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Here is how Sleepy C does it. Text string is visible if you hit quote upper right corner. Quotation marks not needed: "" His is drawn from an image in his CBRATS album, but I suppose you could link to an image anywhere. Probably other ways, also.

Couple young guys down here regularly fly their kiteboards (basically a snowboard set up to run on the water, with a serious parasail and bombproof harness on the body, controllable using the shrouds) on the Clatsop Beach, sometimes in surf, sometimes in the major backwater inside Trestle Bay...

Foggy's comparisons could only be accurately and sensibly done if the temperatures were on an absolute scale, the Kelvin scale, for example. Tyboo and rogerbum are both correct.

rogerbum wrote: Flirting with the edge of the envelope is not necessary to develop judgement. Knowledge is key. You can gain the knowledge both directly and indirectly. For some only direct knowledge seems to stick, others are able to learn from the experiences of those around them. That's...

Followup to the cheeky story: https://youtu.be/pjkLf_X88WM

No quarrel here. That Darwin thing, about survival ... applies here, for sure. There is a huge difference between flirting with the edge of one's competence and plunging headlong into an obvious maelstrom.

And how does one develop judgment? By flirting with the edge of the envelope. This tale is on me ... and an illustration of why I do not point fingers at others out learning where the edge of their envelope is. Never needed a rescue ... but I have been close. This was one of those times...

Greg's endorsement of a properly outfitted sea kayak, handled by a competent paddler rocks my boat. Trouble is, sea kayaks look easy to paddle, but in the hands of a novice, they are an invitation to disaster. They demand constant awareness and well honed bracing skills to be safe in...

Great designer/builder ... and the guy makes a comfortable living at it. Very easy to talk to. Low keyed, not given to hype, yet sure of himself.

What Rob said about Mr Buddy and similar propane fired heaters which exhaust combustion products into the cabin. In a mild climate, the excess water vapor may not be an issue. In a cold climate, window condensation is going to be much worse than any other choice. Capt. Meares is on the...

Mark, I made a four caster framework for my 20 ft IB to rest on, and that allowed easy rotation, for a 1500 lb load. Initially, I chose casters rated for about 500 lbs each, figuring 4 x 500 = 2000 lbs would be enough. False. On rotation, unless the surface is very smooth, transitional...

In order for the warmed air to remove the moisture, you will have to have an opening for it to leave the cabin. If you opening a window, aft of the heater, just a crack, that should do it while under way. At anchor, select a window on the downwind side. If you do not do that, the moisture in...

The large variations here mainly reflect differences in storage conditions and temperature. The impeller, unless you run it dry, lives a happy, wet, low temperature life when the engine is running. It might have a couple hundred hours or so of that "life." Between seasons of use, it has...

Try this link. Two different types. https://inmarmarketaction.com/kidde/Kidde284US/

Know this problem well, vicariously, thank God. A less than able buddy buggered the soft aluminum recess into which his drain plug fit, thinking there was a crushable washer to remove. In the end, he carved a new "seat" using an old fashioned water faucet seat repair tool, and found crushable...

Some folks refer to this as a "broach." Whatever the label, the end result is the same, also the corrective actions to prevent the broach or recover from it. Never been broached in a power boat or a sailing vessel of size. But have been, several times, sea kayaking in surf, but never in...

Sounds like you are getting plenty of advice, especially comparing rivetted versus welded construction. I live in a salt water / brackish water area. Either construction method can perform well, with adequate maintenance and quality manufacture. In any case ask what alloy was used if your...

That avenue truly is a sweet one. Unfortunately, low tide is midday right now, on Thursday falling from a high of about 6-7 feet at 8 am to a low of about 3.5 feet at noon. I have run that a few times downbound, and at low water it is very sketchy. At high water, beautiful. That 3.5 foot...

A big yowsa on the marina at Cathlamet. The taco shack is not open off season, but it is a sweet place. The town has an older downtown with a couple restaurants, great scenery, and a good museum. No bright lights big city atmosphere. Very sheltered, well off the main channel. Marina at...

You are past the crux. The narrower parts of the Gorge can really be a wind tunnel. Should be relatively smooth sailing, rest of the way. Kalama a good marina. Most of the smaller, out of the way marinas on the lower river are friendly places, though only the larger ones will have decent...