Diesel Duck

26 July 2013 | On board Diesel Duck
26 July 2013 | Leamington, Canada
25 April 2013 | Florida
26 March 2013 | Florida
27 February 2013 | Stuart, Florida
10 February 2013 | Beautiful Florida
24 January 2013 | Key West, Florida
26 December 2012 | Miami Beach
07 December 2012 | Miami Beach
27 November 2012 | Stuart, Florida
15 November 2012 | Wrightville Beach, NC
05 November 2012 | Chesapeake City, MD
01 November 2012 | New York, NY
30 October 2012 | Half Moon Bay Marina
29 October 2012 | Croton-on-Hudson, NY
23 October 2012 | The New York State Canal System
14 August 2012 | Leamington, Canada
20 June 2012 | Leamington, Ontario
20 June 2012 | Leamington, Ontario
13 May 2012 | In the Erie Canal System

We love to venture into the unknown

01 August 2008 | Rio Tuira, Panama
Marlene
From the Perlas islands DD steered toward the Golfo de San Miguel and we stopped overnight at La Palma, the entrance to the Rio Tuira for an adventurous trip. Last year we did the Orinoco, so this year we had the Rio Tuira on our plate. It is a wild stretch of water, forbidden jungle and not without some danger, we found out ourselves. Our plan was to go all the way up to the town of Yaviza, a wild west town with a special police detachment to stem the flow of trouble from the nearby Colombian guerillas. From Palma to Yaviza it is 52 miles of jungle river. DD with 4-1/2 ft draft still had to use the rising tide to navigate this river. Rising tide allows you to float free when you hit ground. In Yaviza, the Pan-American Highway stops. It begins in Alaska and ends at Tierro de Fuego, Argentina. Between Yaviza, Panama and Arquia, Columbia, are only 60 miles missing to link the highway. Stupid political reasons prevent this important road to be finished.
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Vessel Name: Diesel Duck
Vessel Make/Model: Diesel Duck 41' - Aluminum
Hailing Port: Toronto, Canada
Crew: Marlene and Benno Klopfer (Photo by Marcie Lynn, Puerto Montt, Chile)
About:
The kid, Dominik, is grown, married to Maryann and they have three kids Heidi + Annaliese + Hans, on their own. We are on the loose. Sold the condo and retired. Benno from an engineering profession and Marlene from a business administrator job. [...]
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SSCA Members Diesel Duck is designed by George Buehler and is a long range, sail assisted Troller Yacht. Main engine: Perkins M80T, 4 cyl. 78 hp Generator: 5 KW - 115/230Volt - 3 cyl. - Northern Lights diesel Fuel: 3000 liter diesel Water: 800 liter Additional equipments: 3 burner gas [...]
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Cruising on a Troller Yacht

Who: Marlene and Benno Klopfer (Photo by Marcie Lynn, Puerto Montt, Chile)
Port: Toronto, Canada