Trailer cruising 2

[Frank]

Getting the suncat ready for a trip to Maine on tuesday. Rick and I have met up in 9 or 10 places over the years. Moosehead lake in Maine is beautiful but we thought we'd try a new lake this tour so we're headed to Mooselookmeguntic Lake. Hoping for good fishing and great scenary. Lil boats are great!!! I'll post pics once we return.

[Bob J (ex-misfits)]

Another great place to hang out.
Enjoy & please do post some pics when you have the chance.

[Frank]

I was telling CJ my lil suncat will have the luxury of a tiller pilot this tour. I had an old one kicking around so I rummaged through the parts bins and got it intalled. Will be a real treat singlehanding. Just got my 7 day Maine fishing license online. Ouch.....$45 !!   Hoping for a few trout in return  ;D

[Frank]

Back from our mini cruise to Mooselookmeguntic (wow...thats a mouthfull) Lake in Maine. Very pretty with islands, multiple bays...all surrounded by low mountains. We saw bald eagles as well as countless loons. The sailing was everything from light air to reefed down.

[Frank]

This is an imature bald eagle. He watched us at anchor for over 45 minutes!!
I love the lines of our lil cat boats!

[Frank]

a few lake pics

[Tim]

Gorgeous! We are seeing a lot of Balds around here now, thanks for the pics.

[okawbow]

Gorgeous! We are seeing a lot of Balds around here now, thanks for the pics.

Here in Southern Illinois, we are seeing Bald eagles year round for the first time in my lifetime. At Carlyle Lake, where I sail, there are several nesting pairs. I even see eagles around small lakes, and rivers. They seem to be making a big comeback from endangered to common again.

[Frank]

oh ya....the autohelm was a real treat!!! Between it, the dodger and sun(rain)shade...it was down right luxury on 17ft!!!

[CharlieJ]

I knew you'd love it.Man, I wouldn't try to single hand in close waters (or way open waters either) without one, and I'm STILL learning how to use them with full effect.

Sheet to tiller works really great, when there's wind and open places, but in motoring, or tight channels, the tiller pilot is hard to beat. And it's also really handy for getting out of tight anchorages, while raising an anchor.  :D

[Jim_ME]

Beautiful photos, Frank.  :)

Your boats do look fine, with the boom gallows, and combination dodger/awnings.

Glad to see that you had a good time.

[Frank]

Kinda funny......Rick's boat and mine are equipped nearly the same..."twins". I keep telling him "I can't believe how much better mine looks"    ;D

[Jim_ME]

Undoubtedly, Frank, your boat is far superior! (Um...which one is it again...?)

[Bob J (ex-misfits)]

Nice pictures. That is one fine looking boat.

Noticed there aren't any pictures of fish :)

[Frank]

Jim...it's the burgandy one  ;)  WAY nicer!!!! ::)

And fish....I guess there are trout and land locked salmon...but all I got were perch and a few shiny silver fish (??)about a foot long.  Instead of the $43 license, I shoulda bought steak!!! ;D

[CharlieJ]

I shoulda bought steak!!

Laura and I figured the fish we caught after buying our non resident Florida licenses, and a cast net (for bait) ran about $50 per fish!!!

[Frank]

A few more.....

Pretty lines, fishing, good rain


PS...the dodger and sunshade sure made rain easier to deal with!

[Frank]

Simple autohelm set up. The BBQ was nice for burgers too.
We've been using these inflatable Kayaks for 5 or 6yrs now.
They store small and paddle better than you'd expect.
Easy to tell a cat boat comin at ya   ;D

[CaptMac]

It looks like you have not painted the bottom of your boat and I wondered how long you can cruise before you need to put it back on the trailer. Is there  big difference in time between fresh and salt water?
Thanks
Jay

[Frank]

There are many factors that determine how long before "green" starts to grow. Water temperature, movement, sun light, vegetation present etc.  We typically are "in" less than 2 weeks and have not had any problems a simple wash couldn't handle.