flrockytop
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Has anyone done the Great Circle Loop in a CD16? I'm sure they have. I just haven't found it in my search.
Thanks Roger
Thanks Roger
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Great circle loop/ cd16
- Thread starter flrockytop
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I doubt that the Loop has been done in a CD 16. It has been done in an open Evinrude 16, a kayak, a canoe and on two jet skiis--so the CD 16 would not be the smallest.
There are some minor challanges for the smaller boat-but the D Dory 16 would be certainly up to the task. If you do the Loop, please stop by my house--right off the main flyway....in Perdido Bay.
Bob Austin
There are some minor challanges for the smaller boat-but the D Dory 16 would be certainly up to the task. If you do the Loop, please stop by my house--right off the main flyway....in Perdido Bay.
Bob Austin
flrockytop
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OK, Thanks BOB,
Yes, I figured I would be behind on the size thing. I guess my 49cc motorscooter trip form Jacksonville to San Diego and then to LA will be my only claim to fame, hi hi. But still, WCOA radio is always willing to put me on the air with my exploits.. Its been a couple of years since I've done anything so it's about time. People are always asking "whata you gonna do next?"
I just downloaded all the NOAA charts yesterday. It took almost all day. I went went ahead and did all 1000+ of them. It least I'm up to date for awhile.
Now, I need the inland rivers won't get those until closer to time. How about mounting HF Ham rig on the 16CD? Anyone done that? I plan on making as many ARLHS lighthouse contacts as I can. I also plan on having APRS for live tracking for the entire voyage.
Roger
K1PNS
Yes, I figured I would be behind on the size thing. I guess my 49cc motorscooter trip form Jacksonville to San Diego and then to LA will be my only claim to fame, hi hi. But still, WCOA radio is always willing to put me on the air with my exploits.. Its been a couple of years since I've done anything so it's about time. People are always asking "whata you gonna do next?"
I just downloaded all the NOAA charts yesterday. It took almost all day. I went went ahead and did all 1000+ of them. It least I'm up to date for awhile.
Now, I need the inland rivers won't get those until closer to time. How about mounting HF Ham rig on the 16CD? Anyone done that? I plan on making as many ARLHS lighthouse contacts as I can. I also plan on having APRS for live tracking for the entire voyage.
Roger
K1PNS
El and Bill
New member
Roger --
Your CD-16 is more than enough for the trip. As long as you are comfortable aboard, it will be perfect. The small size will make stops in towns (tie to the dinghy dock), shallow anchorages, inside sneaks (like along the Jersey coast), and economy a perfect match for the Loop. We completed the Loop back in '92 in a 20' sailboat and it would have been a great trip for us in the smaller CD-16.
Link onto the Great Loop internet site for lots of info (of course, virtually all the discussion is from larger boats but there is useful info there for you).
We have been doing highlight trips along the Loop in our CD-22 and tales are up on the Halcyon Days website.
Two pieces of advice from us:
1. You are already doing -- travel in the smallest boat on which you can be comfortable and resist the 'extra' stuff that encumbers life on a boat (or anywhere, for that matter). KISS
2. Take lots of time -- get off the 'main highway' of the Loop and explore the 'back blocks' -- like circle Manhattan Island, cruise extensively throughout the Carolina Sounds and Chesapeake (don't, for goodness sake, blast through those marvelous areas along the blue line route of the Loop, unless you are doing the Loop just to brag about it). Go up the Cumberland River, the Tennessee, the Tellico -- travel up the Rideau Canal to Ottawa, down the Ottawa River to the St Lawrence, down to Quebec, then back up St Lawrence to Richeleau into Lake Champlain, down the Champ. canal back to the Hudson, then the Erie to Oswego and over to the Trent-Severn. Dawdle in north Channel -- etc. etc. It's the trip of a lifetime -- take a few years, if you have them -- you won't be sorry.
