Great Loop

May 19, 2024

Well so far so good. We’re still married. The boat’s in one piece and we didn’t throw the dog overboard – yet. She’s actually been doing real well but doesn’t like the rocking and pounding when we get into rougher seas.  We stayed at Hazard Marina from May 9 – 12. Then anchored in a

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May 12, 2024

Finally got the new relay installed on our generator so we left Hazard Marine in Georgetown, SC. That was a really great town and marina. We are on the hook at MM 375 and it is so peaceful. Since it’s mothers day, I told Diane she should do whatever she would like to do and

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May 10,2024

We were zipping along faster than originally planned but still having problems with our generator. Since we usually stay on the hook, that’s a very important piece of equipment. So we decided to go back to Georgetown (one of our favorite little towns — it has has a restaurant with wood fired pizza). There is

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May 5, 2024

I noticed something yesterday as we went under bridge after bridge (not as bad as Fort Lauderdale area). All the bridges have a big sign SLOW WAKE. Not a single bridge had a sign LOWER YOUR ANTENNA.  Last night we stayed in Savanah at the City dock on the Savanah River (because it was free)We

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May 3, 2024

We’re five days into the journey and already had plenty of learning opportunities. Starter Bendix’s can stick. Nothing leaks until it rains. A boat on the hard and leaning 35 degrees is very hard to sleep in: and Although it seems likely to happen any second, it doesn’t actually roll over.        

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This new adventure

After thinking about it for a few minutes, Diane and I decided we would do America’s Great Loop. JennaDi is a 2021 Jeanneau NC895,  a 30′ mono hull powered by twin 200 HP Yamaha outboards. 24″ water draft, 12′ air draft and a whopping 144 SF of living space not including the cockpit for which

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