GL: Knoxville South for two weeks and back

[Gypsymt34 at aol.com]

sbarber at tvscable.com writes:
 Leon & Sandy, 

we will  depart Knoxville south,... in a 32' pontoon (houseboat with a 70 
horse  four stroke Yamaha. I wonder how far we will make it in two  weeks. 
Its more like a long West swing
 
Don't know, but would guess that if you made it to Pickwick Lk you have  
probably shoved to hard. I would plan the trip around obtaining  fuel, and I would 
slow down and smell the roses....constant movement is really  not a lot of 
fun.  If you only made it to Chattoonaga and back but enjoyed  yourselves that's 
far enough.

Please  tell me what kind of communication radio to get?
Marine VHF with a full  (8 ft) antenna would be my choice, but people  have 
done it with a handheld, which would be very nice to have as a  backup...again 
the latter too  would be my choice.

Needed  charts? Where to get them? 
 
A good start would be online   
_http://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/navigation/navcharts/#cprTennessee%20River_ 
(http://www.lrd.usace.army.mil/navigation/navcharts/#cprTennessee%20River) 
I would also go to your  Tennessee Wildlife  Resources    
_www.tnwildlife.org_ (http://www.tnwildlife.org)   as they should  have a single map or chart 
with a lot of information on it about all of the  "Tennessee Boating Trail"  As a 
side piece of info you now have an 1800 ft  transient dock in Chattanooga.

Any  other basic info needed.
Well...you said we and a lady named Sandy.   Having traveled  with 
ladies...wife,daughter,and her girlfriends I  would suggest something more than a porta 
potti, not knowing what is available  on your houseboat. Or at least find  the 
facilities to handle same ...empty  it, in a timely manner.
Have fun, Carl Hibbard 

 



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