GL: Sngle handling locks on the loop

[Matt Mattson]

Greg:

I agree on access to lines from the side making things much easier  
for the singlehander.  I believe Fred (Tug 44) takes his boat through  
the locks singlehanded quite a bit.

As for the life, don't let being single prevent you from doing what  
you want to do.  Get out there and go for it before dying behind a  
keyboard.

MM

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On Mar 9, 2008, at 1:56 PM, Greg Schoenberg wrote:

> Excellent advice by all.  I disagree about one of the posts being  
> insensitive.
> Twas a dose of reality...navigating the loop and life is more  
> difficult solo
> than with a compatible partner.  I got a dose of this for three  
> long weeks
> when my wife visited her missionary sister in Kenya.  During that  
> time, I
> managed life and even our 22' boat by myself.  That led me to this  
> post.  What
> if, God forbid, something happened to my wife before our dream of  
> loopin the
> Loop comes to fruition, 6 years from now.  Could I carry on and do  
> it myself?
>
> Truly I don't know, but given the excellent advice given here, I  
> know now it's
> possible.  I think it would require the right boat, like a 25  
> Rosborough,
> which has side doors.
>
> -Greg
>   -----