The Katy Leigh, our 36 ft, 1981 Grand Banks trawler was sold on December 1, 2017, The new home is in Panama City and the owner is a very nice man, James, that farmed and built homes in north Florida for many years. A widower, Katy Leigh is now his full time home. He has kept the name and delights in ...Read More...

  May 31st was a day with scattered storms day at Kenlake Marina. The clouds were spectacular with a dark gloomy sky in the west and this scene in the east. The sun is shining on the cloud. I used the iPhone 6 panoramic feature where you hold the phone verically and just pan around to the right. ...Read More...

Just before Christmas I determined I needed a new camera that would shoot high quality video for interstateac.com. Up until now for the past two years everything has been shot with a Sony pocket camera. I had read some very good reports on Sony's new A5000 in USA Today and had seen this camera for sale ...Read More...

On October 18, 2014 I gave a presentation at the United States Power Squadron District 17 Meeting  The presentation describes AIS,the various types, and how it is used to prevent accidents on inland waters. I also talked about the Moonstruck accident on the Tenn-Tom Waterway which might have been prevented ...Read More...

I just finished reading one of the most entertaining books about cruising America's Great Loop since the well-known Ron & Eva Stob's book "Honey Let's Get a Boat". The authors Mike & Denniese Liles did the Loop in 2011 so their book is up-to-date. They took their dog Maggie and much of the book is about ...Read More...

This post is a followup. One weekend after the installation of the washer-dryer was complete, the floor was back together and the complicated door was in place. The front from the old chart drawer that had to be removed was used to cover up the hole. Most importantly the unit was working with sudsy ...Read More...

Two weeks ago the washer-dryer in Hattitude, a 43 foot Hatteras LRC died in a cloud of smoke. The washer dryer had been installed when the boat was built in the late 70s so getting in out was a major challenge. Locating a new one that would fit was not easy. Finally a unit was found that appeared to ...Read More...

As we close out the year, it is time for one last post. My boating writer friend, Michael Sciulla, posted a request on the Boating Writers International LinkedIN Group a month ago for reviews by boating writers who had seen the movie, All Is Lost. Mavis and I went to the movie at Nashville's ...Read More...

  A few years ago an AGLCA member planning to cruise the Great Loop asked a series of excellent questions that confront all boaters when looking for a boat to do the Loop.  The questions, my reply to the questions and a comment from another boater form a white paper you can download ...Read More...

Some 17 years ago, Duthie Associates, Inc. commissioned our son Graham to paint a large pastel triptych for our West End  Office.  Graham attended public schools in Nashville for from 1977-1982 so he can be considered a Nashville artist. The concept was to illustrate Nashville as in the 90's about 80% ...Read More...