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Easy does it, Many miles of over the road travel with singles, doubles, sometimes three full size kayaks up top. And never lost a boat ... over the road. My only near loss was on a pot holed monster logging road. And the stresses and loads on the highway are minimal compared to what kayak...

In line with Jay's comments, one fine day on Graham in the Charlottes, I saw a couple guys put down a young black bear, adjacent to a contemporary Haida cemetery, all within a hundred yards of the village. Nobody blinked or took much notice of the two shots from their deer rifles. This...

Current language from Parks Canada on bear spray. Focuses on use, other requirements. https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/mtn/ours- ... /gaz-spray

Their story. Worldwide operations, longtime aquaculture presence in Canada. These folks should know how to deal with difficult sites. Bottom of this site a world map detailing their locations. http://www.cookeseafood.com/about-cooke/

Harvey, I remember these. USCG Astoria used them on their helos for a few years. They worked well, and were very highly regarded by the helo rescue folks. Lots of anecdotal support. Cameron Bangs, MD, was likewise an icon in the SAR groups, with high visibility getting out the word on...

That is phenomenal. Face down, in the cold water, no air exchange, for an unknown interval. I have read accounts similar to this when the person (often a toddler) was similarly deprived of air, and achieved full recovery. But I cannot recall any for adults. Bob, do you have any idea how many...

Barry, sometimes email gets filtered by your ISP and sequestered as spam. You might check your spam filter with them.

Echoing the remarks of others. Superb job. On top of excellent editing and photography, you seized a terrific selection of images of some superb sections of the Snake-Columbia system. I have traveled all of that via auto, except parts of the Snake, and the footage from the cabin of your C-Dory...

I hear you, Colby. I agree the added ventilation from windows or hatches achieved by pulling combustion air into the Webasto from the cabin "should" help reduce condensation. But, it is not. Better air circulation within the cabin from fans is about all I can think of. Or, a dehumidifier...

Colby, Yes, my CO comment covers the small chance of a failure in the WEBASTO manifold systems. No leaks, no CO, except whatever an open window or hatch/vent might pick up, and certainly very little chance of that! On the other issue, even external air at 100% RH, ducted into the cabin via a...

Colbysmith wrote: I think condensation is a widespread problem for many of us. I also plumbed my Webasto heater the same way initially using cabin air for combustion. However, I finally decided to draw that combustion air from outside. While the theory of drawing fresh less humid outside air...

This area is a can of worms, with much yet unknown. Unlike alcohol, which is relatively quickly washed out of the blood stream and other tissues, THC and the other psychoactive components (and their metabolites) take longer to be eliminated, and AFAIK there is not a consensus on what...

As a guy not much enamored of high level (and costly) chartplotters, I would never omit a decent compass as one of the fundamental tools for navigation. However, I use a smaller chartplotter assiduously, in conjunction with a handheld sighting compass, to guide me, pretty much everywhere...

To put a sharp point on Dr. Bob's warning of the effects of low AC voltage on the AC supply: anything as low as 90 VAC is very likely to cause AC motors to burn out in relatively short order. How? AC power well below the rated voltage will cause the motor to run slower. A slowed motor will...

Esmi2, Like you, I had a great deal of experience in paddlecraft before stepping up to a powered vessel. Many aspects are similar, with the elementary navigation skills learned from paddling in large bodies of water, and offshore, perhaps the greatest benefit. But, powered vessels require...

My waters. I remember when this occured. Very rare around here. Our waters just are not very crowded except near 10 during the Buoy 10 season. Larsen is going to catch a lot of heat on this one.

Chet the Christmas Carol Parrot  One Christmas Eve, a frenzied young man ran into a pet shop looking for an unusual Christmas gift for his wife. The shop owner suggested a parrot, named Chet, which could sing famous Christmas carols. This seemed like the perfect gift. "How do I get him to...

Great shot of Lois. Who's the guy? :wink:

No engine to descale here, but interested in descalers. Agree any descaler that is acidic and aggressive enough to break down/dissolve carbonates is likely to attack anodes. However, anodes for an aluminum block/head are a mystery to me. Their literature indicates no mineral acids, so likely...

Terrific synopsis, rogerbum. Ain't no free lunch ... everybody gets squeezed in competition for a scarce resource ... to a greater or lesser extent. The crux is figuring out how to maximize the resource while managing all the intersecting variables that allow us to live reasonable lives.