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Donna and I always have a hard time adjusting to the relative "luxury" of the boat after backpacking. Some of those luxuries include: a pressure cooker, vacuum bags with a hand pump( Food Saver bags and Reynolds pump) ,canned food, and Gin. We seem to prepare the same types of food( one pot) and...

Donna and I plan to go out to the island looking for Oarfish, (OK, maybe a few lobster as well) next week. Leaving Monday and returning ? Contact the Secret of Life on 68 if you are in the area.

Greeting from the Secret of Life crew - just arrived at our home after three weeks on the lake, ending with a surreal 8 days on a mostly deserted Lake Powell. There are worse ways to "suffer" through a government shut down, believe me. I won't rub it in with details, but it has been incredible...

Keith and I are heading out in the morning from SoCal. Will launch sometime Sunday 9/15 from Wahweap. See you all next week! Donna

Donna and I are planning to be at the gathering again this year, but launching out of Antelope Pt. Does anyone know a good mechanic in the area to do a little carb tune up before we launch?

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I love the new boats! Who can deny that the AC has always been more about technology than tradition. To me a sail is a sail, made of hemp or Cuben fibre. I would be scared to death on those things, dressing more like a football player than a sailor. I can't imagine the forces generated at that...

Sitting on a Lake Powell beach with a group of brats ,I marveled at how different yet similar we all were. I came to the conclusion that all of the people sitting with me understood simplicity. Not one odd look at my laundry being dragged behind the boat! No questions about how we can spend a...

To everyone we met the Powell gathering...thanks for the great time! We really enjoyed meeting you all and look forward to seeing you again next year. I will try to set up a photo album and post pics. Donna & Keith - Secret of Life

Count us in too! This will be our first Gathering of the Brats. We plan to launch from Alamitos Bay on Tues and return Thursday. See you there! Keith and Donna

I consulted Eric at Specality, not Specialized. He once again earned my trust by advising me to save about a grand and not replace the frames. He has never seen one break, they all rust, and they are nothing but an eyesore. :thup Thank god for the rare honest mechanic.

Does anyone know a good Honda mechanic in the So Cal. area? I'm very happy with Specialized in Oxnard ,but it's a 4.5 hour drive for me. The closest is Hemet, but that guy tried to rip me off to the tune of 19k to repower perfectly good motors. I have a major rust problem on the frames and they...

Within one year off insuring with Boat US we had a trailer problem outside off Las Vegas. We were towed to Barstow. A new brake and a bearing later we were on the way home to Running Springs. The shop estimated the tow bill at $1400. Our premiums are paid for a few years .

Has anyone installed an opening front window on their own? Where do you buy one and who does install them? We are already sweating off the coast of So Cal., Baja just may kill us.

For a different take on survival on a lift raft try The Life of Pi.

For a different take on survival on a life raft try The life of Pi.

Thanks for everyone's input. My husband went back to the first service center and picked up the boat then headed up to Oxnard to Specialty Marine for a second opinion. We have decided to go with Specialty's opinion; that our motors are in good shape, that nothing is wrong with the...

Thanks for all of the input, I'm on the way right now to get a second opinion in Oxnard.