Mississippi River

[Steven Alm]

Hey Rod and Mary,

Have you ever taken a trip down the river?  Mary Ann and I have always
fantasized about a Mississippi voyage.  Do you think this would be doable on
an R22?  There's lots of towns along the way to stop and visit and you could
beach almost anywhere.  It's a commercial waterway and so it's main channel
is maintained at a 12 foot minimum.   We'd go down but not back up.  We'd
have to arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere downstream.  One
downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it.  Any thoughts anyone?

Huckleberry Slim
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[R22RumRunner]

Slim,
As a youth, our family rented a house boat and spent two weeks on the  river.
Back then we swam in it to our hearts content. Now I find out that there  are
actually salt water sharks in the river. Yikes! Ignorance is bliss. It was a  
great trip with many towns and places to tie up at and explore. One of the
best  vacations of my life. Go for it.
 
Rummy
 
 
In a message dated 5/10/2008 7:43:38 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
stevenalm@... writes:

Hey Rod  and Mary,

Have you ever taken a trip down the river?  Mary Ann and  I have always
fantasized about a Mississippi voyage.  Do you think  this would be doable on
an R22?  There's lots of towns along the way  to stop and visit and you could
beach almost anywhere.  It's a  commercial waterway and so it's main channel
is maintained at a 12 foot  minimum.   We'd go down but not back up.  We'd
have to  arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere downstream.   One
downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it.  Any  thoughts anyone?

Huckleberry  Slim
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Steven Alm wrote:

Hey Rod and Mary,

Have you ever taken a trip down the river?  Mary Ann and I have always
fantasized about a Mississippi voyage.  Do you think this would be doable on
an R22?  There's lots of towns along the way to stop and visit and you could
beach almost anywhere.  It's a commercial waterway and so it's main channel
is maintained at a 12 foot minimum.   We'd go down but not back up.  We'd
have to arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere downstream.  One
downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it.  Any thoughts anyone?

Huckleberry Slim
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Having lived in Pittsburgh and boated on the 3 rivers around our city I have some concerns about your
proposed trip. First of all the barges who use the river 24/7 are essentially locked in a confined channel
and cannot stop or avoid you. It is your problem to avoid them. They also have priority over you in the use of locks so if they are stacked up you may not get through and will have to wait. However, my main concern is do you have enough engine to overcome the power of the river current??? 10 hp is fine for calm days but I have been on the river when the corp of engineers has open up a dam gate to control
to water level and the power of the current is shocking to someone not used to it. Also if you accidentally get to close to and overflow dam can that engine get you out of there before you go over?
I am a new Rhodes owner and am not sure how much the engine mount can handle but there are others out there who would.  

[Brad Haslett-2]

Slim,

Here are two "must read" books about the trip you are thinking about:
"Mississippi Solo" by Eddie Harris and "Old Glory" by Jonathan Raban.

Harris and Raban both did the Mississippi from the source to the Gulf.
Harris is a black dude from St. Louis who also got a 'bug up his ass' to do
a "roots" tour and walked the entire continent of Africa and told the story
in "Native Stranger".  Raban is an Englishman who has lived and written
extensively about the US.  He is also an accomplished sailor and has written
many a good sailing tale.

Do It!  (we'll feed you in Memphis on the way)

Brad

On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Steven Alm <stevenalm@...> wrote:

> Hey Rod and Mary,
>
> Have you ever taken a trip down the river?  Mary Ann and I have always
> fantasized about a Mississippi voyage.  Do you think this would be doable
> on
> an R22?  There's lots of towns along the way to stop and visit and you
> could
> beach almost anywhere.  It's a commercial waterway and so it's main channel
> is maintained at a 12 foot minimum.   We'd go down but not back up.  We'd
> have to arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere downstream.
>  One
> downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it.  Any thoughts
> anyone?
>
> Huckleberry Slim
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[Mary Lou Troy-2]

