mystery solved.
Got the bow deck off and all the gunk right there. I assume it was holding back water from dripping out when on the trailer. When underway it allowed to push thru.
All that, but what I still can't wrap my head around is why it won't leak out when on the trailer. When I got home I dropped the tongue to the ground and filled up until it reached over halfway to the stern. Sat for an hour and only a couple drips from the keel drip hole. The water would...
Well, I jumped the gun and hit the ramp this morning. Beautiful, 60 degrees and sunny, only four boats at the ramp. I love my lake.
Didn't have all the foam out I wanted but could resist. A beer an a tuna sandwich with ruffles.
So, it appears the leak is under bow floor. I was not...
That is cool. No desire for a convention either but wife and I did the Nashville Orchestra libe to the movie into darkness. She is not a huge fan but loved that show.
Yeah but those speed guys are speed guys. Plus after 3k plus miles a bunch of shoreline looks like a bunch of shoreline.
We toyed with the idea using our small cruiser, good fuel burn at about 22 mph. Way faster than hull speed all the time.
I have four different identities. I have to screw with the idiots.
Here is his response to me about the record.
Robert Youens
Joe Mckeehan there isn't an organization that keeps a Great Loop Speed Record... it is unofficial. The Internet and gps trackers have made organizations like...
Dad keeps a blog, he posted this recently ( and might be falling in love with his AI... )
https://noellivefromparis.blogspot.com/2025/03/robins-etc.html
Have seen some posts from this guy but just followed his page.
He appears to be about my age aka old.
Tiller 60 on a Jon boat.
Current record appears to be held by a team, not one person like he is planning, at 19 days and 19 hours.
His page...
