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Yeah the Wallas heater is the pricey option. We have had our 1800 Kerosene furnace for about 10 years now. I have not had any problems with the furnace and haven't serviced it yet. (That bit is for the Wallas naysayers out there) The selling points for me on the Wallas furnaces are: low power...

You could just get a Wallas furnace. You can hardly hear it run. Inside or out.

Well another PRCBGT is in the books. I'll admit, when I saw how busy the marina was getting I was worried that things wouldn't work out very well. But, with Harvey signing on to a part time cruising job as warfinger, and the great attitude of all the visiting C-Brats to make it work out it all...

Pat, I heard of corned beef hash....when I'm in the US. Never heard of anyone in Canada talking about it. It sounds almost as wonderful as "Spam". LOL You'll enjoy it even more when you have arrived back in the states and can get it again. Vive la difference! Cheers Ron

Lyle, Glad you made it. We certainly look forward visiting with you. We have a function on this evening so I don't know if we'll make it down tonight. If not we'll drop by in the morning. Tom looking forward to seeing you again. Weather shouldn't be much of a problem for travelling tomorrow...

Its looks like the marina is going to be very busy this weekend. We also have a new harbour master who is not familiar with fitting boats in. She promises she will find room for everyone but can't guarantee we'll all be in one spot. Some may need to raft up. So I encourage people to call ahead...

Brock, we are absolutely delighted to have you join us! With Bambina ll , you'll be able to fly straight up the strait and be here Thursday night. We'll be sure to save a seat for you at the BBQ on Friday in case you do get here in time. Greg, we are going to save you guys a spot at the BBQ...

Hey do you remember the time before Netflix, when we used to rent DVD's that had bonus features on them? Well, for the fisher people among us, Anne has arranged a bonus feature. She has arranged to have Sam Sansalone, the owner of Powell River Outdoors, to give a short talk about fishing in the...

Mark I tend to use the Marine Weather for the general forecast. I then click the "Weather Conditions" tab to get the hourly reports from various bouys and stations up and down the strait. It works pretty well for me. Cheers Ron

Peter we sure enjoyed meeting you and Caryn last year and we hope to catch up in the future. Mike I'm glad you had a smooth crossing and I hope you had a great time up here. Great weather eh? Looking forward to meeting you on Friday Mark. Sandra, I'm glad you are taking in the Loggers Sports...

Not sore at all Pat. After all, we won that 1812 war thing! LOL Enjoying your blog Pat. I hope you enjoy the Trent Severn as much as we did. Cheers Ron

Of course I forgot something... if you haven't already heard, BC Ferries have 50% savings promotion on the over length charge running during the summer. It will save you a few bucks if you are able to take advantage of it. Its only on select sailings and on two routes. Details here...

Happy 4th to everyone celebrating this special day! If its Independence day it must be July. How the heck did that happen so fast? Only 10 days to go until the PRCBGT. The weather up here has been nothing short of fantastic. No kidding! Sunshine, calm seas (except when they are not! LOL)...

Mark and anyone else considering a ferry trip to Vancouver Island this summer. BC Ferries has there 50% off over length vehicle fares promotion on. It is only on two routes and only certain days but if it works for you it can save you half the overlength charge. Here's the link. Remember to...

Changing a prop is not much fiddling. Usually only takes 10 min or less. We I'm cruising and want to change the prop I'll find a sandy little beach, back Meander in and stand ankle deep in the water with the motor tipped up. Easy peasy. Done. If you don't have a lower pitch prop (like you'd...

Martin we are really going to miss you at the gathering. We can understand. After all the cleaning involved in getting Nomad ready for sale you don't want to mess that up...Of course what we all really want to find out is, what boat are you moving to? Come on .... let us know. Or, I swear, we'll...

Pat, Thanks for the reply and sorry about the phone. Too bad as I'm sure I'm not the only one who would love to see some drone footage of your adventures. Don't risk the drone for us though.LOL I'm surprised at Daydream not planing with full throttle. Anne and I have heavily loaded Meander with...

Storm Warning predictions for western Queen Charlotte Strait, and gales for the rest of the area starting tonight and continuing thursday. I think thats why they picked the inside route. Winds from the SE, seas up to 5 metres. I'll bet they have the "fast rescue" boats ready to head out at a...

Pat, We also are enjoying your blog. Thanks for taking the time to do it. A couple of questions: Have you really needed the air conditioner other than in Florida at the start? Is the drone working out as you hoped? I can't recall seeing any footage from it. Maybe I missed it. On another...

Tom, We're delighted you are coming to the PRCBGT. In last years gathering thread I had posted a couple of routes doing the whole way in one go. One is for the East Side an one for the West. I don't think anyone actually took my exact route suggestions but it certainly doable in a day given...