Another good one is "On the Water: Discovering America in a Row Boat"
by Nathaniel Stone. Stone rowed a great circle from NY to NO and then
around Florida. It's a good read and the to me the most compelling
parts were the Ohio and Mississippi. There's a review of the book here:
http://www.elise.com/books/el/archives/on_the_water_nathaniel_stone.php

Mary Lou


At 04:34 PM 5/11/2008, you wrote:

>Slim,
>
>Here are two "must read" books about the trip you are thinking about:
>"Mississippi Solo" by Eddie Harris and "Old Glory" by Jonathan Raban.
>
>Harris and Raban both did the Mississippi from the source to the Gulf.
>Harris is a black dude from St. Louis who also got a 'bug up his ass' to do
>a "roots" tour and walked the entire continent of Africa and told the story
>in "Native Stranger".  Raban is an Englishman who has lived and written
>extensively about the US.  He is also an accomplished sailor and has written
>many a good sailing tale.
>
>Do It!  (we'll feed you in Memphis on the way)
>
>Brad
>
>On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Steven Alm <stevenalm@...> wrote:
>
> > Hey Rod and Mary,
> >
> > Have you ever taken a trip down the river?  Mary Ann and I have always
> > fantasized about a Mississippi voyage.  Do you think this would be doable
> > on
> > an R22?  There's lots of towns along the way to stop and visit and you
> > could
> > beach almost anywhere.  It's a commercial waterway and so it's main channel
> > is maintained at a 12 foot minimum.   We'd go down but not back up.  We'd
> > have to arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere downstream.
> >  One
> > downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it.  Any thoughts
> > anyone?
> >
> > Huckleberry Slim
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[Chris Geankoplis]

Hey Slim
            Check our No. 51 may/june of Small Craft Advisor there is a
story of a couple who went down the Big Muddy from around your neck of the
woods.  They were on a 17 foot Norse boat.  Good article, but I think the
spent way too much money (from my cheapskate point of view ---$3130)  At
that price you could ship your boat on deck cargo to Greece and have a
Rhodes in Rhodes!

Chris G
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From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm@...>
To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list@...>
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:43 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River


> Hey Rod and Mary,
>
> Have you ever taken a trip down the river?  Mary Ann and I have always
> fantasized about a Mississippi voyage.  Do you think this would be doable
on
> an R22?  There's lots of towns along the way to stop and visit and you
could
> beach almost anywhere.  It's a commercial waterway and so it's main
channel
> is maintained at a 12 foot minimum.   We'd go down but not back up.  We'd
> have to arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere downstream.
One
> downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it.  Any thoughts
anyone?
>
> Huckleberry Slim
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[Steven Alm]

Thanks to all who responded.  We're in the process of collecting charts and
other info.  It's not likely that we'd take a very loooong trip.  We're not
setting our sights on NOLA or anything like that.  Or even Memphis--sorry,
Brad.  Maybe the Quad Cities.  Even that's pretty adventurous for us.

We'd launch the boat someplace where we could safely leave it for a couple
days.  Probably Lake Pepin which is not really a "lake" but just wide
river.  Then drive the empty trailer and a second vehicle and go south as
far as...who knows.  Leave the trailer there and drive back to the boat in
the second car.

But as Richard points out, I wonder how much actual sailing we'd do.  Which
makes me wonder how much I can rely on our 11 year-old Merc 8.0.  We've been
on the river a lot with our fishing boat and have had plenty of experience
getting out of the way of the big barges--sometimes as many as six tied
together.  But with a Lund 17' and a Johnson 35, it's speedy and easily
maneuvered.  The Rhodes, not so much.

We think the trip would be pretty dog-friendly and we'd plan on beaching or
docking early and often for that reason.

Lots more research to be done.

