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The reason I am asking is that I installed a Sierra fuel-water separator in the splash well last year and have been thinking I would like to have the Racor type I used to have with the clear bowl where you can drain off the water. So I was wondering if I could just install a Racor filter and...

My previous trips I had used the inside route and decided to go outside Vargas & Flores for a change in scenery. There had been strong westerlies earlier in the week, but they had died down so I felt reasonably safe dealing with a 2-metre residual swell off the Pacific on my nose. Unfortunately...

up Lucky Creek on the way to the falls, Barkley Sound

at the Hot Springs Cove dock, 2010

idyllic group campsite, Burdwood Group, Broughton Islands

Gaiasika in paradise, Burdwood Group, Broughtons

Rajani on bow watch in early morning, Broughton Islands

anchored in Effingham Bay, Barkley Sound

Rajani on Wouwer Island, Barkley Sound

bra to prevent stone chips on road to Toquart Bay, Barkley Sound

chillin' in the dinghy, Turtle Bay, Barkley Sound

motoring up Homfray Channel, Desolation Sound

Can anyone tell me if the dimensions, threading and design of Racor & Sierra fuel filter elements allow them to be interchangeable?

When I was out of Tofino last summer on my way to Hot Springs Cove I was dealing with 6-8 foot swells among the rocks off Vargas Island. I have a single Honda 50 with no kicker and wondered how the boat would act if the engine failed. I have let the boat lie in open water, but not in steeper...

I have never been to the Seattle Boat Show and wonder if it is best to go at the beginning or the end? Also, is there some way to get reduced price tickets?

I finally called Garmin about this problem with my GPSMAP 545s and they assured me it was probably a software update problem. Despite my doubts, I updated the software from version 4.3 to 5.5. I have been for one test run and the problem seems to have disappeared.

Bed extension (1/2 inch birch ply) resting on oak 1x2 on seat boxes; piano hinge allows unit to fold for storage.

PLB mounted under helm station.

Trailer lights mounted on cedar board for improved reliability.

Trailer lights secured above splashwell with bungees; wiring routed through camperback and along port side to bow.