Lollipop Logistics
I wouldn’t say I liked quadratic equations in school, well truthfully, almost all math. However, it turns out that owning and moving a boat has a lot in common with math and many variables. We will be attending the AGLCA…
Captain Tom
For decades I have read boating magazines and dreamed of making The Great Loop. I have studied specs and knew what I wanted in a boat. I guess the timing is never perfect, but my wise dad told me to “travel before I get too old to travel.” So here we are about to embark on the trip of our life.
Still Learning
While dad and I were on the boat, I made a “small” change to one of the Xantrex inverter/charger settings. The ‘Power Share’ setting in the Xantrex menu was set at 15 amps. Not reading the manual at the time,…
Generator Electrical Problems
My Newbie MistakeThose who have and those who will So for my fourth project of the trip with dad, I became a detective to try and find out why the voltages on each leg of the breaker panel are not…
Boat Projects with Dad
On August 8, my dad and I went over to spend a few days on Lollipop as he had not seen her since Tampa. I had several projects lined up for the trip, starting with LED engine room lights. I…
Making Lollipop Ours – First Set of Projects for the Captain
On Tuesday, July 13th, Deb, Tessa, and I made a trip to Lollipop, arriving at bedtime. Wednesday morning, we made our first of many trips to Lowes. Luck was with us, and we found some hook racks that matched the…
Bringing Lollipop Home – Demopolis North
On Friday, July 2nd, we got off to a slow start as the fuel dock didn’t open until 8 am CT, and we wanted to take on 100 gallons of fuel. However, it was all done in short order, and…
Bringing Lollipop Home – Tennessee River to Guntersville
Monday, July 5, we were underway by 5:30 am CT, and by 6:15 am, we were on the Tennessee River at mile makers 215. Our first lock on the Tennesee River was the Wilson Lock, a lift of 93 feet. …
Bringing Lollipop Home – The River to Demopolis AL
At 6:15 am CT Thursday, June 29th, Lollipop was underway following Steve and Carol on JADIP, a Great Harbour N37, up the Mobile River. Bronson and I took turns running Lollipop while we kept a lookout for floating logs, trees,…
Bringing Lollipop Home – The Ocean
On Tuesday, June 22th, my son, Seth, and I rented a van and drove from Smarr, Georgia, to Ruskin, Florida. The next day, we made a provision run to the local Publix, changed the home port on Lollipop to Forsyth,…
Closing Agent
This is a short post because our closing agent Connie, at All Yacht Documentation, made the closing on Lollipop easy. Her job is as an attorney in a real estate closing. She was on the ball, giving me a list…