Recent content by BigSwede

The Apostle Islands offer some shelter. I really hope to be up there in August but I have some electrical gremlins to chase on my new-to-me CDory plus some landslide trips that will take up some time, so who knows.

My 23 Venture has a roof AC, but the boat is new to me so I know nothing about the install process.

Not sure, but in addition to Bayfield itself there are a number of marinas and/or boat ramps in the nearby area where you could launch and park, too. Washburn and Cornucopia come to mind https://www.cityofbayfield.com/boat-launch.html

There's a reason Duluth is nicknamed "the air-conditioned city"...

Definitely. I have friends in Cornucopia, near Bayfield.

I would love to cruse down the Mississippi to Dubuque or thereabouts.

I don't know, but I would be up for a get-together. My boat is new to me, and I have a lot to learn.

Thanks for posting. I was hoping he would get into the day-to-day logistics of doing the Great Loop in a small boat, especially with a dog (and no dinghy), but enjoyed the article nonetheless.

Mine were missing on my 2008 Venture 23 too, and the best I could find are these: https://www.go2marine.com/1-38-nylon-rub-rail-end-caps They are not original but they work, and fit more or less snuggly over the rail.

Even a 2-stroke wouldn't be that loud... can't be normal.

I will. It is just chrome socket for a pole the grill sits on.

The 23 Venture I recently bought has a mount for a Magma grill on the cockpit gunnel. I don't have a picture handy as the boat is at the shop right now, but I can get one later.

I have wondered why the fuel tanks are not linked. Seems like a good idea. Cutting away the port side berth wall might be a good thing, going to have to think about that. The rest doesn't seem all that relevant to my situation.

I like the idea of keeping liquids and solids separate, it is definitely less stinky that way. I have no experience with composting toilets though. Might want to check if 16.9" tall will fit under your V-berth.

A "power station" or "battery bank" or, most confusingly, "solar generator" (a ridiculous term since they don't generate anything and have nothing to do with solar power other than as a storage device), is simply a 12V battery combined with an inverter (for putting out 120V AC) and a charger to...