Slim

On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68@...>
wrote:

> Hey Slim
>            Check our No. 51 may/june of Small Craft Advisor there is a
> story of a couple who went down the Big Muddy from around your neck of the
> woods.  They were on a 17 foot Norse boat.  Good article, but I think the
> spent way too much money (from my cheapskate point of view ---$3130)  At
> that price you could ship your boat on deck cargo to Greece and have a
> Rhodes in Rhodes!
>
> Chris G
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm@...>
> To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list@...>
> Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:43 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River
>
>
> > Hey Rod and Mary,
> >
> > Have you ever taken a trip down the river?  Mary Ann and I have always
> > fantasized about a Mississippi voyage.  Do you think this would be
> doable
> on
> > an R22?  There's lots of towns along the way to stop and visit and you
> could
> > beach almost anywhere.  It's a commercial waterway and so it's main
> channel
> > is maintained at a 12 foot minimum.   We'd go down but not back up.
>  We'd
> > have to arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere downstream.
> One
> > downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it.  Any thoughts
> anyone?
> >
> > Huckleberry Slim
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[Bob Weber]

Slim, If you make it any where near St. Louis I will buy you a frosty Cold Budweiser.  There are a lot of people who try to sail the Miss around here and all have the same complaints.  Spring currents are fast and there are Bluffs on one shore line or the other causing the wind to either go straignt up or down stream.  Let me know if I can help - plenty places to park a trailer if you get that adventurous.  Bob Weber> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 14:15:29 -0500> From: stevenalm@...> To: rhodes22-list@...> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> > Thanks to all who responded. We're in the process of collecting charts and> other info. It's not likely that we'd take a very loooong trip. We're not> setting our sights on NOLA or anything like that. Or even Memphis--sorry,> Brad. Maybe the Quad Cities. Even that's pretty adventurous for us.> > We'd launch the boat someplace where we could safely leave it for a couple> days. Probably Lake Pepin which is not really a
  "lake" but just wide> river. Then drive the empty trailer and a second vehicle and go south as> far as...who knows. Leave the trailer there and drive back to the boat in> the second car.> > But as Richard points out, I wonder how much actual sailing we'd do. Which> makes me wonder how much I can rely on our 11 year-old Merc 8.0. We've been> on the river a lot with our fishing boat and have had plenty of experience> getting out of the way of the big barges--sometimes as many as six tied> together. But with a Lund 17' and a Johnson 35, it's speedy and easily> maneuvered. The Rhodes, not so much.> > We think the trip would be pretty dog-friendly and we'd plan on beaching or> docking early and often for that reason.> > Lots more research to be done.> > Slim> > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Chris Geankoplis <napoli68@...>> wrote:> > > Hey Slim> > Check our No. 51 may/june of Small Craft Advisor there is a> > story of a couple who went down the Big Muddy from around y
 our neck of the> > woods. They were on a 17 foot Norse boat. Good article, but I think the> > spent way too much money (from my cheapskate point of view ---$3130) At> > that price you could ship your boat on deck cargo to Greece and have a> > Rhodes in Rhodes!> >> > Chris G> > ----- Original Message -----> > From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm@...>> > To: "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list@...>> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:43 PM> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> >> >> > > Hey Rod and Mary,> > >> > > Have you ever taken a trip down the river? Mary Ann and I have always> > > fantasized about a Mississippi voyage. Do you think this would be> > doable> > on> > > an R22? There's lots of towns along the way to stop and visit and you> > could> > > beach almost anywhere. It's a commercial waterway and so it's main> > channel> > > is maintained at a 12 foot minimum. We'd go down but not back up.> > We'd> > > have to arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere
 downstream.> > One> > > downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it. Any thoughts> > anyone?> > >> > > Huckleberry Slim> > > __________________________________________________> > > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list> >> > __________________________________________________> > Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list> >> __________________________________________________> Use Rhodes22-list@..., Help? www.rhodes22.org/list
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[Steven Alm]

Bob,

As a matter of fact I will be in St. Louis this week, Wed thru Sat at Jive
and Wail:

http://www.jiveandwail.com/index.php

But I won't be on my R22.  It doesn't go to weather like a 737!

