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I spent 25 years in marine retail and wholesale sales Vertical windlasses were known to be replaced regularly, maybe 5 years if lucky Horizontals were multiples of that life span. The vertical pours all that bottom sand and grit right into the seal great for retailers. Not so good for customers...

Welcome aboard, lots of great folks and ideas here Pay no attention to weights in the factory website, real world they are way out. They might have weighed a bare hull and deck long ago. Figure on a very light 22 at 3500 lbs single or twin, light on everything. If you go like a lot of us...

Nanaimo Harbour

Dawn over Saltspring Island

Crowd at Dodd Narrows

Early am departure

Tight quarters for Cowichan Bay sailing regatta

Great old woody at Dodds

Blake and Rhonda\'s new Sea Fury at Montague

Breezy day heading for Dodds Narrows

Pulling into Newcastle Marine Park in Nanaimo on Wednesday, we were delighted to see Two Bears with Chuck and Penny Raddon aboard We spent the afternoon chatting and discussing cruising plans They are heading across Georgia Strait as soon as that persistent wind drops

High quality costs money. When you look at the windows, electrics and build you'll see why the price, not many production boats are vacuum bagged and then hull/deck bonded in molds. It all counts for rugged quality Here in Canada a new 22 will run $100k Cdn or about $75k US before electronics...

That run can get plenty heaped up in a strong wind, glad you got in ok Blowing into the high 20's here. 28 knots as we came into Newcastle marina this afternoon. Masts are moaning and whistling on the sailboats If you're out it'll be bumpy

Ours lives in the cockpit, camperback has blackout panels and we hang a shower curtain, very private and roomy Only aboard full time for up to 11 months but worked well, and it's tucked in the corner and always available, way more civilized than most boat heads

Not dropped yet in Nanaimo, high teens NW still Hopefully it lays down a bit later

Up at 5:55 and Ballenas is 13 Entrance 15, solo I'd be underway, Carolyn aboard I'd be sneaking out for a wee peak, it's doable Have a great day everyone

I've been thumped about plenty on Georgia Strait so now employ a stategy that works well. Couple summers back left Smuggler in calm with Ballenas "only" 17 ouch 4 ft stuff on this side. Carolyn came up with the 10 knot rule, it's quite sound actually! We'll miss seeing everyone, will be in...

Oh disappointed I am, Roger and Cheryl in Nanaimo and didn't call!!! Hey waiting on the weather been there done that Be ready to scoot at dawn or asap after if Ballenas and Entrance Island are 10 or less check environment Canada weather and look at the station info We get this wind here that...

Any C Brats in the Gulf Islands this week? Kerri On is heading south towards Saltspring and the Penders this week looking for whales Will keep an eye out for anyone Blake and Rhonda are running thier new to them NT32 thru there so may see them somewhere Have a great week George