Have fun planning -- its a great adventure -- one of the finest experiences one can ever have on a boat -- and the CD-16 is PERFECT!!
el and bill
Your CD-16 is more than enough for the trip. As long as you are comfortable aboard, it will be perfect. The small size will make stops in towns (tie to the dinghy dock), shallow anchorages, inside sneaks (like along the Jersey coast), and economy a perfect match for the Loop. We completed the Loop back in '92 in a 20' sailboat and it would have been a great trip for us in the smaller CD-16.
Link onto the Great Loop internet site for lots of info (of course, virtually all the discussion is from larger boats but there is useful info there for you).
We have been doing highlight trips along the Loop in our CD-22 and tales are up on the Halcyon Days website.
Two pieces of advice from us:
1. You are already doing -- travel in the smallest boat on which you can be comfortable and resist the 'extra' stuff that encumbers life on a boat (or anywhere, for that matter). KISS
2. Take lots of time -- get off the 'main highway' of the Loop and explore the 'back blocks' -- like circle Manhattan Island, cruise extensively throughout the Carolina Sounds and Chesapeake (don't, for goodness sake, blast through those marvelous areas along the blue line route of the Loop, unless you are doing the Loop just to brag about it). Go up the Cumberland River, the Tennessee, the Tellico -- travel up the Rideau Canal to Ottawa, down the Ottawa River to the St Lawrence, down to Quebec, then back up St Lawrence to Richeleau into Lake Champlain, down the Champ. canal back to the Hudson, then the Erie to Oswego and over to the Trent-Severn. Dawdle in north Channel -- etc. etc. It's the trip of a lifetime -- take a few years, if you have them -- you won't be sorry.
Have fun planning -- its a great adventure -- one of the finest experiences one can ever have on a boat -- and the CD-16 is PERFECT!!
el and bill
I would think that the hook up of the ham rig would be about the same on the 16 as most of the other C Dories. I will be back in Pensacola (sorry I missed that you were from there--and we had missed you at some of the local gatherings..) in a couple of weeks--and we can discuss this in person. The ground is the hardest issue--and I don't see it as a major problem. I use ham sticks--also for the loop--the Water Way Radio and Cruising Club is a great place to be making the contacts. Also we have used 2 meter a lot on the ICW. We have the Icom 7000--but any of the radios work well.
If I had known you need the charts, I have all of them on DVD's and CD's. There are some gaps on the electronics in the river systems, but that is really not a problem.
If I had known you need the charts, I have all of them on DVD's and CD's. There are some gaps on the electronics in the river systems, but that is really not a problem.
Florida Rockey Top?? Interesting. You must love orange. I loved my 16 and agree with the others. The loop is way do-able in that vessel. Might not be on the charts yet, but on the Cumberland River, in "down town" Clarksville, TN, there is a new 270' dock, no water, no power, but, clean and walking distance to a few restruants and some nice hills to streatch yer legs on. Further up the Cumberland River, town of Mt. Juliet, TN, is my Mom's ..and my Brother's place. We have had a couple of gatherings there. Some about those in Halcyon's journal...and other links on this site. I am about 15 minute drive from the Clarksville City Dock. PM or email me if you need the contact numbers for reservations. No big deal outside of weekends, but, being new, they attempt to log users...which is tied to funds...which will make it possible for electricity and water, which is tied to who and how often it will be used. What a circle. .... no pun intended.
Byrdman
Byrdman
flrockytop
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Thanks thataway, el and bill and Byrdman, (i've heard about you Byrdman....javascript:emoticon(':lol:')
Laughing),
Things are starting to come together, in my mind at least. All is still in the rough planing stages at this point. Considering doing my thing as far as Boston then I would fly back to Pensacola and pick up the wife and bring her and the motorhome back to Boston. From there I would continue in th CD and she in the RV until Nova Scotia. We would then take a side trip. We would trailer up to Labrador where we would boat and RV as we see fit. Work are way back down to NS where I would again pick up my circle loop. She would again tag along in the rv as far as Buffalo. I'd park the CD again, drive her and the rv back to Pensacola. I'd fly back to Buffalo and finish the Loop.
