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Do you get land sick? I've never been sea sick either , but its happened a couple times when i'm out for days, get back to dock and got land sick. Is there any cheap way to get one Gary? All the ones i've seen are thousands of $$, way to much for something that won't be used until well...

Those that have used SeaBrook and or SeaChest please DM your thoughts and experience

When I loosened the set screws holding the rudder shaft up it with some pushing dropped about an inch. then it stopped I rotates quite freely now, but will not go down or up with an amount of forcing it i'm comfortable with ( I tied my 32# anchor to the rudder to help pull it down, but no drop...

I was coming down the port Allen cancel and hit something not marked on charts My rudder is bent backwards and can't turn, I'm going to try to drop in water, now tied here at ship yard in Amelia, LA Current plan to to have the ship yard straighten it back out, if it will just drop out Just...

Hi Mark, Do you still have the E36RH serial # 21 Glide? I'm on #2 Shazam, come April I'll have been living aboard for roughly 1 year. I have the shoal draft keel model of 5'8" wing keel(before loading gear on). Wing keel sounds like a great design on paper much haven't found it useful in...

Just an update, Sitting at Greenville, MS waiting on the water level to go back down to a safe level NOAA river level at Greenville

Does anyone know a sailor whose retired, that if i can cover their travel expenses would be interested in helping push down some of these river miles? Between cold nights on anchor, kennel expenses, etc Travel expenses for someone on the gulf coast should be cover-able for the needed assistance

I"m in Memphis Tennessee I'm waiting on some parts that should arrive on Tuesday Anyone interested in Tom Sawyer-ing down the Mississippi River with me? 199 miles to Greenville, MS 302 miles From Greenville, MS to Baton Rouge, LA

I'm on the Kentucky Lake so only one 1 more lock to go.... at least until the inter-coastal

19ft longer that's more than 50% of my boat we have different definitions of "some"

I don't have a place in Louisiana to drop ship my mast to, and that sounds prohibitively expensive to have it shipped ahead and the ~7 extra locks with a 55ft pole strapped to side sounds unmanageable I just see turning to pull up to a fuel dock and 1 end or the other swiping the fuel pumps...

Hi Jeff, I'm posting almost everyday on my Youtube channel, just a couple days delay of where i actually am https://www.youtube.com/@EngineerSailing/shorts Carlton

I have 51ft and change Airdraft maybe plus more for the VHF antenna My plan has been to take the TN to the end then go down the Mississippi, for multiple reasons, high bridges, ~7 less locks, and avoid weaving though the oil fields getting to New Orleans However sitting here as this Polar front...

Just wondering what is your bridge clearance? Also did you do all the locks on the tenn Tom solo or with crew?

Tennessee to the end and Mississippi to the end I'm at Eastport tonight, $2/ft after tax yikes At last I'm plugged in