About
Bob & Mavis
Bob is an owner of Duthie Associates, Inc dba Duthie Learning. This firm is a publishing company that develops and markets the “What to Expect Cruising” series of products that teach cruising boaters about America’s Great Loop, the Tennessee River, and the Cumberland River. In addition the company provides a number of books, CruiseGuides , and Chartbooks related to America’s Great Loop. Bob is now gathering content to develop similar elearning programs for motorhome owners touring the USA and Canada.
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Katy Leigh
Bob & Mavis cruise on the Katy Leigh, a 36 ft Grand Banks Trawler, Classic Model, Hull No 655 with a single 120 HP Lehman diesel engine. The boat was made in Singapore in 1981. Since buying the boat in 1999 in Erie, PA they have cruised for more than 2,000 hours covering America’s Great Loop, Tennessee River and Cumberland River. The Katy Leigh is kept at the Kenlake State Park Marina on Kentucky Lake. Major equipment includes Northern Lights Genset, autopilor, VHF radios (3), Sonar (2), radar, dual controls, 2 heads, main salon, forward V berth and aft cabin. A 1950′s Pen Yan 8 ft dinghy is carried on the cabin roof. In addition a 12 ft Nautica Rib can be towed.
2007 Winnebego View 23B
In 2007, Bob and Mavis bought a 2007 Winnebago View 23B Class C motohome. By November 2012 they had travelled 71,000 miles and spent 533 nights aboard. Trip destinations include Alaska, California, Vancouver Island, Florida, and Newfoundland. The touring blog posts describe most of these trips.
Hi Bob,
Just thought I’d drop a note to say “Hi!” My sister and I completed the Great Loop last summer in a 16-foot aluminum Duroboat. I look forward to reading more on your blog
-Katie (travelboater.com)
Bob, I know you and Mavis have been together a long time but after considering the 23B, I have to wonder if upon return home you don’t move to different cities for a week !? What’s the secret?
Wow! After reading how many hours you’ve cruised in your 36′ boat, I feel embarassed to say that we have a 34′ trunkhouse trawler and want to get something bigger to cruise the loop on! We just feel the salon doesn’t have enough sitting around room on it, and I know there’s lots of sitting around. I love the idea of the Florida loop you described. We hail from East Coast Florida and think we might try that loop!
And I now see that the Florida loop wasn’t done by water, but by land in your RV! I guess the 17mpg should have been my first clue.
Laura
You can read about our Florida boating loop under the tab Cruising>Great Loop Leg 1 and Leg 2. We got around 2.6 mpg on that trip.