The “navigation pros” in Knoxville have talked us out of a Knoxville to Mobile river journey. Lots of debris in the water (which translates to “you will wreck your prop”), uncertain waits at locks since everyone else goes before pleasure craft like ours, and long stretches of travel with no marinas, no restaurants and no help if you need it. So, on to Plan B: We are trucking boat to Charleston and will depart from there. Are you surprised that there were a lot more people who wanted to take the journey from Charleston than from Knoxville?
Here she is with the her new name.
This is the back view…Marathon will be her home port.