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During our passage from Poulsbo to Seattle, I used this site to locate and identify the ships, in particular the ferrys. Very accurate. Good tool to use. -Greg

Warren, It has excellent reviews,so that was a factor. Also, it has no fan, nor needs one, and that was appealing, especially for sleeping at night. Finally, it radiates heat at low wattage. Most ceramic heaters, including the WM one we have, require 1200 to 1500 watts. That's quite a load...

1. Chinooks at Fishermen's Terminal in Seattle. Just ate there an hour ago. <burp> 2. McCormick and Schmidts on the Portland Waterfront. Happy hour menu feature entree's from from $2-4 and they are serious meals. Booze/beer is optional. 3. Oyster Bar in Olympia. 4. LaConner Brewery in...

May I take the liberty of suggesting another alternative, especially since we're from the Portland area and winterboat exensively. For each boat, we bought two Optimus 400W Quartz heaters through Amazon for $30. It easily heats up the 22 footer and the trawler cabin in my Devlin. With the 22...

Dang funny. I'm in a quandry what to refer to Mike and Bill as. "Dear Leaders." "Scoobies and the Doo Doo's," (we being the Doo Doos of course). "Peter and Paul?" Regardless, they do a great job. -Greg

That's precisely the reason. Another strange order has come down from some muckey-muck. We cannot operate in waters below 50 degrees without very expensive, cold water wear that the CG cannot afford to issue. Prior to this order, we could wear CG issued Mustangs or dry suits, which are...

It is absurd. The Coast Guard Auxiliarists routinely practice towing evolutions but it's rare we get to apply the skills. I spent $500 on special lines just to have Fear Naut able to tow. Authorization to tow is tricky. We're taught to ask right away if there is danger to the occupants and...

I've heard the same thing in my CGA meetings. The outfit in question is SeaTow and I've actually talked to the captain who did this. He says salvage is a form of a lien, like a contractor would put on a house, in order to secure payment for services rendered. That's his side. It seems the...

My wife and I met Les last Spring to look at Rossi's. He knew we were not in a position to buy yet we spent hours with him talking boats and even the bus he's converting into an RV. First class act. I wish he didn't live 5 hours from me. If you have a chance, visit his web site. It contains...

Do you have any links to that article? (BTW....I am now "crewed" and the FSO-Secy. My wife will be FSO-Communications. We're attending the BS&S class along with my 16 yr. old son. It's one of his prerequisites toward operating the ski boat with his pals. Joining the CGA was one of the...

Thanks for the link. That is a great picture of the C-Dory 22. Last June, I turned away from the Columbia Bar due to waves half that size. Big coward I is. There's an article about three Devlins cruising The Inland Passage. One of them is a 29 foot Black Crown, just two expensive feet...

Just a quickie diversion to this thread. We intend to spend most of the weekend through Veteran's Day on Lake Washington. Probably two nights at Kirkland and one at Fisherman's Terminal and one at Bell Harbor. We're thinking about Shilhole too. Is it nice/modern and are their shops...

CW knows Lake Washington like the back of his hand. You might want to look up his profile and e-mail him. -Greg

Ok....thanks a bunch for the info. These responses are one reason why this forum is the best. When I arrived at the boat with my new WalMart voltmeter (thanks Bob), it read 12.5 volts and indicated fully charged house batteries. The charger was on minimal charge. I verified this with an...

I'll describe my set up and then the problem. I have a new ProMariner 1500W inverter tied to two 6 volt golf cart batteries. The batteries were given to me by a friend. They are "workholic" and are 5 years ago, having been idle the last 3. Charging them and the starting battery is a new Pro...

FWIW, I just picked up a Nuvi 200 (the last one) at Cabellas for $159. My wife loves it! I did notice they had the Lowrance Xog (?) on sale for $170 that handles marine and road maps. The screen is smaller than the Nuvi. Also, you have to purchase Navionic charts for $200. Road and a simple...

I would normally agree but I can't tell the difference between the two Coronas. There's about 30 calories difference which allows me to eat a few chips with it, without too much guilt. -Greg

An older version of Nobeltec. Send me an e-mail and I'll give you a copy. -Greg

I've found it easier to create my own gallery with a link for those who are interested. Speaking of....I use to use Kodak gallery until they wanted to charge $$. Is there a similar service available that's user friendly? I'd love to post some pictures of Terra-Sea-Ta's maiden voyage. -Greg

Wow. I remember seeing this site a few months ago. The coverage has spread. It will be an excellent resource for night or fog excursions. Good article. Thanks!! -Greg