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We still like Tiki Navigator, stable and always works. We have the new Tiki Gold that runs with navionics and have been very happy. Tryed Fugawi and nothing but freeze ups and system crashes. We don't have a dedicated computer, just an inexpensive laptop that travels with us. CE has a great...

We too have a Pacific 7000lb trailer with single disc brakes. My take on it is that its fine if you are just making local trips with an unladen boat, no water and minimal fuel. If the plan is to use the trailer with the boat at cruising weight, which for us means lots of stuff on board, with...

I'm not sure the consumer is really to blame here. Much of the responsibility lies with the manufacturers and their pricing structure. OEM builders get one price , high volume dealers get another price and your local dealer who may be low volume pays the most for the motors and has to try to...

This year we followed Patricks advice and left the boat in Apalachicola! Eric

When we left Chack Chack in Mackinaw City, Michigan for the winter indoors but not heated we did the following 1. Oil Change 2. Batteries out of the boat and on a charging bank - Sheplers did this 3. Disconnected the hot water tank from the fresh water system then used compressed air to remove...

The dreaded Eds Marine Superstore has great prices on larger stainless steel props for Suzuki which includes free shipping. You might check them for Yami props. Eric

We have iridium service, never any problem with coverage in the Northern hemisphere, sometimes spotty when we were in Costa Rica, worked great in French Polynesia, Tonga and SE Asia. Our service plan is $32 per month and minutes are 95 cents. We have the original motorola 9500 phone. A good...

Wow, I thought we had a lot of hours -204- cruising from New York to Apalachicola, but we aren't even close to you guys! Eric

Time is the precious commoditiy and Heather and I cherish the time we have been able to spend cruising together and with our kids on the loop. The best boat to cruise the loop with is the one you have. I guess the same applies to how much time to spend. Spend the time that you can together...

Thursday November 19 found off from Sandestin on the GIWW on our way to Panama City, we had another day of great cruising with Dolphin around several times, excellent weather and nice scenery. We had originally planned to spend the night at the municipal marina in Panama City but the fixed...

Bob, we wanted to make a Pensacola stop but with weather forecast bad for Saturday we pressed on to Sandestin with the plan to be in Panama City tonight and Apalachicola on Friday. Chack Chack will go into dry storage at Scipio Creek Marina in Apalachicola until we return. We had a really nice...

We used Bolton Stainless for the arch for CD 25. Tanner was more than twice the price from Bolton, railmakers never got back to us about building an arch after I spoke with them on the phone. Really Happy with the Bolton arch, Tom is very nice to work with and a quality product. Eric

Great day today on the Gulf Coast after a little overnight rain the clouds cleared early and it turned sunny and warm. We headed out East on the GIWW staying inside up to Perdido Key and got a slip at the Oyster Bar. We walked down to the beach and had a great afternoon hunting for shells and...

You might try these guys, we used their boards for our dingy trailer. http://www.ultimatebunkboards.com/ Eric

We spent four days in Columbus, Mississippi waiting for things to clear out to our South. There is a giant bottleneck between Demopolis and Mobile a distance of about 230 miles with only a few stops and Bobbys fish camp the only possible refueling site, couple that with the high water, current...

Today started off with three easy locks on our way from Fulton Mississipi to Columbus Mississippi, we covered the 80 some miles in about four hours and were happy to make the Columbus marina. The bad news was that the marina was jam packed full with boats waiting to go south, with things even...

Today we left at 8:30 with our guide Larry for our tour of Shiloh. This is a very well done historic site mostly untouched since the battle. Larry's family has been in Shiloh since the 1820's, he is very well versed in everything about Shiloh and we spent an enjoyable 4 hours with him today...

I saw a giant waterspout come in off the Oregon coast from our house near Harris beach in Brookings. The spout was initially visible on the horizon then rapidly approached the coast, passed Goat Island to the North, and ended itself on the cliffs at Rainbow Rock - truly an impressive and awe...

We flew into Nashville yesterday - November 9th just ahead of Hurricane Ida approaching the Gulf. Gary, one of the locals living at Pebble Isle Marina, picked us up at the Nashville airport, stopped at the Waverly Walmart and delivered us back at Pebble Isle to rejoin Chack Chack. If you are...

We paid $3000 to ship Chack Chack from Medford,Oregon to Albany NY last year, that was on the trailer and then loaded on a flatbed. If you use U ship I would think the prices would be even better as that was when diesel peaked at $5 per gallon. Eric