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Great Loop Radio Podcast

America's Great Loop Cruisers' Association brings you this weekly podcast providing information and inspiration to help you plan your own Great Loop adventure.
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Episodes

Great Loop Information-Stepping your Mast

Those of our cruisers with masts on their boats won't want to miss the coming Friday's radio show. Member Nathan Kramer, who has studied the subject, will tell us about his decisions regarding stepping and unstepping his mast. Roger Turner of Turner Marine will also be a co-host. Turner Marine offers a stepping and unstepping service in Mobile, AL. Tune in on November 1 at 10:00 Eastern Time!

Nov 01, 201318 minEp. 140

Great Loop Information--Yacht Insurance

This Friday, October 25, our Guest Host will be Cary R. Wiener of Pantaenius American Yacht Insurance. Cary will discuss: · Implication of secret implied warranties. You probably won’t find these in your policy, but you’re still bound to them! · Review of clauses found in most yacht insurance policies. What do these mean, and what property or liability risks do they cover? · How to negotiate with your insurance company for better terms. What are common “exclusions” most policies contain? How do ...

Oct 25, 201336 minEp. 139

Great Loop Information-Side Trip Ohio River

Joe Pica will be our co-host of Friday's Blog Radio Show. The subject will be "Lesser Travelled Side Trips" and Joe will be talking about the beautiful cities and rivers of the Ohio River.

Oct 04, 201330 minEp. 136

Great Loop Information--Winterizing your Boat

Our guest this week is Jerry Nessenson of ValvTect.. He will fill us in on the steps to take to prepapre your boat for the winter and avoid headaches in the spring.

Sep 20, 201328 minEp. 134

Great Loop Information-St. Louis to Kentucky Lake

On Friday morning, September 13, we will welcome Patty and Robert Mitchell as our co-host for the Blog Radio show. Gold Loopers and Harbor Hosts, the Mitchells will talk about the cruising waters from St. Louis to Kentucky Lake.

Sep 13, 201326 minEp. 133

Great Loop Information-Selling Your Boat

As a follow-up to last week's show, Admiral Sponsor, Curtis Stokes of Curtis Stokes & Associates, will return to talk to us about selling your Looper Boat.

Sep 06, 201328 minEp. 132

Buying your Loop Boat

Curtis Stokes of Curtis Stokes Associates will guide us through the process of buying the perfect boat for the Loop

Aug 30, 201331 minEp. 131

Great Loop Information--Cruising Chicago

Our guest hosts this week will be Woody and Ellen Sutton. They will guide us through the ins and outs of cruising around the beautiful city of Chicago.

Aug 16, 201329 minEp. 129

Great Loop Information--Lake Michigan

Our Guest Host this week is Gene Schnagl. Gene will be guiding us through the ups and downs, ins and outs, and all else concerning cruising Lake Michigan.

Aug 09, 201339 minEp. 128

Great Loop Information--Looping in a Solar Powered Boat

Our Guest Host this week is George McNeir, designer and builder of the MOG Solar Powered Electric Boat. George will tell us about the history, specifications and other facts about this innovative cruising vessel.

Jul 26, 201330 minEp. 125

Great Loop Information - Trent-Severn and Georgian Bay

Our Guest Host this week is AGLCA member Don Bennett. Now that the Erie Canal is finally open again and everyone will be headed to Canada, we will discuss cruising the Trent-Severn and Georgian Bay.

Jul 19, 201316 minEp. 124

Great Loop Information-The Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

Our guest host this week is Brad Pickel, Executive Director of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association. Brad will talk about this status of this waterway which is intregal to America’s Great Loop.

Jul 12, 201323 minEp. 123

Great Loop Information--The Status of the Erie Canal

The subject will be The Erie Canal - and the guest host will be Kim Vorchheimer of AGLCA Sponsor, Ess-Kay Yards. She will tell us about the status of the locks and things to do along the Canal.

Jun 14, 201318 minEp. 119

Great Loop Information--Rules & Regs for entering Canada

As many of our current Loopers are getting ready to visit our Northern neighbors, we thought it might be advantageous to replay Capt. Gene Schnagl's BlogRadio Segment on Rules and Regulations for cruisers to enter Canada

Jun 07, 201331 minEp. 118

Great Loop Information--Connectivity while Cruising

We’re happy to introduce Looper Katherine Burik who is currently cruising with member Kermit Ruegamer on the East Coast. Katherine runs her business – Interview Doc – from their boat. The subject of today’s Blog Radio segment will be Connectivity While Cruising and Katherine will tell us how she stays connected to her clients which includes videoconferencing while aboard.

May 31, 201329 minEp. 117

Great Loop Information-Looping from a Woman's Perspective

Guest Mary Beth Amelia will discuss what it is like for a woman cruising the Great Loop. Learn the ins and outs, what to bring, what to leave behind, and what special things to consider, from a woman's point of view.

May 03, 201326 minEp. 114

Great Loop Information-Cruising Myrtle Beach

Our Guest hosts this week, Scott and KC Calkin will be talking about cruising the Intracoastal in Myrtle Beach and things to do while visiting that area.

Apr 26, 201321 minEp. 113

Great Loop Information--Lake Levels in the Great Lakes

Our Guest Host this week is Capt. Bob Kunath who will discuss the low-water situation in the Great Lakes and Georgian Bay and how it wil affect Loopers headed that way in the coming months.

Apr 19, 201323 minEp. 112

Great Loop Information-preparing your boat for Spring

Our show this week is a rebroadcast featuring guest host Jim Stewart from Winter Harbor Marina in Brewerton, NY. He will walk us through the steps to make our boat ready for spring cruising.

Apr 12, 201327 minEp. 111
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