A couple of young ladies did the loop in 2007 or 2008 in a 18 foot boat that was specially fitted for the loop. You need to read their blog. We meet them in Little Current. They started in St. Louis. Big thing was they drafted larger boats in bad weather and big seas. You need road maps besides charts so as to identify gas stations where you can walk to get fuel. It has been done on a jet ski and we seen canoes doing it. As long as you outfit and provision for the type of boat you are using and plan your stops, I guess any size boat works. Treadnwater In a message dated 12/9/2011 6:28:20 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, joseph.pica@gmail.com writes: Like camping out. As there are many stretches without marinas and/or motels. Paddling I assume? You will need to have a range to span the gas stop less stretches e.g. Hoppies to GTB. Joe Sent from my iPhone On Dec 9, 2011, at 4:27 PM, David Pike <davidleopike@gmail.com> wrote: > My friend and I (both retired and previous Trawler owners) are considering > doing the Great Loop in very small boats (under 12 ft). Is this crazy to > even think about? or is it doable given the types of water that we will > have during such a trip. We are somewhat experienced boaters but no > experience with the Great Loop. We obviously would not be living on the > boats, but just using them to get from point A to B to C, etc. Any advice > appreciated. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com > > To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, > unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com _______________________________________________ http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/listinfo/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com To modify your Great-Loop subscription options (change email address, unsubscribe, etc.) go to: http://lists.trawlering.com/mailman/options/great-loop_lists.trawlering.com