Ask the service writer at your local marine center to list the biggest weekend killers and the answer will be ���batteries, batteries and batteries.��� If you really push for a more complete answer, he���ll add to the list corroded terminals, bad gas, sunken float switches and general sloppy house keeping.

My 40-year-old, 20-foot center console sits in the tall weeds behind my barn waiting patiently for its priority to hit the top of the list.

Editor's Note- Last month we featured the first part of Alan and Jean Lloyd's Great Circle Cruise. ("Round We Go," May 2005) When we last left the Lloyds, they were emerging from the mighty Mississippi and heading out across the Gulf of Mexico towards the sunshine state. In this second installment, we follow the Lloyds from Florida up the East Coast, and back into the Great Lakes. This Great Circle route is popular for boaters looking for an extended cruise and a little adventure.