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Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 01:54:44 No.1770879 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1770903 >>1770955 >>1770964 >>1770967

Has anyone here completed the Great Loop? I've heard stories of some madmen completing the whole thing solely with a Kayak

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 02:56:03 No.1770903 Report

Quoted By: >>1770905

>>1770879
What kind of boat are you expected to use here? A sailboat with a good engine? I don't know anything about nautical /n/.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 02:58:55 No.1770905 Report

Quoted By: >>1770911 >>1770935 >>1771089

>>1770903
with the number of bridges in the route, anything with a mast would be ridiculous

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 03:06:57 No.1770911 Report

Quoted By: >>1770919

>>1770905
Yeah but don't you need kind of a big boat for the ocean? Are there a medium size boat with an engine that a normal person would reasonably own?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 03:59:35 No.1770919 Report

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>>1770911
I imagine the east coast route goes through the intercoastal, and I bet much of the gulf coast is protected as well
>Are there a medium size boat with an engine that a normal person would reasonably own?
like a motorboat?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 05:10:28 No.1770935 Report

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>>1770905
i think most boats definitely dont have a mast. ive read some people who do it by taking a sailboat, get rid of the mast, and throw a motor on the boat

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 05:36:32 No.1770940 Report

Quoted By: >>1770948

Interesting I was thinking kayaking south on the Mississippi. The thing is logistics. And also,
logistics.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 06:02:44 No.1770948 Report

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>>1770940
yes, logistics and sightseeing are the priorities on this trip i think

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 06:49:13 No.1770955 Report

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>>1770879
Literally all I can see in that pic is a guy opening his trenchcoat to reveal bootleg watches.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 07:19:58 No.1770964 Report

Quoted By: >>1770966

>>1770879
>kayaking down the mississippi
Immensely unpleasant experience.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 07:28:45 No.1770966 Report

Quoted By: >>1770969

>>1770964
popular method is to go halfway down the mississippi and then divert to the Ten Tom Waterway

a warning from a popular guide (though its referring to boaters)

>Sadly this is NOT the romantic, carefree voyage it once was. . .Your decision to cruise the full length of the Mississippi River to New Orleans and the Gulf ICW vs taking the Tennessee-Tombigbee to Mobile Bay and the Gulf ICW should be considered seriously.

>In addition to the question of fuel range and fresh water capacity, your provisions and lack of facilities along this route are important considerations. Despite what you may think, boating the Lower Mississippi River together with what you expect when you arrive in New Orleans will not be what you dreamed. Trust our experience on this one. . . When it comes to boats, boating, bugs, tugs and barges - the Lower Mississippi and the Mississippi side of New Orleans will (most likely) turn out to be something you will wish you had avoided altogether - especially - if it comes as a surprise.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 07:30:24 No.1770967 Report

Quoted By: >>1770970

>>1770879
I drove a similar but inland loop, through Niagra, NYC/DC then south along the eastern side of Appalachia back in 2015, I drove over 5000miles in a week, it was crazy. I was exhausted but I did it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 07:38:55 No.1770969 Report

Quoted By: >>1771222

>>1770966
do they elaborate

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 07:46:22 No.1770970 Report

Quoted By: >>1770974

>>1770967
with what?

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 08:10:12 No.1770974 Report

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>>1770970
basic bitch early 00s entry level Merc, not my car but it was comfy enough. Not as epic as kayaking or cycling the journey but it's still a challenging adventure even with a car

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 14:13:54 No.1771089 Report

Quoted By: >>1771093

>>1770905
I guy I talked to in key west told me that there were like 3 or something sailboats that could make the great loop, he said that they have to have the right combination of keel depth, not being too long, and having a collapsible mast. But apparently, it’s possible.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 14:20:04 No.1771093 Report

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>>1771089
I saw /n/ should buy one of these boats and make a voyage

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 19:46:42 No.1771222 Report

Quoted By: >>1771236

>>1770969
yeah, apparently Ten Tom has more marinas to stop at so its more friendly to hobby boaters

>While the Tennessee - Tombigbee route offers dozens of Marinas between the Ohio river and the Gulf ICW, the Lower Mississippi river offers only 2 Marinas between Hoppies Marina at Mile Marker 158.5 on the Upper Mississippi, and New Orleans. There are no services or fuel from Hoppies to Mud Island Marina on the Wolf River Harbor off the Lower Mississippi River (Memphis) at Mile Marker 737. This is a distance of 376 miles, and there are no services or fuel from Greenville until you reach the Gulf ICW, and there are no pleasure boat docks or access to New Orleans from the Mississippi River.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 20:22:33 No.1771236 Report

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>>1771222
>there are no pleasure boat docks or access to New Orleans from the Mississippi River
Honestly shocking, I figured they'd have at least a small marina there somewhere. Guess everyone drives to their preferred body of water to launch or store their boats.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 20:43:58 No.1771243 Report

Quoted By: >>1771266 >>1771289

>Missisippi and Eastern Seaboard

Where's the fun in travelling through flat, industrialized landscapes with gross agricultural run-off rivers?
Why not do something cool, like the Inside Passage?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 21:42:40 No.1771266 Report

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>>1771243
I'm glad people do it because it makes you mad

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 09 Mar 2022 23:43:45 No.1771289 Report

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>>1771243
the scenery changes a lot and is actually synchronized with the seasons

for example you try to be on the mississippi during the beautiful fall season, because you want to be in the warm florida keys for winter

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