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[Ham'n It Up]

Some pix of my September 2022 Solo Tennessee/Cumberland River Trip. 800 miles, 18 days, 10 locks, 2 time zones, 10 anchorages, 8 slips, 7mph average speed, Yamaha 115 4s, 2000rpm, 6mpg average. A fantastic trip!!

 

[Vikingstaff]

That sounds and looks like an AMAZING trip. Wow! Just Wow!

 

[Ham'n It Up]

That sounds and looks like an AMAZING trip. Wow! Just Wow!

Thanks Jeff! I had just turned 69 and needed the excitement of a new adventure. Glad I could do it!!

 

[Ham'n It Up]

A few more pix of my River Trip.

 

[WVFan4]

Now that looks like an awesome trip. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Link]

Looks Great, I would love to do a trip like that. There is a loop like that in NY utilizing the Erie Canal, rivers including the St Lawrence. Did you sleep on board? If so what was your set up?

 

[SEMPERFI8387]

That’s awesome. Some day I’ll take an adventure like that ….

 

[Ham'n It Up]

Looks Great, I would love to do a trip like that. There is a loop like that in NY utilizing the Erie Canal, rivers including the St Lawrence. Did you sleep on board? If so what was your set up?

Yes, I slept on board on a tall air mattress between the front couches. I took a 2 man pop-up tent, but only used it twice. I used 7'x9' blue tarps with clips attached to the bimini(see the pix) to block the sun, wind, and public view as needed around the boat. The tarps worked great as the weather was fabulous 95% of the trip, and the bugs only bothered me a couple nights!! Took a 58qt. 12 volt fridge/freezer for my food and ice for drinks. A cooler was used for water bottles and condiments, but may not use on future trips. Pix show my gallery setup behind the helm seat, and it worked great. My Cuisinart bbq also fit on the gallery table for streaks, chicken, and burgers. 5 gallon bucket, snap-on toilet seat(Amazon), 8gal plastic bags, and cedar chip bedding from Rural.King for my head.(no smell at all.) Stayed at a Marina every 2nd or 3rd night for a shower, and did laundry once on the trip. I put a 100w flexable solar panel on the back of the bimini hooked to a 75ah 12v battery to power the freezer during the night. It would recharge the battery by noon...

 

[Vikingstaff]

Saved this post for ideas in the future. Really intrigued by your trip, and your simple ideas for pulling off traveling and staying on your boat. Very nice!

 

[Ham'n It Up]

Saved this post for ideas in the future. Really intrigued by your trip, and your simple ideas for pulling off traveling and staying on your boat. Very nice!

Thanks VS!
I posted daily progress on Facebook in the Bennington Pontoon Owners group if your interested. Started September 12th, 2022.

 

[1trotter]

Ready for warm weather and lake Murray water level to come back up!

 

[Yianni]

Ready for warm weather and lake Murray water level to come back up!

1trotter, I must have missed it. You sold your big block QX? Your new boat with the 425 sure looks sharp!

 

[1trotter]

1trotter, I must have missed it. You sold your big block QX? Your new boat with the 425 sure looks sharp!

yep. enjoying it so far

 

[Link]

Thanks Hamnitup for the info and sharing your pix. Looks like a great adventure.

 

[lakeliving]

I need to do some adventures like that. Looks like a blast.

 

[SEMPERFI8387]

Some of todays shots.

 

[Vikingstaff]

Wow! incredible shots.

 

[Lay Lake]

Awesome! Your talents are much appreciated. Thank you for posting these.

 

[CLDave]

Happy Labor Day Weekend everybody! When it's Friday and you need to cram in a couple meetings, you do it from the BOAT. Be safe out there y'all.