Mike & Pam

Winter Boat Check

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019Mike & Pam

Pam, Boomer and I enjoyed a chilly Spring Break hanging around beautiful Lake Charlevoix MI. The boat is in heated storage at Boyne Boat Yard in Boyne City, MI which is on the east end of Lake Charlevoix. We spent time on the boat getting familiar with the systems, measuring, adjusting a few things and doing some general planning with the boat yard. Looks like we will launch in early June and get to know her better for a couple weeks on Lake Charleviox. Can’t wait!

Found a Dinghy

March 10, 2019August 14, 2019Mike & Pam

We found a dinghy…. its the Highfield Classic 290 with a Tohatsu 9.8HP gas 4 stroke motor. This combo should be plenty to do all the motoring around towns that we need and it weighs less than 200lbs. The plan is to keep the Highfield on an extended Trick davit system mounted to the swim platform. There are many davit options but we think this will allow us to deploy and secure the dinghy quickly for maximum use.

Lookin’ for Marinas…in the snow!

February 19, 2019March 10, 2019Mike & Pam

We are hoping that the Marinas have more warmth and character than what shows in Feb!

Gathering some stuff

January 30, 2019September 8, 2019Mike & Pam

Inflatable-life Jackets…**Safety First!**

Deck Chairs, Yeti drink cups and a map….Merry Christmas

We bought a boat

January 14, 2019September 7, 2019Mike & Pam

Hey Hey…After a decade of talk and a year or so of kicking a bunch of hulls, we finally found the best vessel for us to circumnavigate the eastern half of America by waterway. The boat, soon to be christened Sea C Rider, is at rest and under warm shelter in Boyne City MI. The plan is to launch her in early June once school is out and spend a couple weeks on Lake Charlevoix in MI. Then we start our shake out voyage across Lake Michigan and down the western shore to a yet t.b.d. marina…probably Kenosha. We’ll dock the craft there for a couple months before our official Loop start in Sept..lots to do before then..