, but for me, a...

Forum: Powered Boats

03-04-2022, 17:50

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Re: Single Handed Great Loop

Yes, I'm narrowing in on the smaller Ranger Tugs. If it anything like RV's, buying new is often just a different set of problems than buying used. I'm nowhere near experienced enough to pick out a...

Forum: Navigation

03-04-2022, 14:29

Replies: 46

Your ability to navigate may depend on where you grew up

Views: 4,543

Posted By sengsational

Re: Your ability to navigate may depend on where you grew up

A factoid...if you ask an Australian aboriginal person their version of "how are you doing", they'll answer something like "Northwest" (which is the direction they're heading). So I'd bet they'd...

Forum: Powered Boats

03-04-2022, 14:25

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Re: Single Handed Great Loop

I've been looking at the designs where there are port and starboard doors adjacent to the helm, so yeah, that's a big factor. And like I said, the idea that you can control the thrusters with a...

Forum: Powered Boats

03-04-2022, 10:44

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Re: Single Handed Great Loop

I would love it if I could make that happen, but do worry about about finding someone with the right temperament that can also take off time (most of my buddies are still working, or not...

Forum: Navigation

03-04-2022, 10:07

Replies: 46

Your ability to navigate may depend on where you grew up

Views: 4,543

Posted By sengsational

Re: Your ability to navigate may depend on where you grew up

It's too bad that there's an age effect, where navigational ability declines over time. But if you realize that they uncovered this finding using an electronic game, could it be that the age effect...

Forum: Powered Boats

02-04-2022, 15:55

Replies: 58

Single Handed Great Loop

Views: 18,024

Posted By sengsational

Single Handed Great Loop

I was eating lunch out the other day when I overheard some young pup talking about how he was going to retire and make a great loop trek. That got me thinking (again), about such an adventure.

My...

Forum: Crew Positions: Wanted & Available

30-01-2014, 18:16

Replies: 274

Sticky: Crew Wanted: Checklist For Voluntary Crew

Views: 426,721

Posted By sengsational

Re: Checklist For Voluntary Crew

Reading through this post highlights that the "power dynamic" can often be a problem. I wonder if strangers that join to charter a bare boat would have as much trouble with that, since they all...

Forum: Meets & Greets

01-10-2013, 17:05

Replies: 18

Options for Learning the Live Aboard Ropes

Views: 2,627

Posted By sengsational

Re: Options for Learning the Live Aboard Ropes

Another great idea! I suppose if I just hang around in the right places (around marinas) I can strike up a conversation.

Forum: Our Community

26-08-2013, 20:20

Replies: 25

Liveaboard Documentary?

Views: 6,656

Posted By sengsational

Re: Liveaboard Documentary?

I was going to thank the poster of this Hold Fast on Vimeo (https://vimeo.com/15351476), but the post seems to be gone now. That's an awesome documentary.

Forum: Meets & Greets

26-08-2013, 18:41

Replies: 18

Options for Learning the Live Aboard Ropes

Views: 2,627

Posted By sengsational

Re: Options for Learning the Live Aboard Ropes

Yep, we are. And I'm someone who doesn't like to sit still, so the extra labor associated might not be so bad for me. I'm not so sure the galley will suit the DW, though. Gotta work on her.

The...

Forum: Meets & Greets

25-08-2013, 17:13

Replies: 18

Options for Learning the Live Aboard Ropes

Views: 2,627

Posted By sengsational

Options for Learning the Live Aboard Ropes

First time on this board today. Looks like a nice 'crew' on here :)

I'm going to be retiring soon, 55 years old, and figured I wanted a little adventure instead of the rocking chair. Living on a...

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