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02-21-2019, 07:57 PM
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City: Atoka
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Hello to all. I am currently a boatless boater. Have been lurking on this site for quite a while, just never bothered signing up. Lots of good information to be found here. I appreciate all of you who are so willing to share your knowledge.
I’m researching various makes and models in my search for a fuel efficient vessel to do an extended cruise on with my wife and two young ones.
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02-21-2019, 08:01 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
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02-21-2019, 09:06 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: Au Gres, MI
Vessel Name: Black Dog
Vessel Model: Formula 41PC
Join Date: Jul 2015
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Welcome aboard.
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02-22-2019, 10:54 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
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Originally Posted by Eduardo
Hello to all. I am currently a boatless boater. Have been lurking on this site for quite a while, just never bothered signing up. Lots of good information to be found here. I appreciate all of you who are so willing to share your knowledge.
I’m researching various makes and models in my search for a fuel efficient vessel to do an extended cruise on with my wife and two young ones.
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Wifey B: You're also located terribly far inland. Where have you thought you would do your boating and extended cruising? 
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02-22-2019, 10:40 PM
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City: Atoka
Join Date: Feb 2019
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Yes I am, although the loop, and therefore the world, is actually accessible from near here via the Arkansas River. Not in my plans though. My intent is to buy a boat, spend a winter in south florida and the bahamas, then do the loop, and then....well we will see how the family and boat life agree....
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02-23-2019, 12:31 PM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,451
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Originally Posted by Eduardo
Yes I am, although the loop, and therefore the world, is actually accessible from near here via the Arkansas River. Not in my plans though. My intent is to buy a boat, spend a winter in south florida and the bahamas, then do the loop, and then....well we will see how the family and boat life agree....
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Wifey B: Arkansas River, another inland river most loopers ignore but we do intend to explore one day. Just a little side trip off the lower Mississippi
Do keep in mind that you can start the loop and your boating anywhere. So, if you found a nice deal on Lake Michigan or on the TN River you could just buy there and use locally a couple of months and then take off. You can still spend the winter in S FL and the Bahamas as you circle. 
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02-23-2019, 01:03 PM
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City: Atoka
Join Date: Feb 2019
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Yep, you can take the Arkansas River as far as Muskogee and then the Verdigris River all the way to the Port of Catoosa, just outside of Tulsa. Would be a unique trip but one that would have to be carefully planned as dockage and fuel stops would be few and far between.
A gentleman I used to know (now deceased) made many trips on his trawlers to South Florida and back from his home dock just outside of Muskogee. I guess he probably is responsible for planting the seed of this crazy dream I've been dreaming for 20 years.
I am absolutely open minded about the location of boats. I purchased my last boat (Mainship 30 pilot sedan) from a fellow in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
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