On Thursday, October 14, 2021, Carlos drove Captain Tom and me to Alred Marina to begin our journey to Mobile Bay with Lollipop. We provisioned Lollipop, toted our clothing and other items aboard, and Carlos left us on Lollipop without…
Captain Tom and I attended the 2021 America’s Great Loop Cruisers Association Fall Rendezvous last week aboard Lollipop. First, I’d like to thank all those involved in the planning and execution of a wonderful event. Second, Tom and I met…
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…
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…
The Captain and Admiral took me on my first trip in the floating dog house they call Lollipop. I rode in the pilothouse while we were moving. It was a wet day outside, but we were dry in the floating…
I finally made my first trip on Lollipop this September. We took Lollipop from Alred Marina to Goose Pond Marina on Lake Guntersville in Alabama. It was a rainy morning as we traveled up the Tennessee River. I learned how…
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,…
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…
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…
