Tennessee river - Chattanooga/Knoxville

The Loveless is now owned by Tom Morales who is most famous for his movie catering business, TomKats catering. He only improved The Loveless, unlike most landmark restaurants that are bought by entepreneurs. Mr. Morales knows food and food quality and it shows in his several Nashville area restaurants. The Loveless won't disappoint, if you enjoy Southern cooking.
 
We went for dinner early in the week. Liked it so much that we went back for another dinner a few nights later and again for lunch before getting on the plane to come home.
 
JVM225 said:
We went for dinner early in the week. Liked it so much that we went back for another dinner a few nights later and again for lunch before getting on the plane to come home.
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The novelty of that place has wore off so I'm not likely to return. If you don't plan your visit and get there early the wait can be unreal.
 
Thanks everyone..We will see if we can make the timing work. After 26 hours in TN the "way to early" verdict is we like the climate significantly more than MN. We stretch to get 6 months of boating in MN. Ours is already in heated storage.

We do like seasons just not 4-6 months of winter.
 
Yeah, I know it's almost a year later, but Frank, how's the Fish Nautique diesel coming along? I saw one with twin gassers back in the 80's. Couldn't afford it.
We are doing a Shamrock 20 CC with a TAMD30 in Hunstville, which is ironically, Neil Young's engine out of his Hinkley (long story). Harvest Moon will be the name when she is done.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yk2br01ehalqrx0/AADbmLCEaWzHswjx-oYpVBvIa?dl=0
 
Been in Chattanooga for 32 years. Great surrounding areas to live in and a very scenic city. Outdoor mountain activities a 20 minute drive. Boating above and below Chickamauga Dam. Large hospital and medical professional footprint with nice airport. And a growing VW plant.
 
370Dancer said:
Yeah, I know it's almost a year later, but Frank, how's the Fish Nautique diesel coming along? I saw one with twin gassers back in the 80's. Couldn't afford it.
We are doing a Shamrock 20 CC with a TAMD30 in Hunstville, which is ironically, Neil Young's engine out of his Hinkley (long story). Harvest Moon will be the name when she is done.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/yk2br01ehalqrx0/AADbmLCEaWzHswjx-oYpVBvIa?dl=0
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It didn't take me long, and thankfully, not a lot of money, but almost as soon as I moved the boat to the coast, I found out why short, narrow beam, center consoles with inboards, gas or diesel) are not in high demand. Simply stated, the engines are mounted so lo that it takes very little water in the bilge to submerge the starter which is mounted on the rear of the engine near the hull. In my case, a heavy thunderstorm, dropped enough water in the boat and which collected in the bilge, partially submerging the starter motor. I cleaned the starter, and replaced the brushes then made arrangements to move the boat to an empty spot in in one of the storage barns.

Then a stroke of luck happened........a local guy who had seen the boat as I was finishing the final detailing saw me anchored at our local island spot and asked if it was for sale. I said: "Yep, today, for one price only. I have too much in it to negotiate much. I agreed to meet him the next day for a sea trial and left the marina with pocket full of "dead presidents".

Next, I'm Looking for a 22-24ft Whaler with a run-out outboard to repower with a 4 stroke. My wife's sister told my wife at Christmastime that one day she would call me for dinner and she would find a burnt up pile ashes in a boat in my shop where I expired...........My wife responded, at least I know he won't be shot by some druggies robbing a beer joint.

Good luck with Harvest Moon".



Frank
 
We must be twin sons of different mothers. My tagline below is no joke, and the buddy I stay with in Huntsville has 9 boats from Avon to 38 Carver to 43 Cheoy Lee. Never a dull moment.
I'll keep my eyes open for what I assume will be an Outrage of 90's + vintage. Most of the bolt ons for the TAMD are up front, so there's a bit of saving grace as opposed to the Ford 351's that they are usually born with. Plumbing for the raw water and strainer are the challenge right now.
 
Sounds like it........but I've grown up a bit since leaving Mom!

I spent a miss-guided youth , i.e., the time between age 20 and 65 messing with hotrods and collectible cars. I eventually learned that the miss-guided part was failing to buy stuff I could make money on. I bought them just because I loved driving them, feeling the ground shake when standing near them, hearing the thrash of solid valve lifters, the thump of a high lift cam and the rush of 11.5:1 compression in a 400+ cid engine and, the moan of 2-4bbl or 3-2bbl carburetors when you mash the throttle. I sold 8 cars in a one year span mostly because parts were so hard to find and so expensive. I loved the restoration work but it was just too hard to even break even on a collectible car if you did the restoration. The fear of just breaking even or even losing money just took the fun out of the car jones. These days, I usually keep a couple of project boats in the barn ahead, but I only work on those I have a plan for .......i.e. use, sell, trade, etc. The exception is my 450DA. She is a true keeper, in perfect condition, needs nothing, full of fuel and sitting at the dock in Panama City Beach ready to run any time we want to throw off the lines.
 
Zach...just saw this thread again after a couple years. How do you like the Nashville area? I live in Nashville, but keep my boat in Chattanooga. Would love to see the lakes and vibes up here and would be happy to return the favor.

Cheers,

Corey
 
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