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Monday: We've been looking forward to today since we've been in the Keys. Today we go out to Molasses Light. We have made many family trips from our home in West Palm Beach to Key Largo by boat to snorkel and dive Molasses, usually with our daughter who is now a grad student at Clemson. When...

Sunday: Continuing our progress up the Keys, we left our luxurious villa and headed for 'Hens and Chickens'. It is another, larger patch reef, also near shore, at a similar depth and structure as Cheeca Rocks. Only nicer. There was still a breeze, but the visibility was very good. and although...

Saturday: We got an early start to make sure we would get a mooring ball. The closest site to Chesapeake is Cheeca Rocks, much nearer to shore and shallower than Tennessee Reef. Well, we got there early enough. We were the only ones there! Our first thought was, what's wrong with this site...

Friday: Water depth getting to the Long Key Bridge was mostly good as the Fishing Lodge owner said. But we did have to lower the antennas to pass under. Once on plane in Hawk Channel we could see Tennessee Reef Light. Navigating to the light was pretty easy. We tied up to one of several...

An idea suggested by our Grady dealer. That's how we did the Great Loop while still working. Tony would drop us off at a marina with a designated pick-up marina (or boat ramp) 2-3 weeks from then.

Wednesday: We head 120 miles south for the Keys. Turns out the back way around Marco Island works out well. We get an early start and are lucky enough to follow another boat nearly the whole way around. Once we're in the recommended 12' of water and headed south, we still see a few fish...

So you went from Kissimmee to Lake O and out to the East coast? Wow, what a trip. Must have taken at least three weeks? When I was in high school the 17' Aquasport was the boat of my dreams. I'm guessing about a 12 degree deadrise and you took it about 700 miles!? Probably not as many no-wake...

Thanks for the Likes and the comments. My wife is the one to "Make Lemonade" as it were. Its her vacation time and she is not to be denied. Tuesday. We get to enjoy the breakfast spread at Tarpon Lodge before taking on the several-mile channel back out to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway...

Monday. We take a leisurely breakfast and make our way to Ingman Marine with some trepidation. Mike has the starboard engine still apart. On a nearby workbench is a pile of crud. I realize the engine is apart for my benefit. Mike explains: "Some of the the cooling passages were clogged with...

Sunday. Becky wants to see Sanibel Island as we make our way back north. While we're there, I'd like to check out Sanibel Marina to see if it is up and running and might be a good jumping off place for our next run. Sanibel Light has a bit less sand around than Becky remembers from family trips...

Day 3. Saturday. We continue with our planned itinerary except by rental car. We make our way down to Everglades City, a portion of Florida I have never seen despite living here for about 45 years. The Rod and Gun Club is another historic building, the main house being built in 1926. If you go...

Ed: Great that you found a direct replacement. But foamed in!? I'm not sure my body would be happy tackling that!

Ed: So how much do you like your refrigerator? ;) . You're not kidding about that being a tight spot. Speaking from my 2007, the fridge comes out pretty easily. I recall there being trim pieces at the top and bottom to remove. After that, it's pulling the fridge by each side in turn, bit by...

Day 2 Continued. To get right to the point, we never made it to Tarpon Lodge on Pine Island this day, at least not by boat. We did find Ingman Marine and the service department was operating out of a cramped FEMA trailer as they said, but they did, very kindly, have spare ignition keys ready...

Day 2. From Sarasota Bay to Pine Island. +60 miles. A beautiful run through what I consider my home-town area. Cruising south through Little Sarasota Bay. Siesta Key is on our right and Osprey is on our left. As a kid boating in this area, the Blackburn Point Swing Bridge was a relic then...

Actually, My wife and I just completed this two-week loop, but I did not get the opportunity to post to this forum along the way. So here goes in arrears. Intent was to go from our home in West Palm Beach and cross the state via Lake Okeechobee and associated waterways. My wife, who usually...

A little off target here. We installed a 6500 btu Mermaid Air into our 2007 Sailfish. The boat did not come with air from the factory. Mermaid Marine is based in Ft. Myers, FL and is known for customer support after the sale and easy installation. I very much found both to be true. We just...

I have installed a new Mermaid Marine AC in my 2007 Sailfish that did not come with AC from the factory. That may or may not be as hard as replacing yours depending on where it is and if the connection points (hoses, clamps, filters, wires, etc) are still in fair shape. So where is your AC unit...

A 22' battlewagon! Nice work. Keep sharing your ideas, please.

Look on eBay as well. This seller sells direct Grady replacements at unreasonably high prices. Bear in mind that these stand pipes came in various heights...