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Lucky: Sorry for the stroke but good for you for not letting it dictate your life. I know it poses it limitations. I have them too. Painful limitations. This getting older stuff ain't for sissies. But you're adapting to the situation you've been given. Hurray for you! Rob

The forecast for leaving Joe Wheeler for Huntsville was rather iffy. Early morning winds of 10 mph with gusts to 15 out of the southeast. Picking up to 20 mph winds with gusts to 30. Not my ideal conditions. Waiting the following day would put me into a forecast of T-storms. Not a better choice...

I haven't taken the time to say thanks for the positive comments. So thanks to each of you who have commented. And to all who have viewed. If no one viewed or commented, wouldn't be much point to taking the forum along for the ride. Rob

I wanted to be at the boat and have it ready to go at first light, so I missed out on Hampton's breakfast. The coffee was good and the front desk person very kindly offered to grab me a bagel from somewhere in the back. I did arrive at the marina early and found another boat, Teva, also getting...

My irrational fear of locks brings me to Florence Harbor. It's about 36 miles from JP Coleman State Park to Florence Harbor. And only another 21 miles to get to Joe Wheeler State Park, which is where I really prefer to get to. But there are two locks in those last 21 miles. And Florence Harbor...

Two more pics of J P Coleman State Park. It is first state park I've visited in Mississippi. People were great. Docks were in good shape. Shelves were a bit bare in small store, likely being near end of their season. No restaurant on-site, but like other state parks, it had hotel rooms with a...

Today little platform outside my RV came in quite handy for taking a video. Although the fog was easy enough to see. I would have preferred an early start. Clifton Marina is one of the last stops before Pickwick Lock and Dam and its about 50 miles away. The Clifton Marina owner, again, who was...

Mazatlan: I:m looking forward to your post! Posting when I can, I'm about halfway caught up with our trip.

Like Moor's Resort, Clifton Marina also has an RV park. However, instead of renting 'mini-houses', they have a couple of very nice RV's at very reasonable prices for overnight accommodations if you don't want to stay on the boat. They also have an onsite restaurant which is open all day - and a...

Today I made a foolish, dangerous rookie mistake. I didn't stop to consider that a small body of water changes temperature with the surrounding air more rapidly than something the size of the Tennessee River. Cool mornings, at least compared to the very warm temperatures up until then...

The front brought cooler - okay cold to me, I'm from south Florida - temps. I put on about every layer I had. I'm sure I looked out of place, but I stayed warm in the wind. We do carry the curtains on the boat and they are in good shape, but I don't like anything that reduces visibility in...

Our lodge room was great, overlooking the lake. We got to see the arrival of the front we were running ahead of. Was cool to see the front envelop the Lake. Would not want to be out in the full force of the front. There were clear skies after the front moved through. Becky actually got...

Got an early start leaving Moors Resort for Paris Landing State Park. It was a fairly short run, but a front was coming through bringing winds and T-storms with it. So we planned to be off the water well before then. Nice cool morning, wind at our back, no sunscreen for me, beautiful run...

The channel in and out of Lake Barkley State Park is several miles long, circuitous and not very intuitive, in my opinion. The advice from the dockmaster as we entered: "don't be afraid to hug the rock walls". Of course, he was exactly right. I was too focused on not taking out my lower unit to...

I'm amazed - video works. Just need to click sound icon if you want to hear a pair of Yamahas on plane... I went smaller on the pictures (40%), but looks like I could go smaller still. Or does that just affect resolution and not display size? A couple of Lake Barkley State Park Marina pics...

Thanks Iced-D. I hope I can figure out how to post videos as easily as you make it look. I'm catching up with posting after my wife ended her stint with me on this trip. She has accompanied me on short sections of the Loop, but it's not really her thing. So when she is aboard, my priority is...

Already screwed up and doubled up on images. I think choosing that "Insert full image" after they were already in thread did it. And I can't figure out how to undo it. Also, I can probably make the images a tad smaller. Will try to post tomorrow as we get going to Lake Barkley State Park.

We are on a trip from Clarksville, about an hour outside of Nashville, planned to end at Huntsville, AL. The great part is that my wife will join me for the first week. We'll take the Cumberland River (new to me) to the Tennessee River. I've seen this section of the Tennessee River while doing...

I get it. Same thing when I bought my 2007 F250s. Enough other owners on the main forum convinced me that the 2007's were past the corrosion issue. Same may be true with yours - I don't know - but others will. But best to negotiate with best knowledge you can get. As you seem to be doing...

Fluke: First, welcome aboard. I don't know those engines well enough to answer with any confidence. I would post in the General section where many very knowledgeable people will see your question and respond. Personally, I would have thought that the surveyor would have picked up on this. But...