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This is a post of hope for Orcas in general, and, well, "Spotty" the harbor seal is on the float in from of my house again today. I wonder if that means I might see an Orca. Yeah, I figured an Orca, probably a Biggs, though humpbacks are coming back pretty strong too. For the first time in my...

Interesting the possibilities Foggy has brought up with paddleboards as tenders. I've watched these become really popular here in South Sound Oro Bay. In the summer, at least, you'll see nearly as many people "out there" with paddle boards as kayaks and canoes. I initially thought they were a...

I had an inflatable Avon that same with the CD22 when I bought it. I can see the point of having the dinghy for convenience and beaching, and my outboards (Cruise-n-carry 0.7 and 2.7) and now Torqeedo 1103 pushed it well. In particular, we don't typically have sandy beaches, and tidal...

Joe; Was that an Orca (killer whale) you saw? I used to go diving to get saltwater critters for school tanks there. I remember so many seals, and then a group of the Biggs Orcas (marine mammal eaters) came in, and then there weren't very many seals for a few years. Hood Canals offers a dead end...

CDfolks; for the sake of international and nautical folks...here is a reinterpretation of my data, including the estimates for the 90. I only did two serious estimates based on using an external tank, warming things up, moving with no/low tides or significant wind, and placing the external tank...

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All of what Foggy says is incredibly true. The reasons I was able to post the data I did was partly because I repowered from an 2003, high-hours carbureted Honda 90 to a brand new Honda 100 that had integrated NMEA 2000. The Honda 100 is lighter, but not significantly. I also removed two...

I forgot to include the RPM data, so will post below. Most of this is based on runs of a few miles at given RPMs with NMEA 2000 data from the motor. I did check the fuel consumption at 1500 and 3500 RPM for 10 minutes by using a portable tank and weighing on a scale. The NMEA was spot...

8 mph is probably one of the worst speeds you can go MPG-wise while still not on step for fuel economy. You're probably pushing a big bow wave forward (displacing a lot of water), and the boat is barely not able to ride over it and plane at this speed. Here are my numbers for a new Honda 100 on...

Dear DaveInRI; I have been measuring moisture in various trees (wood) and soil as part of my profession for many years. I was a scientist, not a marine surveyer, but do have many moisture detectors, including a Tramex Skipper plus that I use as a tool for boats. I've also tried it to compare to...

A potential problem with twins as "get home" insurance is that you usually run with both down and vulnerable. You run with the kicker up and protected. I understand that the ambulance boat here on Anderson Island ran across a bar on inner Oro Bay and disabled both kickers. They had to paddle back.

Wow, I will consider an agreement from Bob to be a sign that I am doing something right. My 3 flexible Renogy 175 watt panels are now 4 years old, and starting to show their age. I haven't tested, but productivity is clearly dropping off on the one mounted to the 4 Wheel camper, which doesn't...

in the PNW, you don't necessarily need spacers, but they can improve the performance of your panels. I have Renogy 175's on my boat and campers (I have a 4 wheel and an Alaskan). There is one potential problem (damage from heat) and another definite problem. When any electrical system heats up...

These work too...stick directly on bottom of panel... https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Square-Adh ... rce=1&th=1 Only problem is they make them effectively thicker, and I used to just put the flexible panels under the mattress when not using them. Maybe the panel is the way to go, but then you...

Wow; that is some Lingcod. Imagine all of the previous fish, likely including other lingcod, whose last view was that gaping maw! I haven't had the guts to go out much past Neah Bay, and this year even that was questionable April 18-22 when there. We did catch lingcod limits each day, and...

Tom et al.; Actually, the real total energy use might not be as outlined above. For many decades, I've tried to teach about energy to students at the University of Washington in an intro Env Sci course. A significant problem with propulsion of anything is that they typically advertise only the...

I've had T-mobile for quite some time. Changed from Verizon after they charged me $600 for a few hundred megabytes in Brazil. T-mobile has/had a better plan when you travelled. At first I found that T-mobile didn't work as well on the Peninsula and in the Straits, but seems better now. I seem to...

Cabezon and Halibut are my personal favorites. Both are a little hard to come by. Lingcod are a great eating fish, and I would compare them to halibut, but much easier to catch, including a wider area in the PNW, and not as highly restricted for season and limits. They are like halibut or...

Folks; I looked at fellow Anderson Island resident Brian's Tomcat, which he is planning to put up for sale. I have fished on and visited many, many, boats in my 67 years (my father was a waterman on the Chesapeake, and I grew up there), including several C-Dorys, Ranger tugs, Boston whalers...