Now there is a question in here. Anyone got any suggestion on where I could safely leave the CD for a few days both in Boston and in Buffalo? The ideal spot would be where I could get easy transportation from the boat to the airport. Time period for Boston would be end of May first of June. Buffalo probably August.
Thanks
Roger
Laughing),
Things are starting to come together, in my mind at least. All is still in the rough planing stages at this point. Considering doing my thing as far as Boston then I would fly back to Pensacola and pick up the wife and bring her and the motorhome back to Boston. From there I would continue in th CD and she in the RV until Nova Scotia. We would then take a side trip. We would trailer up to Labrador where we would boat and RV as we see fit. Work are way back down to NS where I would again pick up my circle loop. She would again tag along in the rv as far as Buffalo. I'd park the CD again, drive her and the rv back to Pensacola. I'd fly back to Buffalo and finish the Loop.
Now there is a question in here. Anyone got any suggestion on where I could safely leave the CD for a few days both in Boston and in Buffalo? The ideal spot would be where I could get easy transportation from the boat to the airport. Time period for Boston would be end of May first of June. Buffalo probably August.
Thanks
Roger
El and Bill
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Roger --
Care to share more about those plans in Labrador?? We've cruised that coast and it ain't easy. Where do you plan to launch and what routes are you considering?
Care to share more about those plans in Labrador?? We've cruised that coast and it ain't easy. Where do you plan to launch and what routes are you considering?
El and Bill
New member
Roger --
Still thinking of doing the Loop?
Still thinking of doing the Loop?
flrockytop
New member
Well actually we sort of did it last year. Only problem was it was in the RV. Just prior to starting in a CD, I was involved in a nasty auto accident. In short I wasn't in a condition to make that much of an adventure solo in a boat, however, in May we struck out in the RV from Pensacola. We went to Key West (mile 0) then headed north. We went to Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador (Red Bay) as far as the paved road goes. We returned down through Louisville, Ky stopping for a few days along the Erie Canal. We clocked about 9,000 miles. We did save many waypoints into the gps that are now "must do's" to tow the CD to. So now have plans redo the trip just not all by water and by multiple trips.
Next scheduled trip is New Zealand for the end of May, first of June. Then thinking of making the Lake Powell trip in Sept. Being retired, there is just NOT enough time to fit everything in.....
Roger
Next scheduled trip is New Zealand for the end of May, first of June. Then thinking of making the Lake Powell trip in Sept. Being retired, there is just NOT enough time to fit everything in.....
Roger
El and Bill
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Sorry to hear about the nasty auto accident -- great that you could make the trip in your RV though, and perhaps will be able to do some of the best segments in your CD.
Hopefully, we'll be at Lake Powell in September and look forward to meeting you down there in the canyon country.
Hopefully, we'll be at Lake Powell in September and look forward to meeting you down there in the canyon country.
Pat Anderson
New member
Roger - sorry your plans from last year got waylaid by the auto accident. We are about five years away from retiring, so the Great Loop is a ways away for us, but sure sounds like something we need to see at least once in our lives. I will have some pix up of how we will be sleeping two on our 16 Angler (if it every stops raining here on the Upper Left Coast so I can take the cover off again). Brock (Catman) has perfected cruising for one on the the 16 Angler Bambina. I am pretty sure when we do the Great Loop it will be on the CD25, especially if we are out for six months or a year! Hope to meet you at Powell!
