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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...

I think this is a good approach for boats that aren't already equipped with shore power systems. Until recently I sat on the sidelines of the battery bank market, not seeing the utility for my purposes. Then Bluetti came out with the Elite 200 V2, which offers over 2000 watt hours in an...

I am new to this sort of boating too, but I have been overlanding for many years and have used an Engel 12V fridge for at least 15 years. Engel fridges use a better compressor than most fridges, a Fujisawa "swing" compressor. It only has one moving part and is highly efficient. The 40-quart...

I'll be in the same boat, so to speak, this year for the first time. I'm not too worried about my dog, a 42 lb rescue dog, she is very adaptable, and has been on a boat a few times, but not overnight. But it is a small space for a dog, and scheduling the necessary shore visits is a concern. A...

That would make it somewhat difficult to access that side of the boat to forward (outside, what's the term for the gunwale walkway?), but I suppose that could be dealt with, with some planning.

When this question comes up I think of the line from Shawshank Redemption: "Get busy living, or get busy dying."