Miami to Eastern Tennessee Hatteras 53my

A few months ago we decided to move our 53 to Watts Bar Lake on the Tennessee River, just south of Chattanooga. We ll move up this way eventually (already bought land) and while we ll still be living in miami for a few years we re just fed up with the crowds. Biscayne bay, once a gem, has become ghetto charter grounds with some anchorages now downright nasty if not dangerous with jet skis running wild

we just competed the trip in 18 days, 181 hours run time, 1500 gallons of fuel. No major issues beyond a broken gen belt and a couple of air con issues quickly fixed.

the 17 locks were a new experience but no big deal. This lake is just beautiful with hundred of coves, rolling hills etc. And at 60 sq miles it’s bigger than Biscayne bay! We re anchored for the afternoon in a nice little cove. Love it.

and in addition to paying a fraction of the dockage cost, I can afford full coverage insurance for the first time in 15 years. No more sweating come hurricane season.

Here is a video of the trip with all the locks etc.