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Just added a second one taken looking directly down the Strait of Juan De Fuca. Street is appropriately named Whitecap Lane. The red sign is where the parking lot ends and there is (probably was) a small boat ramp there. No-one launching that day. Make your own estimate about the size of the...

Whitecap Lane

Yesterday was pretty wild on Camano and Whidbey Islands. The combination of a very high tide plus W/NW winds down the straits did a number on many roads particulalry along the West. We took a walk at Fort Casey and I have added a photo entitled "nasty" to the kingfisher album (sorry I'm no good...

Nasty

Martin, Baby diaper cream is also bottom paint :-) M

Yeah Tom. Makes me laugh when people tell me what great fuel economy they get at 5 kts. Try it with 3 Kts current on the nose and compare the answer with 15 Kts through the water :-) (even better, try it with 5 Kts current and tell me when you get there :-)) Is it summer yet ? M

The tides in the PNW were surprizing for me too having been born in the UK on the Bristol channel where the tide on this Dec 15th will be +36.7 ft. (Makes for a long walk home if you get the timing wrong !!) BUT these tides were perfectly regular so easy to deal with. The Wikipedia article is...

You forgot to mention that all the fish in saltwater up here are the personal property of our twin brothers Tom and Roger :-) M

Hey Guys, Apologies if the link causes you problems, it comes from a tabloid in the UK but doesn't cause my 'puter any problems. I tried to find the original video link but that didn't seem to work. It's all about a new lifeboat that can be launched from up to 200 ft or so above water from an...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ights.html sorry for the long link M

Dang, an I'm only sex months behind you! Wait, that can't be right, June is ahead isn't it ? Anyway, congrats and if it makes you feel any better I asked my Doctor the other day if all these invasive rubber glove tests were necessary since they probably wouldn't do much even if she found...

Charlie, Where we live on Whidbey we are just within the famous Olympic rain shadow so we laugh about the famous Blue Hole that appears above us when the rest of the PNW is getting P'd upon so I really need a network of stations to tell me about the outside world. Right now the site I quoted...

We run a Wallas 30 DT on the Rosborough and it is very effective. There is no smell from the unit itself or the tank but on start-up there is often a temporary smell from the exbaust until it reaches full operating temperature. You only notice this if outside or if the wind happens to be blowing...

Tom, I tend to use a variety of weather sites as they all seem to have their peculiarities. Try this one:- http://www.mutinybayweather.com/ I have found it to be a good indicator for the Admiralty inlet area down to Posession. It is very sensitive to S winds but less so to others. If you...

Craig, Welcome to the friendliest boating website in the world. Proven by the fact that they still tolerate me 5 years after we sold our C-Dory and bought the Rosborough. It appears that being a "Brat" is a behavioural trait based on being "Nice" and having fun. We have exchanged a couple of...

Wise move Tom. S. end of Whidbey is 20+ with gusts to 30. Not real bad but very variable and a lot of liquid sunshine to cheer you up :-) M

Charlie, Its a Rosborough on steroids !! Just to make me feel inadequate :-) One seriously capable boat. http://conepatus.wordpress.com/ We have been in touch with Craig and may meet up at some point(s) M

I don't know if this is what you were looking for but go to "photos" on the op menu line, then scroll down to to the "CB Tech library" album and on the second page is an album for boats on sale. Hope this helps. M correction on edit, Its at bottom of first page :-)

Charlie, It's in the Tech library. (of course) :-) M

Just a point about the Electric over Hydraulic comment. This will not increase your stopping power over the 4 surge brakes you probably already have (assuming they are working correctly) but it will greatly improve your control over how the power is applied, particularly on long downhilll runs...