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Only those trying to stay legal will care about all the rules. It is almost too much for me to follow the bouncing ball of legalism and that is why I had to leave my native state of California for Nevada. I would rather pay $100 and get a Fed license that is good in the US, with a bit more $$ in...

Well C-BRATS, it is about that time of year (I think) when am old man's thoughts turn making a deposit into the Tip Jar on the home page of our forum. I have lots of Forums and YouTube sites that I frequent but none that I appreciate more than this one. As they say, "If you can and will, then so...

I had earlier posted that Patrick Childress has passed in Cape Town from COVID-19 and his wife, Rebecca has posted on their YouTube site a touching and very open telling of what lead up to his death and what has followed. She pulls no punches, shares most intimately and in a way, gives us all a...

Micah and Dana, I assume RN is Retired Navy but if one or both of you is a nurse, still two great letters after your names. The great folks that worked the boat shows, yacht clubs, and GGA meetings are all passing. Michael Walsh of Beach and Coastal Camping passed in 2018, I never tired of Phil...

-- If you follow Patrick Childress and his wife Rebecca on their YouTube channel as they cruise on a Valiant 40, you may not have heard that Patrick just died from Covid-19. Both he and his wife had the virus but only he did not make it. She is in South Africa and will have a tough row to hoe...

-- I am with Captain Jim of Wild Blue (heck, I am in with him and the Blond on just about anything - they are my heroes as they can sell stuff they do not want and buy want they want and use the new toys so acquired); leave the paddle toys home on the first trip and if you take them, be ready...

-- It is not so easy to "easy does it" is it? Perhaps I should buy your C-22, store it here in Boulder City, and not use it? I have a nice little Gregor tinny with a brand new never run Mercury 8 HP that after I got it all set up to boat Mead and Mohave, have not put in the water even once (I...

So after all the hoopla, BHP drops all Evinrude/outboard production and will focus only on boats (packages now get Mercs). No soapbox but what about the skipper who just spent 12K on a re-power to a motor no longer made? Guess it is Yammies, Hondas, Tohatsus (same as Hondas in bigger ranges)...

-- Just over $3300 for six nights lodging and five full days (Monday to Friday) fishing from dawn to dark. Mid-summer you can spend over 14 hours on the water. World class Staibcraft totally safe/dry Aussie boats with 90 HP nice motors. This is full package including all transport from Juneau...

In most jurisdictions, you can have "processed" read "clean and frozen" seafood over the daily limit. I would ask. Better yet, eat everything as you go, right on the boat. I would call F&G but not trust the answer if not in writing. Bob Jarrard PS: In SE Alaska, I caught and brought home 100...

The linked pics show your ZT Mower being used to move the boat and trailer - I like it!!!! Nice looking boat, it will sell. bob

Pull off carapace, gut, pull off the gills, pull the leg/body sections off, rinse well, store in baggies on ice. Whole crab goes bad in fresh water/ice and when dead, the crab releases chemicals that spoil the meat (same as spot shrimp when the head is left on and the shrimp dies - fresh water...

I sold my 2006 Tundra Limited with 350,000 trouble free miles, not once to the dealer. Over 100 oil changes!!!! I bought another 2006 Tundra SR5 same color and body style/rear shell with 62,000 miles on the odometer. Ready for the first timing belt as I am at 90,000 miles plus - this is the only...

Now it is Powell, Mead, Mohave, and then Havasu (and then our favorite dentist, Pancho, in Algodones - Mexico). Bob

I spent two weeks on a very small Patio Cruiser houseboat (25') with a small Boston Whaler with an 8hp motor. Never moved the houseboat, used the dink to go from the Wahweap area (Ice Cream Canyon - only a few minutes from Wahweap - saved a lot of gas) and went all the way to Rainbow in the...

The story of the Marinaut, Les, and all that is a bit of a sad one. Same for Cape Dory, Andy Valvolotis in Taunton built the first Cape Dory 36 for me many a moon ago. He had some rough spots but being an Alberg 37 shrunk a foot, she was a fine boat as are most of Carl's designs. Having lived...

The story is: We where on a friend's can in front of the Yacht Club and had honored the Five O'clock rule on our boat when we got an invite to a boat closer to the Casino and off we went, four adults and two kids. Great party at that boat, lots to eat and quaff and then close to dark (this...

You know the old question "If money was not an issue.........??"! I once almost got stuck for life inside a brand new never before assembled 10' PortaBoat (old style, canoe stern). When we got my leg out of the Beast and the final assembly completed (in a parking lot with three of us), we took a...

Well, as I was suggesting "A dinghy by any other name is still a dinghy." to quote Shacklespear, I found this little gem of a dink for sale in New Zealand: https://octenders.co.nz/ Bob Jarrard

Although they are not my perfect cup of tea, I always stop and look over any RB26 that is for sale. I know that we are losing some of the great designers of our times but there are young folks stepping up to take the helm. His was a nice long run and I wish he could have passed sitting on one of...