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I appreciate the responses... I must say, one of the things I love about boating is the ability it provides to consider and create personal fixes to perceived problems. I'm one for puttering, even when nothing really needs it. Some additional tweaking is now in store for my mooring plan...

I have a Raymarine C80 chart plotter that uses a Navionics CF card. The latest Raymarine software is also installed on the plotter. The current 2GB card is several years old and only covers the US. Since we are hoping to cruise into Canadian waters later this year I want to buy the new 2GB CF...

Well folks, I'm going to try something that might work next time I use a mooring buoy. It might be a colossal failure but then again maybe it will work. I read a post on another boating forum in which the author mentioned using a pool noodle to run the mooring line thru and the noodle then...

I appreciate the feedback! Good to know the Navionics operation is the same. I have been very happy with my 8" Samsung tablet and the Navionics app, especially now that it includes Active Captain details. It makes a nice compliment to my old Raymarine C80, plus as needed it allows me to have...

For several years I have used an Android tablet to run the Navionics navigation app. I've been very pleased with the operation, which I run in tandem with my old Raymarine C80 MFD. I may soon be in the market for a new tablet and this time in the mix I am considering a cell compatible version...

Just read in the local Las Vegas newspaper that analysts from the U. S. Bureau of Reclamation are predicting Lake Powell to rise ~50 feet this year due to the high snow levels in Utah and Colorado. This will also help Lake Mead, although not by much. Sure hope their prediction materializes...

I appreciate the comments. I had made a similar post on Tugnuts and they also unanimously recommended EarTech. Because we also have a travel trailer I anticipate multiple use of these. I had not fully understood some of the technical aspects but I do now thanks to your assistance. Looks...

I recently had surgery on my larynx which has effected my ability to communicate while underway on our boat. In response to this we are in the market for a good 2-way headset system that will allow us to communicate while underway and specifically coordinate while docking, etc. I know some Brats...

Just a "P. S." to my previous post above. The two steps I installed in 2014 (the ones my comments pertain to) are the Perko ones from West Marine. Rob

I strongly second the steps Bob suggested. Several years ago I installed one of these on each side of the cabin bulkhead in the cockpit of our Venture to assist my wife getting out of the cockpit. Knee issues limit her ability to make that big step. These steps are rock solid and have a good...

Ferg is definitely right on... Once I retired my wife and I moved down to the Las Vegas valley, but before we moved I spent my first 62 years of life in the Bay Area. I was raised boating on SF Bay and in the Delta, first on my family's cabin cruiser, then later on my own sailboat(s)...

I truly appreciate all the feedback. That's what I love about C-Brats! Rob

The last time we cruised the San Juan Islands we took advantage of a mooring buoy in one cove. It was easy, secure, and restful until the wind was calm and current slack. I then found the boat and buoy would occasionally drift together, often at 2:00 am. When this occurred the buoy would...

My wife and I are planning to cruise into Canadian waters this summer for ~4-6 weeks. In addition to the Gulf Islands we hope to visit Victoria, Princess Louisa Inlet, and points north towards Desolation Sound. I know I'll have questions for the group as our trip planning progresses, but...

Order placed! Thanks for your continued work on this Greg! And thanks to all the photographers too. We post our calendar in a prime location in our house so we're always looking at the photos. Very fun to see, especially in the winter.... Rob

I have an inflatable Sea Eagle Fastrack 385ft tandem kayak. It is ~12' long and weighs only 32 pounds. Being so light allowed me to build a rack out of PVC piping bought from Lowe's. Because I have a solar panel on the cabin top located just behind a radar dome, I had to elevate the kayak...

I spoke to Angola a few different times about making a cover for my Venture. To my surprise, each time I found them less than anxious to even discuss the job. They wouldn't work from the C22 template and enlarge it in certain areas and flatly said "no" unless I could either bring in the boat...

I've never heard anyone talk about boating on Klamath Lake in southern Oregon. I note that despite its large size it has only a couple of marinas and launch ramps. We plan to spend a few weeks in July cruising around SF Bay and the Delta, and then who knows. We probably can't get up to Puget...

Just ordered ours. Great selection of photos Greg! Thanks for continuing to create these. Rob

I am interested in learning about Lake Merwin in Southern Washington. It looks like a nice cruising lake. I also see there is a camping area called "Lake Merwin Camper's Hideaway." The website for the Hideaway isn't great but it strikes me as an ownership campground for RV/trailers similar...