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Marcia and I would like to motor up from south Sound if we get our shots by then. Any news on Halibut seasons yet, as we might add a check of Dallas Bank if open. I can't find anything.

Regarding the original post, which was about using a VHS radio kayaking. I am mostly a kayaker/canoer, and previously and currently paddle much more than I motor my C-Dory. Before you invest in or rent (lots of $) a satphone, realize the limitations. There are some, and under less-than-ideal...

12, 13 and 14 if OK for me. I'll personal email you. Rob & Marcia

I've kayaked Florida Everglade's "Wilderness Waterway", Everglades City to Flamingo, many times. Also, Bowron Lakes in BC, Canada, and, of course Puget Sound with about 200 camp sites for kayaks, and Chesapeake Bay with only a few. I like to keep a pace of my own, but get together for lunch, and...

I did not mean my advice was INSTEAD of a survey. A personal precheck of an obviously faulty boat may avoid the time and cost of moving forward with a survey. Good luck.

Corrosion of stainless can be a problem, particularly if you wash and rinse with salt water and can't get things really dry, like after weeks of kayaking in salt water. I've moved to titanium there, but only a Ti spork from REI, and also to reduce weight in backpacking. After going through...

This is my opinion and we might have a boat surveyer chime in. I am not a boat surveyer. There is a lot you can do to check a cored boat without a survey. Based on my dealings with professional surveys of houses, I wouldn't necessarily trust a survey to provide everything I need, and they are...

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I think this question would be similar if you are buying a used gas motor, or anything mechanical used for that matter. These things seem very well made, and could last indefinitely, but there have been problems reported, particularly when they first came out, and earlier there were posts about...

Hope you can get one soon, Bob. We'll sequester here on our island until most of the rest of the mainland can get theirs. Not too shabby as long as we can catch squid and flounder...

Chargers. How many amps flows into a charging battery can be a mystery. The charger is part of the process, but only part. The battery must ACCEPT amps from the charger as well. In my measurements, a single FLA never accepted 36 amps at 50% charge or more. I never wanted to damage my FLAs so I...

If you consider rates, Florida is similar in cases per 100,000 (5694/100K) to many other states, and almost exactly the national average. "Travel to" states like Florida have unique problems, and tourism has remained high in Florida during COVID. California, with its long list of restrictions...

Or, as my grad advisor joked, "You can lead someone to knowledge, but you can't make them think"!

Neat one, kind of like the guy that was arrested at the airport. In his carryon, he had a protractor, a compass, and a slide rule. They charged him with carrying weapons of math instruction.

Inverter-Charger: Renogy inverter/charger/transfer switch 1000 is 30 amps, 2000 is 65 amps. All 12 volts. These things are big and heavy, the 2000 is 51 lbs. However, you get an inverter AND a 120 volt charger with an internal transfer switch. I'm not sure I need 65 amps for my plans. I have a...

Problemadela (my CD22) is inside now, and panels, batteries, and a few electronics moved to my camper for a winter trip to SW. Here is what I plan for when I return. I have three 175 watt flexible panels that I bungee to the rooftop handles (easy on, easy off, just a few pounds each), put into...

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I respectfully diagree, Marco. In my experience, fisherman are among the most vocal, active, and effective advocates for salmon. Imagine the impact on fisheries enforcement and research if there are no license revenues, and cities like Neah Bay or Westport if there is no salmon fishing. We...

Yes, and this low charging from the alternator is borne out by my meters. It is a little better than 17 amps @ 12 volts, which would be 200 watts. It shows more like 230 watts. I guess converting 17 amps @ 14.4 volts to amps @ 12 volts. The LiFePO4 batteries are amazing. When partially...

That is what I do...this unit https://www.renogy.com/dcc50s-12v-50a-d ... with-mppt/ is the heart of my 12 volt system. It will charge at up to 50 amps total, balancing either from the main motor (Honda 90) alternator, my 525 watt panels, or both at the same time. You hook the system to cables...