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03-03-2017, 08:13 AM
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Guru
City: Houma, Louisiana
Vessel Name: M/V LUNASEA
Vessel Model: 45ft Bluewater Coastal
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 529
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Planning A Trip up The Tombigbee
Planning a trip up to Chattanooga will I need a dinghy ????
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03-03-2017, 09:14 AM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kartracer
Planning a trip up to Chattanooga will I need a dinghy ????
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That would depend on your style of cruising. Do you do much anchoring? Do you have a pooch that would need to get to shore? Other than that probably not. There are marina stops spaced out for a days cruise. Besides, the TennTom WW has few places to land on shore.
Come on up to Chattanooga. I will be leaving the downtown area to move back to Signal Mountain. When you leave the Grand Canyon of the Tennessee look up to the last mountain on your port side. I may be waving at you.
The Tennessee River is a great cruise.
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03-03-2017, 09:53 AM
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Senior Member
City: Maumelle, AR
Vessel Name: Missing Link
Vessel Model: 1986 Albin 34 Family Cruiser
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 112
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I doubt it is necessary. You might want it for exploring some areas, if you want, but there will be very little "need" of a dinghy for cruising this route. I have only been up the Ten-Tom a few times, but I do not remember many places to go to shore than the marinas.
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03-03-2017, 11:02 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Harriman, TN
Vessel Name: "GILKEY" as charged
Vessel Model: '81 Schucker438
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 27
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What's your time frame? Leaving Mobile April 15 heading for Knoxville.
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03-03-2017, 11:04 AM
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Guru
City: Punta Gorda, FL
Vessel Name: Aweigh
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 42
Join Date: Jun 2014
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We stayed on the Tenn Tom for a year from Columbus, MS to Knoxville and never needed one except for putting around while in a marina.
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03-03-2017, 08:20 PM
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Guru
City: Southern Maine
Vessel Model: Prairie 36 Coastal Cruiser
Join Date: Dec 2012
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Kartracer & MikeyG, I'm on my way down the Tennessee now in a 40' Albin. Got as far as Guntersville so far. Let me know if you have any specific questions.
As for a dinghy, I think that's been covered. I've always found I use the dinghy a lot less than I thought I would, and end up staying at marinas more than I planned. But YMMV.
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03-03-2017, 09:58 PM
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Guru
City: Seabrook, Texas
Vessel Name: Small World
Vessel Model: Defever 50
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MikeyG
What's your time frame? Leaving Mobile April 15 heading for Knoxville.
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Mikey,
We'll be leaving Mobile about the same time, maybe 16th or 17th. Let's connect.
Paul
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03-04-2017, 07:00 AM
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Senior Member
City: Bradenton, FL
Vessel Name: OPTIMYSTIQUE
Vessel Model: Mariner 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 119
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We will also be heading up the TennTom about that same time. We are looking forward to spending the summer on Watts Bar Lake.
We may see Ya'll on the way.
Wm Mayberry
OPTIMYSTIQUE
Mariner 40
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03-04-2017, 08:09 AM
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Guru
City: Houma, Louisiana
Vessel Name: M/V LUNASEA
Vessel Model: 45ft Bluewater Coastal
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 529
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Thanks everyone, I am still in the planning stage.
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03-04-2017, 10:44 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Clinton
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 99
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Best guess going up or down ?
How many days to go from Paducah Ky
to Mobile Al.
Assuming average locks times and weather.
7 to 10 kn 8 hours per day.
Just starting to work on a fall time frame
from
Quad cities Iowa to Gulf shores Ala.
Thanks
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03-04-2017, 02:58 PM
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#11
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Veteran Member
City: Harriman, TN
Vessel Name: "GILKEY" as charged
Vessel Model: '81 Schucker438
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 27
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Drake, pm sent, sounds like a busy time...
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03-05-2017, 07:26 AM
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Senior Member
City: Bradenton, FL
Vessel Name: OPTIMYSTIQUE
Vessel Model: Mariner 40
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 119
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It seems like it took us 7 days going from Yellow Creek/Tennessee River to Dog River and 8 coming back up in our 37' sailboat.
Wm Mayberry
OPTIMYSTIQUE
Mariner 40
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