Pat Anderson
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Jim, it is a challenge! Ultimately, it might involve opening up the bulkhead to the cuddy and doing a mini-coversion to an "Angle-Cruiser" - Patty has so far nixed that idea, we'll see how David (Alyssa Jean) pulls it off. I'm betting it will be way cool. In the meantime, our solution is a camperback, changing the seat pedestals out for Cabella's freestanding quad pedestal stands, which allows the seat to be folded down and stored in the cuddy stand and all, and a double airbed in the cockpit (pedestal seats needed to go because the airbed and our bodies are just a little longer than the cockpit). We have tested the airbed in the driveway, fits perfectly and very comfortable! Patty just is finishing the privacy curtains for the camperback. Add to that a Mr Buddy Heater, a one burner propane stove, a gallon of water, cold food and hot food that gets hot with pouring in hot water, and the all-important porta-potti. Oh, yes, and an iPod and a little speaker cube for the tunes! First test on the water is at Jarrell Cove the first weekend in May. Pix to follow!
jennykatz":9b5lknjs said:Where could you sleep in a 16 angler would that be outside or in the little cabin ?? would love to see the pictures thanks jim on duck
smittypaddler
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Be sure to allow plenty of time, and take time to smell the roses. I did The Loop in 6 months, and regret going so fast. There's so much I missed! I just got back from the St Johns River in Florida, which I passed by on my Loop. You could easily spend 2 months on the St Johns. And there are other places I missed, like Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, and the Richelieu, and the Trent-Severn, and on and on. You'll regret it if you don't take your time.
BTW, one item of equipment I didn't have on my Loop that I've since added and consider invaluable is a small Honda generator. It makes me much more flexible. I can now anchor out more often, because I can charge my own house batteries (2 deep-cycle type 27s). The Honda 1000 is a little small, but if the weather gets really hot, I can even run the small window air conditioner that fits in the forward window. The 2000 would let me run more electrical stuff simultaneously, be it's much heavier than the 1000, and won't fit aft of the porta-potti in the forward cabin.
BTW, one item of equipment I didn't have on my Loop that I've since added and consider invaluable is a small Honda generator. It makes me much more flexible. I can now anchor out more often, because I can charge my own house batteries (2 deep-cycle type 27s). The Honda 1000 is a little small, but if the weather gets really hot, I can even run the small window air conditioner that fits in the forward window. The 2000 would let me run more electrical stuff simultaneously, be it's much heavier than the 1000, and won't fit aft of the porta-potti in the forward cabin.
Bill Uffelman
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With a posted 700 pound CD 16 capacity I can see putting all the cruising items (including crew) on the scale as you decide what you need to take -- sorry dear you don't get to go! Presumably the Coast Guard would not reduce the load capacity by the weight of an added camper back.
Guess the 700 pound capacity gives an added incentive to the C-Brats Biggest Loser effort -- increase the non-crew net capacity of the CD 16!
Bill Uffelman
Las Vegas NV
Guess the 700 pound capacity gives an added incentive to the C-Brats Biggest Loser effort -- increase the non-crew net capacity of the CD 16!
Bill Uffelman
Las Vegas NV
Simplicity
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Roger,
We are currently in progress cruising the Great Loop in our 23. As Bill and El say KISS. You can follow our adventure on my blog. http://voyageofsimplicity.blogspot.com
We have really enjoyed being smaller and cruising in places the bigger boats can't go. For example, we were able to go up the Swannee River in Florida pass Fanning Springs. Saw some beautiful springs and tied up to the State Park docks.
Happy Cruising
Linda and ALan
We are currently in progress cruising the Great Loop in our 23. As Bill and El say KISS. You can follow our adventure on my blog. http://voyageofsimplicity.blogspot.com
We have really enjoyed being smaller and cruising in places the bigger boats can't go. For example, we were able to go up the Swannee River in Florida pass Fanning Springs. Saw some beautiful springs and tied up to the State Park docks.
Happy Cruising
Linda and ALan
Pat Anderson
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More pictures, please!
Simplicity":2oj7smtm said:Roger,
We are currently in progress cruising the Great Loop in our 23. As Bill and El say KISS. You can follow our adventure on my blog. http://voyageofsimplicity.blogspot.com
We have really enjoyed being smaller and cruising in places the bigger boats can't go. For example, we were able to go up the Swannee River in Florida pass Fanning Springs. Saw some beautiful springs and tied up to the State Park docks.
Happy Cruising
Linda and ALan