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We're looking for our next adventure vessel. Anybody out there in Bratland have a Tomcat they wish to sell? must have a rear helm station

It was about 25 years ago the kid and I started make lasting memories with this adventure craft. Well, the kid has screwed up, got married and had a couple of kids. Now I have to get a larger boat so the kid and his family can start making some of their own memories. Tomorrow I'll get an...

I'm thinking about treating my old tub to a professional detailing job. I see a lot of the local auto detailers extoling the virtues of a ceramic finish treatment. ..... has anybody had this done? is it worth it?

with a window of nice weather, I thought we had better get to checking out some of the numerous lakes in central Oregon so we loaded up the crew and headed to Cultus lake. The lake is a bit small but has some nice boat in campgrounds and a nice ramp. From what I hear the place is a zoo with a...

got any looky lou stories? I have the boat all cleaned up and sitting in the driveway and the other day I noticed somebody checking it out. He Went around the block twice just flying low, checking things out..On his third trip I waved to him to let him know I saw him and he had better not think...

when I pulled the boat out of the drink the other day there was a nasty breeze that kept the boat pinned against the port side bunk board guide,,,,,,arrg. Years ago I made an over engineered, clunky gadget that slipped over the side boards to help center the boat on the trailer. They got lost...

I've been thinking about upgrading my trailer and thought I had better find out what my old tub actually weighs. I've been been fiddling around adding knickknacks to it for over 20 years and just knew it was overweight for my single axle ezloader trailer I pondered on the logistics of getting...

some poor sap at the busy boat ramp this morning was having hell getting his boat launched. He took off steaming up the boat ramp with his boat somehow still barely hooked to the trailer. with enough yelling from the spectators he got it reined in before it started up the pavement......it...

I installed a relay in series with the wire that controls the 4wd hub control vacuum switch. Now, with a flip of the switch I can maneuver around in 2wd low range. It's a pretty quick and easy modification that's going to make life a bit easier to back stuff up. here is the discussion and how...

my son and his wife are on the front line so he got the vaccination the other day. Daughter in law didn't get it because she's cooking up another grandchild. the kid said he had no ill affects, no third nipple growing or microwave transmissions in brain. I hear that after the health care...

if any C Brats want to go drag some lures around the Columbia in the Ridgefield area on Tuesday, I have room for two anglers. There's fish in the river, we've been catching a few every day. the way the bite has been there is no need to get up at O-dark:30, we fish gentlemen hours, 9-3

we're going to be packing up and moving next summer. Untill we move in I'll be fixing on the place. One of my projects is to install some kind of cover for the boat and rv. Does anybody have any does and don'ts and tips regarding prefab metal rv covers. What brands are recommended or avoided...

40 years ago I was sitting in a Chevy pickup 100 miles outside Sebha Libya having a bite to eat and listening to BBC on the radio when the mountain blew. From what I heard on the radio I didn't know what to expect when I got home. Where do the years go? Do you recall what you where doing when...

if a person ran up the inside passage and ran non stop through Canada would you need to clear customs or have a radio operators license? thanks, ken

I haven't posted on here much the last few years as I've been busy working two jobs and, I get tired of reading about you retired old geezers cruising around, anytime, anyplace. Lake Powell one month, Puget Sound the next, sheesh, do you know how hard it is to read about these great adventures...

The following is from The American Electricians Handbook (1942) A Reference Book for Practical Electrical Workers. Terrell Croft, consulting engineer. McGraw Hill Book Company, Inc, New York and London 1942 Electricians often test circuits for the presence of voltage touching the conductors...

I hope all of the Floridians have their boats secured and all is well. It looks like you're going to get a bit of weather

the brochure for the new diesel titan has some pretty nice pics of a ranger tug. I wonder if the boat comes with every truck purchase? I would sure take a hard look at the nissan-cummins combo if I was looking for a new truck http://www.nissanusa.com/trucks/2016-ti ... 0_1023_Int

something to keep an eye out for if you enjoy fishing offshore. A new tactic to try to lock down offshore water and eliminate fishing. http://www.nationalfisherman.com/blogs/ ... Newsletter

The curse of C-Dory ownership, cleaning up drool. I went down to the marina yesterday to get something from the boat and there was a construction crew standing there gawking & drooling on my boat. I gave them the tour as they peppered me with questions, eventually they went back to work on the...