Slim

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Bob Weber <ruba1811@...> wrote:

>
> Slim, If you make it any where near St. Louis I will buy you a frosty Cold
> Budweiser.  There are a lot of people who try to sail the Miss around here
> and all have the same complaints.  Spring currents are fast and there are
> Bluffs on one shore line or the other causing the wind to either go straignt
> up or down stream.  Let me know if I can help - plenty places to park a
> trailer if you get that adventurous.  Bob Weber> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008
> 14:15:29 -0500> From: stevenalm@...> To: rhodes22-list@...>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> > Thanks to all who
> responded. We're in the process of collecting charts and> other info. It's
> not likely that we'd take a very loooong trip. We're not> setting our sights
> on NOLA or anything like that. Or even Memphis--sorry,> Brad. Maybe the Quad
> Cities. Even that's pretty adventurous for us.> > We'd launch the boat
> someplace where we could safely leave it for a couple> days. Probably Lake
> Pepin which is not really a
>   "lake" but just wide> river. Then drive the empty trailer and a second
> vehicle and go south as> far as...who knows. Leave the trailer there and
> drive back to the boat in> the second car.> > But as Richard points out, I
> wonder how much actual sailing we'd do. Which> makes me wonder how much I
> can rely on our 11 year-old Merc 8.0. We've been> on the river a lot with
> our fishing boat and have had plenty of experience> getting out of the way
> of the big barges--sometimes as many as six tied> together. But with a Lund
> 17' and a Johnson 35, it's speedy and easily> maneuvered. The Rhodes, not so
> much.> > We think the trip would be pretty dog-friendly and we'd plan on
> beaching or> docking early and often for that reason.> > Lots more research
> to be done.> > Slim> > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Chris Geankoplis <
> napoli68@...>> wrote:> > > Hey Slim> > Check our No. 51 may/june
> of Small Craft Advisor there is a> > story of a couple who went down the Big
> Muddy from around y
>  our neck of the> > woods. They were on a 17 foot Norse boat. Good
> article, but I think the> > spent way too much money (from my cheapskate
> point of view ---$3130) At> > that price you could ship your boat on deck
> cargo to Greece and have a> > Rhodes in Rhodes!> >> > Chris G> > -----
> Original Message -----> > From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm@...>> > To:
> "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list@...>> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:43
> PM> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> >> >> > > Hey Rod and
> Mary,> > >> > > Have you ever taken a trip down the river? Mary Ann and I
> have always> > > fantasized about a Mississippi voyage. Do you think this
> would be> > doable> > on> > > an R22? There's lots of towns along the way to
> stop and visit and you> > could> > > beach almost anywhere. It's a
> commercial waterway and so it's main> > channel> > > is maintained at a 12
> foot minimum. We'd go down but not back up.> > We'd> > > have to arrange
> someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere
>  downstream.> > One> > > downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim
> in it. Any thoughts> > anyone?> > >> > > Huckleberry Slim> > >
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[Tootle]

Slim:

I am at it again!  Now the music on when you go to that web site you posted is good, and tell me it the guy has an album on cd, you are the wrong color...

But since you are musically talented, maybe you just can do that gig...

Speaking of talent, if you cleaned up your act, and made a contemporary redition of that type music, just think, you might get on the public airways, or heaven forbid on that satellite radio.  Some of the greatest muscians did not make it until they were over the hill.  

Sober up, look up and aspire, it is not over until the fat lady sings...

Quote of the day:  “Every great advancement in science has issued from a new audacity of imagination.”
Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, now modified for Slim: “Every great achievement in music has issued from a new audacity of imagination.” see:  http://www.jiveandwail.com

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA

Steven Alm wrote:

Bob,

As a matter of fact I will be in St. Louis this week, Wed thru Sat at Jive
and Wail:

http://www.jiveandwail.com/index.php

But I won't be on my R22.  It doesn't go to weather like a 737!

