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Re: Finally on Lake Erie. Picture Included Hopefully will be in Dunkirk tomorrow. I try to focus on marinas with hotels within a short walking distance. I’m prepared to stay on the boat if I have to, but if holed up by bad weather for a few days, a hotel room is nice. Poor quality picture...

Re: Finally on Lake Erie. Picture Included Well, it’s a rainy day with small craft advisory, so still trying to solve this Imgur thing... Loses a lot, but there is the Cleveland skyline as I passed by. Will try to post more as time allows. And if I can remember how I did this one... Rob

Re: Finally on Lake Erie. Picture Included Thanks Halfhitch. That’s the part I can’t get to come up from my iPad. Thinking that Imgur just isn’t ios friendly, I downloaded the app and tried that way. I could find no similar option to resize images for bulletin boards in the app. Perhaps...

Thanks to the help and advice provided by several members here, I’m on my way to running the length of Lake Erie. All the predictions of the short, steep chop are true. Running from west to east and waiting out some weather in Erie at the moment. I’ve met wonderful people and made great...

Thanks. Again, nice work. Rob

Greyduk: That came out really nice. I assume your installer is in Alabama, consistent with your signature? Thanks, Rob

We’ve been in our marina for eighteen years. When I radio that I’m in the entrance channel, they scramble to move the expensive boats out of the way. So either you get used to your slip, or they get used to you :D Rob

Magical's got it. Those floating bollards are a godsend when locking through solo. Rob

Well, I don't think I could ever dress up my 258 to match OCNSLR's 270, so there's that. Other than the obvious 2'-itis, the 270 gives you stand-up room in the cabin that I don't get. At least for me, that doesn't come into play until we're overnighting and we have the cushions and mattress...

Mike: I do recall that Grady's own catalogs from 1976 or 1977, which you can find on Grady's web site, show the 20 with twins. If that is accurate, use that as an entry point to ask Grady if it can be made to work on more current models. Why I can remember things like that when I cant remember...

My Grady dealer flush-mounted my Garmin for me quite a few years ago. I'm really happy with the work they did. Using the radio box cover as the guide, they cut starboard to match and beveled the edge very nicely. The new piece fit in perfectly, and they added some a screw at each corner and a...

Bazz: Nice post. What year is your cat? Also, some pictures of the new engines on her would be nice too! Rob

More Pics Added at End, Re: Continuing Great Loop Will attempt to add a few more pics of the Nashville to Muscle Shoals trip. Tropical Storm Nate came up just as I was entering the Land Between the Lakes, two days out of Nashville. Waited out a day of steady, hard rain under covered...

Thanks for the experiences. Very helpful to know that if storage space and trailer-ability are hard limits, we can still be good on most days. Of course we would test ride before any purchase, but the test-ride day isn't likely where and what we'd like to encounter. The Marlin has always been...

Thanks guys. I looked at a Marlin at a boat show yesterday. I fish solo quite a bit, so I made laps around the boat as if I were chasing a fish and then just sat there contemplating. Fortunately dealer rep was busy with other folks. It wasn't my home dealer, so if he thought I was bit nuts...

Yup, sure did read that book. One of my inspirations. I haven't told my wife yet - who thinks I'll be done some day - but tracing his journey sounds like a great trip... Rob

I don't own a truck or trailer. I was introduced to a small-time boat hauler from my Grady dealer. They use him whenever they need just one boat picked up from the factory. That's all he does is trailer boats long distances. For example, he dropped my boat off at a ramp in Chicago and I said...

Thanks guys. Experiences from owners is invaluable. For years we have fancied the Marlin as the retirement boat. Now that we're nearly there, we're realizing the practical limitations of storage and trailering. We depend on a professional hauler who trailers our boat for our annual trips...

Sorry for the large size to the image. Still don't have picture posting down yet, but I think I'm just about there. Next size down ought to do it - next time! Rob

Halfhitch & Magical: Yup, I hope to complete in the not=to=distant future. With retirement around the corner, I hope to make more progress! Bill, work got in the way last summer, so I delayed and did some of the 'Heartland' section in October. It was beautiful. I'll try to post an image of...