Thanks Wayne!
 

For the links to the navigation links. I've been reading about "looper" travels on the captain John websites as well.

Thanks Wayne!
 

http://www.captainjohn.org/OhioiRiver.html

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http://captainjohn.org/River_Cumberland.html

Thanks Wayne!
 

On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 05:03:57 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

http://www.captainjohn.org/OhioiRiver.html

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Good stuff here. From his ICW page:

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The waters from Fort Myers through Pine Island Sound and Charlotte
Harbor have to be
one of the most diverse boating and fishing locations anywhere in the
world. Pine Island Sound
is bounded on the west by Sanibel, Captiva and North Captiva Islands.
Hundreds of islands dot
the Sound; redfish, snook, pompano and speckled trout delight the
patient angler. To the east,
Pine Island's mangrove shorelines, tidal creeks and oyster bars still
resist the crush of
development. Explore Matlacha, Pineland and Bokeelia for a taste of
the real Florida, where
Calusa Indians farmed and fished 1,000 years ago.
---

What he is describing above is sort of our boating backyard when we
are home in Florida.

I grew up on the Oswego Canal north of Syracuse:

http://www.captainjohn.org/GL-9-Erie-1.html

There are some great river cruising opportunities in upstate NY during
the summer.

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On 6/26/2014 10:46 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 05:03:57 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

http://www.captainjohn.org/OhioiRiver.html

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===

Good stuff here. From his ICW page:

---
The waters from Fort Myers through Pine Island Sound and Charlotte
Harbor have to be
one of the most diverse boating and fishing locations anywhere in the
world. Pine Island Sound
is bounded on the west by Sanibel, Captiva and North Captiva Islands.
Hundreds of islands dot
the Sound; redfish, snook, pompano and speckled trout delight the
patient angler. To the east,
Pine Island's mangrove shorelines, tidal creeks and oyster bars still
resist the crush of
development. Explore Matlacha, Pineland and Bokeelia for a taste of
the real Florida, where
Calusa Indians farmed and fished 1,000 years ago.
---

What he is describing above is sort of our boating backyard when we
are home in Florida.

I grew up on the Oswego Canal north of Syracuse:

http://www.captainjohn.org/GL-9-Erie-1.html

There are some great river cruising opportunities in upstate NY during
the summer.





My parents were offered a place on Pine Island for 45,000 in the early
90's, it was a huge good deal then from one of my dads very best
friends, wonder what it would be worth now:)

Thanks Wayne!
 

Scott, it'd probably be worth well over 3/4 mil or higher by now. Then again I wonder what the taxes would be on the places by now as well.

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Wayne, he or they do such a good job on detail and easy to understand writing that it makes cruising a lot more user friendly...

Thanks Wayne!
 

On 6/26/2014 2:47 PM, Tim wrote:
Scott, it'd probably be worth well over 3/4 mil or higher by now. Then again I wonder what the taxes would be on the places by now as well.


At the time I remember them saying it was worth right around 118,000..
IIRC... but our friends were gonna' sell it to them for 45 if my mom
wanted to move there but she decided she didn't want to live right here
in the house she built with dad so they passed.

Thanks Wayne!
 

On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:49:29 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, he or they do such a good job on detail and easy to understand writing that it makes cruising a lot more user friendly...

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I agree. There is a lot of good information out there that would
take a lot of time and research to pull together by yourself. One of
the best cruises we ever took was inspired by some postings right here
on "rec.boats" back in the late '90s. My advice is to start small and
build your confidence and skills. There is a lot of fun to be had
even if you never do the whole loop. It's a great dream however
which has inspired a lot of people.

Thanks Wayne!
 

On Fri, 27 Jun 2014 00:15:27 -0400, wrote:

On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 22:53:16 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:49:29 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

Wayne, he or they do such a good job on detail and easy to understand writing that it makes cruising a lot more user friendly...

===

I agree. There is a lot of good information out there that would
take a lot of time and research to pull together by yourself. One of
the best cruises we ever took was inspired by some postings right here
on "rec.boats" back in the late '90s. My advice is to start small and
build your confidence and skills. There is a lot of fun to be had
even if you never do the whole loop. It's a great dream however
which has inspired a lot of people.

If I had the boat for it, the time and the money I would like to try
that loop that goes up the East coast, through the canals to the Great
Lakes and down the Mississippi.


That's generally known as doing the Great Loop. There are quite a few
web sites devoted to it. The preferred route is to turn off the
Mississippi onto the Ohio River and then down through the Kentucky
River, Kentucky Lakes, and then south to the Tennessee-Tombigbee
Waterway which terminates in Mobile, AL. The lower Mississippi is a
tough place for small boats and fuel stops are few and far between.

It might also be interesting to retrace Lewis and Clark with the
portage across the continental divide and other choke points done on a
trailer.

Maybe I am just thinking about it because that is all you see in that
whole midwest/west area when you are up there.
I think the US Park System will stop you at the Yellowstone park
wilderness area. I know there was a big controversy about whether they
should even allow kayaking in the park when I was there. (you can't
now).
Once you pulled out there you could start back up on the Snake but you
would need to "portage" over about 20 dams.

That is all just a dream tho. I haven't even been from here to Stewart
;-)

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There's no reason why you couldn't go to Stuart and a lot farther in
your pontoon. With shallow draft you don't even need to cross the
open part of Lake Okeeechobee although you could on the right day. We
have seen a lot of pontoons going north on the ICW portion of the
Indian River and beyond. With some camper canvas and judicious
weather selection there's no reason why you couldn't make it to the
eastern end of Long Island Sound.

If you want some real inspiration about what can be done in a small
boat, take a look at this:

http://www.amazon.com/River-Horse-Logbook-Boat-Across-America/dp/0140298606#