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I had the fortunate opportunity to ride with Harvey, and being a total noob with my mind on how to set up my own future boat was thinking VHF,VHF redundancy, UHF, SSB,FRS,CB. I looked at one of Harvey’s radios that seemed unfamiliar to me and asked “what’s THAT radio?” He looked at me...

It was a great training season for me, and it definitely feels like “my” lake in fall and winter. There’s a brief surge for hunting season, and after that it seems like my kids and I We’re the only campers up lake all Fall/winter. 12 feet is about right. It IS a Huge amount of water that gets...

Quick spring update from mobile: 1.7 feet under the boat last weekend coming in to the dock at Manson! Time to pull the boat. Deep water launch at Manson is available but tight turning for a 22’ boat. Old mill park ramps at Mill Bay have signs of two years of fishermen power loading and one...

Is there a separate thread where wives post about their surprise when husbands actually keep shop and outside things in those places? There must be 😂. Score on the inflatable! I did often wonder where urban boaters keep things not on the boat. Question answered.

I can confirm the newer hydrastar marine EOH actuators are compatible with newer Ford f-150/expedition OEM trailer controllers over discs. Sensitivity adjustments and in cab manual override are working 100%. No more reverse lockout shenanigans or worrying about smoking pads on the downhill runs...

I went with the Hydrastar Marine 1600 psi. I saw some previous posts about blown calipers (we have tandem disc brakes), and etrailers claimed it is compatible with my OEM controller and the brakes I have. Hoping they are correct... I have had good dealings with them in the past.

Trailer work here: Stripped off the surge actuator and mounted an electric over hydraulic and a breakaway battery/switch. Replaced the adjustable coupler with a simple fixed 2” coupler (just personal preference). Tomorrow I’ll wire it up and bleed the system just in time to haul out for spring...

. HEY HEY. Watch what you call “Seattle area” there buddy... 😂

Thank you all. I definitely have some confidence in the build quality of this boat that was previously only theoretical to me. Bob, I did consider just drifting in the middle of the lake, as the boat was much more comfortable in the rolly Polly zone than it was in the smash bang zone. Next...

As Bad as it got

Stehekin after a windy night

Good night moon

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Miss Maria is safe back in her home port. As am I.

Well it happened again. It seems once every decade I am destined to sleep in a USFS pit toilet building. A potty shack. A latrine of divine engineering and exquisite execution. These venerable bastions of civility have more than twice saved my bacon, and last Friday was another such bacon...

As a total c-dory rookie and c-brat initiate, the twin 40’s have been amazing to me so far. In calm water I am able to spin 180 degrees in less than 3 feet of water with a dock on one side, and hull scraping depth on the other and back into a slip without smashing the sheriff’s boat. The spin...

That is funny. Getting a lot of long looks from fishermen freezing in aluminum boats up here. Loooooong looks. Need an acronym for that.

I gotta say, I really appreciate you doing all the legwork for what could be my next inverter 😂. Pure = true. Bonus: you should be able to charge up any finicky laptops or tablets without over heating the power packs/cables. I am currently chasing down a loose neutral in my house, and wish I...

That’s Pretty crazy weather, fire up the grill and break out the lawn chairs!

Did ya get it up and running? Nigel