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Second that. Straightforward run to Astoria. Very friendly folks at the marina, probably less crowded than the scene in Astoria. Restaurants in Astoria we favor: Bridgewater Bistro for the food and the view of the river, bridge etc. A bit spendy. Urban Cafe for informal atmosphere, right...

Pedro, I believe the East End lot is day use only. Check here: Office: 503-741-3300 (Toll free in Oregon: 800-860-4093) That number should also have info on availability and rates for the area near the West End Marina. No ramp at the West End. A long walk along the Riverwalk, or a taxi...

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This is very interesting. One nugget: Orcas consume more tonnage than harbor seals, but harbor seals consume a greater number of individual fish. Another: consumption by natural predators has risen substantially since 1975, while consumption by fisheries has fallen dramatically. Good to see...

Some cannon fire action Sunday afternoon three or so, off Pier 39. We watched from Coffee Girl. Those square riggers had a tough time holding position against the flood and the strong NW wind.

Mike, You might get some straight answers from Sam Johnson at the Maritime Museum on this. I expect there may be some concerns about a modern power boat appearing in their video footage. Otherwise, if you stand off out of their way, I think you should be good. IIRC, they conduct their mock...

Most forms of "grit" chew up garments, elbows, and deck shoe soles, way too fast for me. I switched to polycarbonate grit a while back, and am very happy with it. Plenty durable and plenty of friction. Sprinkle onto a wet coat of deck paint, allow the paint to dry, and hit it with a little...

Guilty. Busted on overuse of jargon. :oops: Chromophore is geekspeak for a feature in a molecule that responds to incoming light by releasing light of lesser energy. In practical terms, UV light, being of higher energy than visible light, is a good candidate for use in stuff you want to...

Searched hard for this. No sign of it for sale. One issue with fluorescent (aka luminescent) materials is that they typically degrade on extensive exposure to sunlight, especially when the chromophores are bound to a polymeric material such as rope or line. All of us have purchased...

Mark wrote: I've never done the drive in to Bamfield, but I remember my dad telling me that he wished that he hadn't. He thought that he would rather risk getting slammed around boating out through the Port Alberni channel. It wasn't the dust or the pot holes, it was the log trucks. I have...

Mark's comments about the Port Alberni to Tofino run are spot on. The high point has some of the steepest, tight curvy paved roadway I have ever seen. Big rigs run it routinely, including a few log trucks. A large boat on a trailer is not out of place, but definitely a handful. Worse road...

That is a lot of dough to buy a very demanding job. Pierre has the right personality. Ditto his spouse. Very big shoes to fill. Both pairs.

Agree. Windage effect, alone, on a SUP rig, kills their ability to make headway. OTOH, in following sea and wind, the greater leverage of a stroke while standing, and ability to surf swell, maybe an SUP can defeat a conventional kayak using wing paddles, even. But, a surfski and wing paddles...

Nope, I can't do it either, Mark! http://www.c-brats.com/modules.php?full=1&set_albumName=album2436&id=102_0095&op=modload&name=gallery&file=index&include=view_photo.php

robwha, I think we may be birds of a feather. UW 1972, o-chem out of Bagley Hall. Been teaching chemistry in Astoria since 1973. Sounds like you work with or know Dave Kalman? Added perspective: in the day (1972), a good bit of the outfall material in Puget Sound was released deep, IIRC...

I am not pleased opioids are found in mussels near urban areas. However, it might be well to keep this in perspective. Quote from the article: "The institute reported that the amount of oxycodone found in the tainted mussels was thousands of times lower than a therapeutic dose for humans...

Colby, there are some narratives of the days in the system of inlets, etc., you are entering now, when almost all the logging was done from the water, typically by small crews, working off a barge or two, anchored adjacent to shore (sometimes winched ashore). Essentially no logging was done...

Colby, the marine gas I got a few years ago near Ladysmith was ethanol-free, but pretty sure the auto gas was E- 10. To locate the ethanol free outlets, use this: https://www.pure-gas.org

Mark, Know the problem. I have not had one of these in my hands, but the Stohlquist Thinback PFD's may be close to what you are looking for. Western Canoe in Abbotsford, BC has a pretty good selection of PFDs, and I believe these are $CDN prices. I did not search their Kayak PFDs, just the...

Mark, Modern Type III PFD's for the WW crowd often have the majority of their flotation on the chest, and a half inch thick pad across the back, primarily for padding. I crossover into sea kayaking, and could never find a PFD that was comfortable intil recently. These often also have good...