Slim

On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Bob Weber <[e-mail]> wrote:

>
> Slim, If you make it any where near St. Louis I will buy you a frosty Cold
> Budweiser.  There are a lot of people who try to sail the Miss around here
> and all have the same complaints.  Spring currents are fast and there are
> Bluffs on one shore line or the other causing the wind to either go straignt
> up or down stream.  Let me know if I can help - plenty places to park a
> trailer if you get that adventurous.  Bob Weber> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008
> 14:15:29 -0500> From: [e-mail]> To: [e-mail]>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> > Thanks to all who
> responded. We're in the process of collecting charts and> other info. It's
> not likely that we'd take a very loooong trip. We're not> setting our sights
> on NOLA or anything like that. Or even Memphis--sorry,> Brad. Maybe the Quad
> Cities. Even that's pretty adventurous for us.> > We'd launch the boat
> someplace where we could safely leave it for a couple> days. Probably Lake
> Pepin which is not really a
>   "lake" but just wide> river. Then drive the empty trailer and a second
> vehicle and go south as> far as...who knows. Leave the trailer there and
> drive back to the boat in> the second car.> > But as Richard points out, I
> wonder how much actual sailing we'd do. Which> makes me wonder how much I
> can rely on our 11 year-old Merc 8.0. We've been> on the river a lot with
> our fishing boat and have had plenty of experience> getting out of the way
> of the big barges--sometimes as many as six tied> together. But with a Lund
> 17' and a Johnson 35, it's speedy and easily> maneuvered. The Rhodes, not so
> much.> > We think the trip would be pretty dog-friendly and we'd plan on
> beaching or> docking early and often for that reason.> > Lots more research
> to be done.> > Slim> > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Chris Geankoplis <
> [e-mail]>> wrote:> > > Hey Slim> > Check our No. 51 may/june
> of Small Craft Advisor there is a> > story of a couple who went down the Big
> Muddy from around y
>  our neck of the> > woods. They were on a 17 foot Norse boat. Good
> article, but I think the> > spent way too much money (from my cheapskate
> point of view ---$3130) At> > that price you could ship your boat on deck
> cargo to Greece and have a> > Rhodes in Rhodes!> >> > Chris G> > -----
> Original Message -----> > From: "Steven Alm" <[e-mail]>> > To:
> "Rhodes" <[e-mail]>> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:43
> PM> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> >> >> > > Hey Rod and
> Mary,> > >> > > Have you ever taken a trip down the river? Mary Ann and I
> have always> > > fantasized about a Mississippi voyage. Do you think this
> would be> > doable> > on> > > an R22? There's lots of towns along the way to
> stop and visit and you> > could> > > beach almost anywhere. It's a
> commercial waterway and so it's main> > channel> > > is maintained at a 12
> foot minimum. We'd go down but not back up.> > We'd> > > have to arrange
> someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere
>  downstream.> > One> > > downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim
> in it. Any thoughts> > anyone?> > >> > > Huckleberry Slim> > >
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Slim, I will make every effort to make it tonight or tomorrow.  I will be teaching a Basic Keelboat class at my lake Fri-Sunday.  I will probably be doing a Night sail Friday night after the students leave if you are not working.  BW> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008 23:44:37 -0500> From: stevenalm@...> To: rhodes22-list@...> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> > Bob,> > As a matter of fact I will be in St. Louis this week, Wed thru Sat at Jive> and Wail:> > http://www.jiveandwail.com/index.php> > But I won't be on my R22. It doesn't go to weather like a 737!> > Slim> > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 5:21 PM, Bob Weber <ruba1811@...> wrote:> > >> > Slim, If you make it any where near St. Louis I will buy you a frosty Cold> > Budweiser. There are a lot of people who try to sail the Miss around here> > and all have the same complaints. Spring currents are fast and there are> > Bluffs on one shore line or the other causing the wind to either go straignt> > up o
 r down stream. Let me know if I can help - plenty places to park a> > trailer if you get that adventurous. Bob Weber> Date: Tue, 13 May 2008> > 14:15:29 -0500> From: stevenalm@...> To: rhodes22-list@...>> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> > Thanks to all who> > responded. We're in the process of collecting charts and> other info. It's> > not likely that we'd take a very loooong trip. We're not> setting our sights> > on NOLA or anything like that. Or even Memphis--sorry,> Brad. Maybe the Quad> > Cities. Even that's pretty adventurous for us.> > We'd launch the boat> > someplace where we could safely leave it for a couple> days. Probably Lake> > Pepin which is not really a> > "lake" but just wide> river. Then drive the empty trailer and a second> > vehicle and go south as> far as...who knows. Leave the trailer there and> > drive back to the boat in> the second car.> > But as Richard points out, I> > wonder how much actual sailing we'd do. Which>
 makes me wonder how much I> > can rely on our 11 year-old Merc 8.0. We've been> on the river a lot with> > our fishing boat and have had plenty of experience> getting out of the way> > of the big barges--sometimes as many as six tied> together. But with a Lund> > 17' and a Johnson 35, it's speedy and easily> maneuvered. The Rhodes, not so> > much.> > We think the trip would be pretty dog-friendly and we'd plan on> > beaching or> docking early and often for that reason.> > Lots more research> > to be done.> > Slim> > On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 11:48 PM, Chris Geankoplis <> > napoli68@...>> wrote:> > > Hey Slim> > Check our No. 51 may/june> > of Small Craft Advisor there is a> > story of a couple who went down the Big> > Muddy from around y> > our neck of the> > woods. They were on a 17 foot Norse boat. Good> > article, but I think the> > spent way too much money (from my cheapskate> > point of view ---$3130) At> > that price you could ship your boat on deck> > cargo to G
 reece and have a> > Rhodes in Rhodes!> >> > Chris G> > -----> > Original Message -----> > From: "Steven Alm" <stevenalm@...>> > To:> > "Rhodes" <rhodes22-list@...>> > Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 4:43> > PM> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Mississippi River> >> >> > > Hey Rod and> > Mary,> > >> > > Have you ever taken a trip down the river? Mary Ann and I> > have always> > > fantasized about a Mississippi voyage. Do you think this> > would be> > doable> > on> > > an R22? There's lots of towns along the way to> > stop and visit and you> > could> > > beach almost anywhere. It's a> > commercial waterway and so it's main> > channel> > > is maintained at a 12> > foot minimum. We'd go down but not back up.> > We'd> > > have to arrange> > someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere> > downstream.> > One> > > downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim> > in it. Any thoughts> > anyone?> > >> > > Huckleberry Slim> > >> > _________________________________________________
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[Jeff Susanj]

