South for the Winter

Rucker Family Boating in the Keys

02 January 2007 | Key Largo
27 December 2006 | Key Largo
26 November 2006 | Key Largo
25 November 2006 | Key West
24 November 2006 | Naples
23 November 2006 | Clearwater
18 November 2006 | Clearwater
17 November 2006 | Carrabelle
16 November 2006 | Panama City Marina
15 November 2006 | Dog River
13 November 2006 | Dog River Mobile Bay
12 November 2006 | On the Black Warrior River
11 November 2006 | On the Tombigbee Mile 366.3
10 November 2006 | Same as yesterday
09 November 2006 | Aqua Harbor Marina
08 November 2006 | Green Turtle Bay
07 November 2006 | Upper Mississippi Mile 1.3
06 November 2006 | Kaskaskia River Lock
23 October 2006 | Grafton
05 August 2006 | Chicago, IL

Day 7

12 November 2006 | On the Black Warrior River
JR/Sun Cool
We made good progress today right around 200 miles. Boat is running great the last two days we have been running full throttle, 33 miles per hour! This has helped us catch up but man does it burn the fuel. We are staying the night on the Black Warrior River at mile 168 just off the channel. The dreaded Coffeeville Lock is at Mile 117 only 51 miles from here we should make it before noon tomorrow. Then only 117 miles to gulf and then to Tampa.

Date 2006-11-12 Time 05:47:40 Engine Start Anchor pulled waiting for bit more sun
Date 2006-11-12 Time 06:20:25 Aberdeen Lock
Date 2006-11-12 Time 07:33:35 John Stennis Lock and Dam Switched Gen to Starboard
Locked down with Frobenius and Lauren Grace.
Date 2006-11-12 Time 09:37:32 Refueled at Marina Cove
Date 2006-11-12 Time 10:51:40 Tied up in Bevill Lock
Date 2006-11-12 Time 12:35:37 Heflin Lock got right in
Date 2006-11-12 Time 15:33:29 Pushed out of Demopolis Lock with fuel from Demopolis Yacht basin
Date 2006-11-12 Time 17:15:12 Anchored at old number 2 lock just off the channel.
Comments
Vessel Name: Whos Your Daddy
Vessel Make/Model: SeaRay 48 Sundancer
Hailing Port: Grafton, IL
Crew: John Rucker
About: Charlene Rucker, Nathan Rucker, Brad Rucker