Bridges and Beers - Great Loop Adventure

 Now that the excitement of finally purchasing the boat is calming down some, it is time to prepare for the Journey. Although the boat is beautiful, there is quite a bit of work to do to get her ready for the journey. Most of it is cosmetic to make the trip comfortable for me and for any guests that come along for part of the ride. So, I am loading up my truck and will be driving out to Coles Point Marina in Virginia in the next couple weeks to start working on the boat.  I will start with completely redoing the V-Berth bedroom (sleeps 3), including all the existing carpet and wall coverings, as well as replacing the old mattresses. I am taking out all carpet and replacing it with waterproof laminate that looks like hardwood. I have ordered all new furniture for the salon that is modular so it can be easily changed from a sofa, love seat, chairs, 2 single beds or 1 queen bed. This video is of the inside of the boat as it currently looks. I will be posting pictures and videos on Instagr

 After many years of dreaming of buying a 70s style motor yacht to take around America's Great Loop, I have finally achieved that goal! I closed on the purchase of a 1976 40' Pacemaker power yacht today. She is currently named 'Dorothy Scott', and although I appreciate her history, I am planning on renaming her for this trip. I invite your suggestions, so please post them in the comments. For those who are not familiar with the Great Loop, it is a trip around the waterways of the Eastern half of the United States and Canada (optional). Here is a link to a map of my planned route.  Planned Route   You can follow along here on this blog, which I will be posting on Mondays and Thursdays throughout the trip. I also have a website set up on our company site  Bridges and Beers  where I will also have a podcast where I will be interviewing leaders in the transportation industry on the boat. It will be a relaxed, free flow conversation about transportation, life, and adventure.