Labelle to Moore Haven, W of Lake O

Labelle to Moore Haven

This is bass tournament country with rodeos going on this week, so the few marinas are pretty full. We had a pleasant cruise down the canal with sunny weather and high of 82 degrees. There’s not a whole lot of reviewed anchorages, but we favor marinas since it gets down to the mid 40’s some mornings and we prefer shore power for heat and cooking. The new Yamaha control has 16 switches, buttons and lights not including the gauge panel. I asked to keep the old analog gas gauges because they are the most accurate ever in 13 trailer boats over the years.

The OWW locks are unique in that there are no valves or plumbing that fill and empty the lock…they just open the gate about six inches and the water comes sluicing in. I wish I could have taken video of eight vertical feet of water pouring in but I can’t manage that one handed with one hand on the rope. Were having a great time. I wish more boaters understood Florida’s definition of ‘Slow Speed Minimum Wake’...The vessel must be level with the waterline with no part starting to come on plane. The video shows two; the first not in compliance while the second boat is.

Our NEBO report for the day is here:

https://reports.nebo.global/c39be3b5-c00c-4ce8-…

What broke:

Garmin can’t plot an Auto route without running over a dam, dry rocky land, a cluster of 30 story condos, or all three within a mile or two.

Oh, wait! That means it’s operating normally. Sorry.

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