How I Found my Great Loop Boat: Mark & Catherine, Regal 42 Flybridge 

A very interesting and informative perspective. I like the idea of these videos. I'm 20 years away from starting the loop but very much enjoy these types of videos.

Congratulations! This was a very helpful and encouraging discussion. I hope to see you on the Loop in a few years.

That's a pretty boat. Way to go, loopers!

We are former members of the AGLCA who completed the loop in 2004-2005 on a Cruisers 4450 aft cabin. At the time loopers were almost exclusively on displacement boats so I wrote an article for the AGLCA newsletter titled "Boat Selection Blasphemy", not sure if its still available. Bottom line I think you made a good choice. One surprise for us was the resale value of the boat after the trip. We had about 750 hours on the Volvo diesels and even though the engines are theoretically rated for 10, 000 hours we were marketing it against boats with 150 hours. We took a pretty good hit. Find a way to include the Bahamas and Canada, they were great parts of the trip. Have fun!

Great story!

Awesome, congrats guys. Looks forward to seeing you guys on the water.

They key take away was, find a “Great Loop Boat”…..For me I buy and sell my boats every 3-5 years because for 30 years boating, my boating/cruising changes every 3-5 years. BUY A BOAT HOW YOU ARE GOING TO USE IT in your next stage of boating. “Dont buy a loop boat saying we can use this boat after the loop and cruise offshore after and vice versa”…Very few people buy a boat as their forever boat. I really like this series. For me the “loop” boat is next (Just sold my last boat)……..

Best advice I got was buy the smallest boat that meets actual needs, that's because wants do nothing but grow. That means get rid of stuff, you don't need it, besides you'll buy stuff along the way, then mail it home, lol. "Oh, one of the bedrooms down stairs"......yarrrr, shiver me timbers mate, land lubbers, gangway!

Congratulations

Boat term analogy class can help on the loop

Congratulations! Regal makes very nice boats/yachts. My first boat was a trailerable Regal 94' 233. Pretty basic but made many long distance cruise vacations including Key West out of Key Largo. Later, with a Doral 2000 270SC, with a custom diesel genset and separate fuel tank, as far north as Montreal Canada. Your Regal 42 will be very comfortable with your upgrades. I still like the idea of a nice, distance, trailerable coupe type cruiser which Regal does not manufacture. Trailering to the Pacific NW, and places in between is an objective for many like RVing. The 28 Express is not suitable for distance cruising like my last Doral 270SC express, with best in class range, fresh and black water, or the recently discontinued Cutwater C28 LE coupe. There are similar boats but they exceed the 8'6" trailerable beam. Hmm! Have fun on your adventures on the loop, ICW, and elsewhere!

Kim you’re hair looks awesome

Hi Kim, I'm an AGLCA member and would like to know if Mark & Cathrine would be willing to share their spreadsheet of features that they used. Thanx

wow great video wish I planned better for retirement. Just learned about the Great Loop but can't afford it. I have a 20' Bayliner Trophy Hardtop that I fished Lake Ontario for 15 years. I am considering taking it to try . I camp and in younger days backpacked so I know a ton of minimal rations to survive. Watching videos and being on the water I just want this so much. I have a zodi portable shower with batteries and propane which I can stand on the swim platform and shower at night but fuel and potable water is the issue. My fuel tank(gas) is 62 gallons and I never checked the mpg on it . Does anyone know if this has ever been done in such a small vessel? I know I cant go thru the Welland Canal but have a passport and can go thru Canada. A lot more to learn but any input would help. Am I crazy? Thanks for the info from the AGLCA and wish me luck, I think I need to change my direction. :-)

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Hello, a friend of mine is thinking of doing the Great loop voyage..he lives in Northern Ontario, so starting in Lake Huron, when would be a good time too start his voyage ?

Where is the info on this boat..? Yap yap. Please let's see the boat

Ha Ha They are NOT minimalist. They need all the land comforts.