While cruising Lollipop, we have had a couple of times tripping the electrical pedestals at marinas with new, up to the current electrical code, ground fault interrupt, or electrical breakers. The first time we thought it might be a marina…
Last year we bought Lollipop to travel The Great Loop, a bucket list item of mine, with Deb being the reluctant spouse. At the time, Deb’s mantra was one and done, but as we cruised, she mellowed, enjoying meeting people…
When Deb and I were in Fort Pierce, Florida, I had a bicycle accident. Immediately after getting on the bike, I clipped a parking curb with the left peddle, sending me over the handlebars onto the asphalt. I landed on…
The loop is typically made in about ten months, with the other two months spent in the Florida Keys or the Bahamas. That means 6000 miles divided by the remaining 300 days equals 20 miles per day of travel. Neither…
At the end of the alternator upgrade post, I did not know how things would work out until we had anchored a few times. Well, south Florida provided weeks of anchoring. I am pleased to report the new alternators with…
Aboard boats of Lollipop’s size, the waste from the toilet goes in the black water tank. The sink and shower water or grey water goes overboard. The black water tank has to be pumped out at marinas. On Great Harbour…
Lollipop originally had 35 amp alternators for the Yanmar diesel engines. Somewhere along the way, the alternators were upgraded to 80 amp, which requires larger battery cables, but only the positive battery cable was upgraded. During her life, the battery…
Attention: this post contains boat porn! Reader be-advised. Photos of a bare bottom will be shown. When we did the prepurchase haulout of Lollipop, the previous owner was surprised to find the ablative paint almost gone off the bottom, as…
We departed Alred Marina Saturday morning with angry winds, blowing as much as 30 mph, and in spots, the Tennessee river had 2-foot waves. As we traveled downstream, the clouds cleared by mid-morning, and we ended the day in Decatur,…
Yesterday, Thursday, October 14, Carlos brought Deb and me to Guntersville, where we provisioned, paid state registration fees, had our MSD inspection. Today I have checked us out of Alred Marina and completed some small chores on the boat. See…