I sail often in a 15 ft. dinghy on the Mississippi above Alton, IL.  From Alton north the river is constrained by a number of dams and during the summer the current is low.  During the spring it can be as high as 6 knots which makes it difficult to maneuver.  The channel is kept at 9 ft. but that leaves a lot more of the river that can be less.  The tow boats are not too much of a problem.  They are constrained to the channel which is clearly marked with red and green bouys and that leaves a lot of river for you to maneuver in.  The water is nearly clear and good for swimming in as long as you trail a rope or are drifting with the current.

Below Alton is another matter.  The Missouri river flows in just above St. Louis carrying a lot of water and silt.  This increases the current and muddies up the water.  Also, there are no more dams to control the current.  People who do take the trip to the gulf only go as far as Cairo where they then travel up the Ohio to Kentucky Lake.  From there the then travel down the Ten-Tom Waterway to the gulf.  Below the Ohio river the Mississippi is mostly a wide straight ditch with a lot of barge traffic.


Jeff S.

Steven Alm wrote:

Hey Rod and Mary,

Have you ever taken a trip down the river?  Mary Ann and I have always
fantasized about a Mississippi voyage.  Do you think this would be doable on
an R22?  There's lots of towns along the way to stop and visit and you could
beach almost anywhere.  It's a commercial waterway and so it's main channel
is maintained at a 12 foot minimum.   We'd go down but not back up.  We'd
have to arrange someone to meet us with a trailer somewhere downstream.  One
downside is that I wouldn't really want to swim in it.  Any thoughts anyone?

Huckleberry Slim
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