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Surprised no one has brought up that the original breaker appears to be a Blue Sea knock off. Pat, when you replace spend the extra dollars for a Blue Sea breaker. From what I have seen overall quality is far superior to the brand X versions On the soldering vs crimping debate, stick with...

Thanks Richard and Bill, the prevailing summer swell in this area is from the West or Northwest but like you said depends on what is happening in the open ocean way to the West. Appears that Dixon is similar which would make sense. In this area there can be a heavy impact with swell and tide on...

Really good information Richard, thanks for taking time to pass this on. Get it now about the tide impact and the effect when wind and tide are opposing. Is there a similar impact when swell direction and tide are opposing? Or does the prevailing swell follow the tide swings? Need to spend some...

Mr. Anderson how are doing these days? Interesting ideas on the 6V deep cycle batteries, enough that I did some research. Main problem is the lack of battery storage. Two G31's use all the available space and are treated as individual banks right now. The Odyssey's while expensive have pretty...

Shrimp pellets what a concept, takes care of one of the packing around bait problems that has been on my mind. I may try canned cat food for crab but hoping we will have a salmon head and such to bait the pot with. Oh yes halibut is on the list, fish every year out of Newport for these...

Shrimp pellets what a concept, takes care of one of the packing around bait problems that has been on my mind. I may try canned cat food for crab but hoping we will have a salmon head and such to bait the pot with. Oh yes halibut is on the list, fish every year out of Newport for these...

Richard, Thanks for the advice on Tlevak Narrows. Tlevak looks scary on the charts so the on water experience will be done with much caution. We will be packing a single shrimp trap, a crab pot and and Salmon rods. With no refrigeration will have to temper our our fishing lust. Will be...

Greg, Will get some pictures up soon, not much interesting right now except an interior that looks like a hurricane touchdown site and a whole bunch of boxes of stuff waiting to be installed. The wealth of ideas and information provided by the C-Brats is second to none! Ferg, I do enjoy...

After 13 years of fishing out of Newport, Oregon we made a decision to do some cruising this year. So North to Alaska in late June is the plan. Realized from the start that turning Shearwater into a “cruiseship” after all these years of doing open ocean day trips was going to be a bit of job...

Foggy days out of Newport require radar and the VHF chatter will make you laugh or cry depending on your viewpoint. VHF hail – Anyone going out the chicken ranch with radar that I can follow out (very common request) Or the best one yet on a very very foggy morning VHF hail 1 – Hey Bob where...

Said it before and will say it again. I really believe that 175HP is about perfect for the 25. This limits you to the big block Suzuki and E-Tec but hard to disparage either brand (except for that 4stroke nonsense). If you go 200HP (other than the E-Tec) or with twin 90’s you put a lot weight on...

Boats and water have been an ingrained part of my life for as long as I can remember. My mom and dad loved both so growing up spring was the start of fishing season (more exciting than Christmas for me) and the opening of the high lakes in Oregon. Summer weekends were spent at lakes picnicking...

Not much information on the Hewes but I am a dedicated fisherman. Do far more fishing than camping or cruising and it could be said that I have the wrong boat for my usage. BUT I like to be comfortable, dry and warm when I fish and may include more camping and cruising in the future so like to...

Mike, that is one nice fish you got there. Biggest Chinook I have boated is 26lbs so that is a brute in my book. The Alaska fish is sooooo big the one guy forgot to smile (actually looks like he may have something up his postierer). I kind of struggle with the concept of a salmon bigger than...

At 15 - 17 MPH I get around 2.5 MPG, it's not my ideal cruising speed. The 200 e-tec likes to run 3800 to 4300 RPM and will give an honest 3MPG at 22-24 MPH fully loaded. Best cruising milage I have experienced was when way over pitched running at 26MPH and getting 3.3 MPG. stevej

WOW, thanks for all the input. Such a diverse and talented group of people who contribute, support and assist is an amazing thing. The Brats deliver as always. Lots of good advice and great to hear the endorsements for Mike Fryar. Thanks BC and lloyds that is a perfect setup. Ken, I get a lot...

After 23 years of working in IT for the same company looks like my job is going overseas (hello Bangalore) very soon and have this wonderful opportunity to change careers. While I am not able to retire (10 + years to go) I have no kids, mortgage or other payments so have a lot of freedom and can...

Tyboo - less than $40 a fish dang I can't even come close to that with Salmon. I did bring home 450lbs of Albacore and only burnt $250 in gas once... Back to stabilizers I have always filled my tank at the end of the season then add the red stabil (non ethanol) and the gas is good as new after...

I avoid the stabilizer mess and purchase my gas at the fuel dock in Newport. No ethanol and stabilizer added with a advertised shelf life of 12 months stated on the pump. However the stuff is $4.69 a gallon so my per fish price is way more than Tyboo's or Chuck's. We caught 2 coho for $199.00 a...

I think some dogs enjoy fishing more than people do. Grew up with a couple of doxy's that made many ocean salmon trips and just loved it. Thanks for sharing Mike stevej