Weather was nice today and we made great time, clearing Aberdeen, Amory, Wilkins and Fulton locks. We docked at Midway Marina for the night.Butch has become a very capable captain. Larry has confidence enough to leave the bridge and relax w…
April 3 & 4 We cleared Beville & Stennis Locks and docked at Columbus Marina
More limestone cliffs on the Tennesse-Tombigbee river, south of Columbus, MS. We stayed two nights at Columbus Marina because a severe thunderstorm was predicted. The marina was kind enough to put us under cover the second night. Good…
Painted
So here it is.The next section of deck rust busted, and a first coat of primer on.A long day for all, but well worth it.
Also Made in the U.S.A.
Now that we’ll be towing our trailerable Ranger Tug R27 cross country, down south, or anywhere in-between, we wanted a truck that could do the job effortlessly and dependably. We choose the GMC Sierra 2500 and equipped her with a Duramax Diesel engine, 4WD, trailering towing package and a few creature comforts to make our […]
April 2 We departed Demopolis, cleared Heflin lock, and anchored at Sumter Landing
And here’s Butch. The weather has finally cleared up and we are passing the White Cliffs of Eppe. Cocktail time at Sumter LandingFishing at Sumter Landing
April fools day, We had the boat pulled to replace a damaged prop
Between Chickasaw Bogue and Demopolis, we hit a submerged object and damaged the port propeller. It caused a rather severe vibration, so it had to be replaced. Actually, we replaced both props with our spares because they come as matched se…
March 31 We cleared Demopolis Lock and docked at Demopolis Yacht Basin
Another mostly rainy day. We thought we would make good time and be in Demopolis about noon, but they held us up for almost 4 hours while they cleared 4 large tows thru the lock.The lockmaster finally felt sorry for us and put us in the lock with…
March 30 We continued north in the rain to Chickasaw Bogue
Navigating the Tenn-Tombigbee was a nerve wracking experience, especially during an all-day rain that made visibility very poor. These logs can wipe out a prop easily.Entering Chickasaw Bogue….more trashIn the morning, our anchor chain wa…
March 29 Next anchorage north was at Bashi Creek.
Bashi Creek affords a very narrow anchorage. There were already two boats anchored upstream and they wanted to leave very early in the morning, so we had to anchor clear over against the bank. During the night we had a severe thunderstorm v…
March 28 We continued north and anchored at Old Lock #1
It was still raining and the river was close to minor flood stage and, in places, full of trash. No chance to relax while piloting the boat….don’t want to hit any of these logs.
