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Doesn't every boat sport a hood ornament like her? C.W.

Dave, thanks for the link. I'll put it on my thing to do list within the next month (comes after getting a new 2008-09 WDFW combination fresh & salt water fishing, clamming and combination hunting license - our 2007-08 expires at the end of March). Ever since I got a ticket for driving a car...

Just because I prefer a large single main to twins for my needs doesn't mean I do not firmly believe in the necessity of having an adequate, reliable secondary means of propulsion. A high thrust kicker still counts here, and I've come home on mine before. They shove boats along amazingly well...

Here in S.W. Washington, it is the expired annual sticker that gets their attention and they seem to care the most about. They've got to get their taxes. A WA state Boater's card is already required for children to drive a boat, each year the age limit required to have it climbs. I took the 7...

Here's an article out of Canada about an incidental bycatch (oops method) of 130,000 chinook in the commercial pollock fishery. When so many are doing so much to help salmon all over, and fighting vehemently over those we are allocated.... it pisses me off to see the greed of a few go totally...

My old Mercury 2 stroke 65 horse was easy as cake to rope start if needed, no idea about the modern larger hp four strokes. About the kicker on a big boat: High Thrust models are the way to go, much more control in currents at the lower speeds. Four strokes are so reliable, clean and quiet...

I strongly prefer the main and kicker option. When I fish I anchor or I troll in a river and must constantly mend my line to match the contour of the bottom and keep my lure within two to three feet of it. Downriggers (even electric ones that adjust concurrently with the depthfinder...

The whole things sounds like a "don't ask -- don't tell" policy. Many long and successful marriages are founded upon it. Mighta been a Helluva trip to Mexico. C.W.

Nice! I like how their eyes are centered directly behind their outthrust talons, directly in front for maximum fish grabbing effectiveness, like a streamlined, feathered knife. I've got some video I took of a bald eagle taking a fish. In reviewing it frame by frame, I saw that the eagle uses...

I like Celestial Seasonings "Peppermint Tea" as my favorite non-caffienated. (sp?). While in China, we went to a tea vendor and she had a wonderful ceremony where we sampled a variety and settled on one. She poured the steaming water over the entire earthenware pot and tray..... moist steam...

Casey, I took some photos - mainly of the interior - of the new 23' Venture and they are located at the link below. Feel free to use them as you'd like. C.W. http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?set_albumName=album626&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php

After a long, cold and bumpy ride across the Strait of Juan De Fuca, only to not be able to fish for halibut, this cup was truly warming to the spirit. It tasted even better than it looked, there in Victoria, B.C.. C.W.

Good, keep circulating information of this value. It will slow the population's expansion into one of the most beautiful and scenic areas on the planet. Better to worry about the mold growing inside your Sleep Number Bed's matress. C.W.

Brian, my wife and I appreciated your friendly and informed comments during our lengthy discussions and viewing of boats up at the Seattle Boat Show. You were enthusiastic and patient. Good luck in the next phase of your career. C.W. (aka Winn)

Thanks Joe, lot's of perspectives in that article. Here's a link to an article describing the Yakima Nation's expanding of their subsistence fishery for the first time to areas below Bonneville Dam on the Columbia. Can you imagine using a 26 ft. diameter hoop net and hauling it up from a...

Isn't it nice to have an easy "fix" now and then! I was fishing with a buddy a couple months ago. I was just bragging on how much I liked my 1992 Yamaha 9.9 electric start high thrust kicker motor. When I went to fire it up, it cranked and cranked, but would not run. I had just run it just...

fresh gas and plugs and totally cleaned battery connections is always a good way to start. C.W.

In latest BoatTrader magazine, pg. 12, I found this: 1998 Ranger, 21' , must see to appreciate, always garaged and maintained. 18 horse Yanmar, stainless railings mast and boom, awning plus full cover, two Icom VHF radios, 1850 Furano sounder chart plotter. EZ loader trailer. $26,500. ph...

In the Army we used to tear open the paper/foil packet of instant coffee, dump it in our mouths, rip open the sugar or the instant hot cocoa powder, dump some of that in our mouths, chew and suck on the mixture for a while and then wash it down with some iodine treated ( to be rid of giardia)...

Sunrise, heading out west from Ilwaco, WA albacore tuna fishing. C.W.