Author Archives: Ned Zuelsdorff

Daily Journey Adventures Sept-Oct 2018 Launch Date, Time & Location Due to the current forecast of 100% chance for thunderstorms and moderate rain all day on Tuesday, Sept 4, we’ve decided to postpone the launch one day to allow me to finish setting up MikoMan without having to do it in a storm at the launchContinue reading “MikoMan to the Gulf”

Drove down to the Mississippi River today – the trip was smooth. Finished getting MikoMan ready with a new roof, windows and solar panel. Took her out for a test run before docking at the River Heights Marina. First of many nights on the River. Everything’s ready for tomorrow’s launch and the start of theContinue reading “Day 0 – Sept 5, 2018”

Got an early start with the goal of reaching Demopolis AL about 60 miles away. Heflin lock was waiting for us and we quickly locked through. The lock Master tossed a newspaper down to Ed. The shoreline was largely undeveloped. The area is less populated and very “River like” vs much of the Tenn-Tom waterway.Continue reading “Day 33 – Oct 8, 2018”

Drove down to the Mississippi River today – the trip was smooth. Finished getting MikoMan ready with a new roof, windows and solar panel. Took her out for a test run before docking at the River Heights Marina. First of many nights on the River. Everything’s ready for tomorrow’s launch and the start of theContinue reading “Day 0 – Sept 5, 2018”

Due to the current forecast of 100% chance for thunderstorms and moderate rain all day on Tuesday, Sept 4, we’ve decided to postpone the launch one day to allow me to finish setting up MikoMan without having to do it in a storm at the launch site. The new plan is to drive to theContinue reading “Launch Date, Time & Location”

I’ve continued to change MikoMan to meet the needs of the voyage. Most of the seats have been removed providing more room and reducing weight. The shelter at the rear of the boat is being built and will include the control console, two bunks, the battery box, solar panel regulator and cooking area. More workContinue reading “MikoMan Evolves”

Kathy, I and a couple of friends took a test run of MikoMan on the Mississippi River at Trempealeau, WI in late July. My goal was to run the boat in the river current, which I’d never done before. I also wanted to check all of the electronics and go through a lock. We didContinue reading ““Wet Runs””

I bought my 1996 Sun Tracker 24′ pontoon boat in September, 2017 specifically to make the Gulf trip. The boat was in good shape and equipped with 2000 Mercury 50 hp, four stroke outboard that runs very well. I’ve rewired the boat, removed most of the seats, added a back-up Minnkota electric motor, Lowrance GPS/DepthContinue reading “The Boat “MikoMan””