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Skunks have a very effective spray against humans, but not for my dog. He still likes to kill them anyway to my dismay. I believe if carrying spray makes you feel safer and you get out there and explore all the better. Think about how many people have walked before you and lived to talk about...

I cruised though Alaska last June and heard a lot of complaining about their chinook runs being shut down halfway through the season do to low returns? I hope it was only a bad year and not a sign of the times to come. There was a lot of complaining about the crab fishery as well, to many Sea...

Steelhead stocks have collapsed in pristine rivers with no fishing allowed at all for years. I believe if our pelagic fish biomass ( herring, anchovies, pilchard & krill ) are in as much trouble as they say, the Stillaguamish river is not going to recover in just 10 years. Salmon number's are...

A day hook for me is for those out of the way spots well protected but could be rocky or lots of weeds etc. I can use the tide, currents or wind to hold the boat to take advantage of the sun or shade by quartering during lunch or waiting for tide change. Sort of an expendable anchor you might...

Harvey, good point for the windless, so sad someone left that junk in the bay to begin with! We spent 2 months in Alaska and BC anchoring out most nights without a windless and had no issues, but often thought about how nice one would be for temporary stops such as lunch etc. Now I use a quick...

I've had the same dilemma, and have experience diving with dry suits and wet suits. Dry suits need compressed air to keep you warm in frigid water, wet suits you would only want to put on once, not take off at the beach because you need to strip down to nothing. For my boating the best...

I ran a 60hp Merc from 2002-2009 on a 18 Harbourcraft and had no issues, 1200+ hrs on it when I sold the boat to a friend, he is still using the same motor. I now run a 2015 90hp Merc Ct on my 22 cruiser and love it. 600hrs on it and no problems at all, and still has three more years of warranty...

(sun 7th 1:36pm )TyBoo & others who so kindly helped me... I finally figured it out! I also found out FireFox browser doesn't like the fact there is no" http:// " before the site's address... claims it is prone to hacking and leaking info. Thought you should know this. So don't delete my account...

Please could a site administrator get in touch with me? I have let my browser on my home computer "remember" my password and then lost my paper with it written down...sigh... so now I can't get into the site using my cell ( different browser) so I want to change my password. jim

Ditto on the butane portable, love my wallas for heat and cooking in bad weather and the butane outside on nice days. I also like the propane BBQ. Jim.

I have lowered my bunks as low as possible and still have the same issues on low inclined ramps. Especially on the start of a cruise and the boat is fully loaded. I am thinking of using teflon liners on top of the bunks to ease unloading. My trailer has tandem axles and 15'' tires which I like...

If you are referring to Octopus Islands on north Quadra, you will find a nice launch in Campbell River at Discovery marina. There you can take a round trip to the park, circumnavigating Quadra Island. One ferry to Vancouver Island and a two hour drive from Nanaimo.

I was leary at first using epoxy to coat a gas tank so I made a container of gluvit to hold gasoline and let it sit for two weeks and it held fine, did not leak or go soft. On a spare piece of aluminum sheet I coated, I beat it with a hammer and tried to remove it with no avail. It seems to...

Our Herring, Krill, Sardines and bait fish in general are used to make food pellets for fish farms and fertilizers, except maybe the Herring roe? If most, or not all of this this comes from coastal fishing, how could it not effect the wild salmon populations. I remember jigging herring just...

I pulled my 60 gal tank out about 5 years ago, and it also had small pitting and some corrosion. I coated the bottom and up 1/2 the tank with a product called Gluvit Epoxy with hardener made for use with gasoline. After sanding and prep you brush it on, I also rolled some glass in with the last...

Jay, I know I'm no expert on motor wear and tear, but aren't your motors propped for both to be running to meet your optimum rpm at WOT. I would believe running only one engine would be hard on it, like driving up hill in high gear? A larger motor would hardly be working at 6 or 7 mph. If 70% of...

If you think the motor performs well on your 23' venture, you should see it on a 22' cruiser. I believe the 90hp CT has the same torque in the lower rpms as the 115hp. I tried a new Hustler 4 blade 15-1/4 x 15 pitch and filled the boat, added 4 adults and had no problem popping on plane almost...

I don't believe its only the torque but more on gearing. The motor can spin a larger prop by creating more rpm like driving around without an overdrive. This enables the boat to handle a much heavier load. The C-Dory loves this because its not designed to run fast and most of us like to overload...

It has the replaceable hub. I travel in areas like Alberni inlet with a lot of junk in the water so it just makes economic sense to use aluminum. Jim.

Yes my boat is a 1998 cruiser, I guess I will need to change my profile. Not the best at these computers. Jim.