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    Best money I've ever spent

    That would be a steal here in BC too. They're asking that much just to wax a 25' hull without any glass work at all.
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    Go Somewhere!

    We do. Every week day morning when we wake up to go to work . Oh, and every week end morning when we wake up. :roll: Chris
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    Frontriggers!!!

    Good for you Kush. Good thinking. I'm stuck up here in Prince Rupert while my trailer is waiting for parts and I here the halibut fishing is great in these parts. If you could post a few pictures of your idea it would be great. I can't quite picture the concept and would like to give this a try...
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    How far to your boating waters?

    Takes us about 7 minutes to get to the club where our boat is slipped, by bicycle. Couldn't imagine being any further away. Good luck finding a closer spot that's suitable, or winning the lottery. Chris
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    Cooler Ice

    That's great, thanks very much. We're up here in Canada so a lot of the stuff on Amazon is not available under the brand names that you guys have. I did see similar containers to these but I'll check the local Wal-Marts first. Again, many thanks. We've been freezing ice cubes in our ice...
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    Cooler Ice

    John, We've looked for these on Amazon and can't find them. Would you mind posting a picture of one of yours so I can do a more thorough search? Many thanks, Chris
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    Flying flags

    Martin, Check these out, http://www.westmarine.com/buy/west-mari ... ecordNum=2 Don't buy the cheap ones with the crimped post. Go for the more expensive ones with the thicker walled posts that attach to the mounts via a set screw that has the black plastic handle. They'll last forever...
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    Trolling

    Gary, As mentioned before every bait, lure and gadget has it's individual manufacturers suggested speed, leader length and accessory gadgets that will get you the optimum results. These are the lures and recommendations that I use almost exclusively for large lake rainbow trout and West Coast...
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    Bearing Buddies / Bearings Redux

    When I did brake jobs, way back in the olden days, I always sent the rotors to a machine shop to have them turned on the brake lathe. They would mic them and, if specs allowed, they would turn them just enough to get them as near perfect as possible. Unprotected steel will tend to rust even...
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    Shipping a boat from Washington to Alaska

    The Uship contractors all carry mandatory insurance and provide references. If you spend some time waiting for quotes you can weed out the bananas with a little bit of research. There are some very professional operators in their referral pool. Just don't go with the cheapest one until you...
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    RACE TO ALASKA 2016 (R2AK.com)

    We have a couple of R2AK questions that we hope someone here can answer; 1- Is it just our computer or is their race tracker no longer working? We show three boats still out in the middle of the strait. 2- We've gone through the R2AK web site but can't seem to find any list of the boats that...
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    anchor question

    That anchor should be just right for your purposes in good bottom. Remember to attach at least one foot of chain per foot of boat length and then enough nylon line to make at least a 7 to 1 scope in whatever waters you will anchor in at the highest tide level. That is measured to your bow...
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    C Brats YouTube Channel

    +1 :thup :D Chris
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    Sink and stove mod on a 19

    Sunbeam, You bring up a good point. Our water way has a large house boat that charters as a party boat and has bright red and green lights (possibly lasers) flashing on a large disco type ball that reflects the lights in all directions. Can you imagine the confusion one experiences on a cloudy...
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    Tool kit for long road-trip? WHat am I forgetting?

    A small butane soldering kit and a selection of water tight butt splices and end terminals.
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    Draw backs to buying a boat in Canada

    Just make sure you've got all your bases covered with regards to the trailer that you plan on bringing your new boat back with. We have imported a number of boats from the USA to Canada and were pleasantly surprised to find out the Wa State motor vehicle dept allows anyone to purchase a...
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    Bulkhead removal

    This is interesting. On our previous boats I have assumed the bulkhead served to support the deck. I guess C-Dories are made a little differently than some of the other cuddy type boats that we have owned. I would have loved to eliminate the port side bulkhead on our last boat. I'm sure the deck...
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    buying new boat

    We grew up fishing in the Pedder Bay area in 12' aluminum boats with 9.9hp engines on them. We definitely got wet, and got caught in a few back eddies, and had livin' daylights scared out of us more than once, but it is possible to fish those waters in a small open boat. If you don't want to be...
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