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I just bought an inspection camera with a 36" flexible hose. I took it down to the boat and finally got a look at lots of places that I couldn't see before. Fortunately, all looks well. Great little toy.

I believe that this has been mentioned in at least one prior post, but here is a review of coppercoat, a product that supposedly gives many years of bottom coat protection. Might be useful if you plan on keeping your boat for a while. http://features.boats.com/boat-content/ ... tom-paint/

Well, today was not a good day...a really bad day. Lots of stress, things out of my control, ouch! What to do? I don't smoke, I like a good beverage but not to control stress.....what to do? Hmmmmm, I loaded up my Labrador in the van and......headed to the boat! Ah, the feel of the boat...

We've had our Grand Banks 32 for a couple of months now, and I thought that I would post a few observations. What we miss about our TC24: 1. The simplicity of all the systems 2. The ability to do most of the maintenance ourselves 3. The shallow draft 4. Economy of running the boat 5...

Some observationsSince buying our GB, I have spent some time on the GB forums (there are two of them; one run by the factory and the other a separate venture). There are many concerns that are different (e.g., teak decks, fly bridges, etc.), but there are some similarities that I list below...

No, not those Grand Banks, but our Grand Banks. The GB that we just bought was located in Seattle and we live in Bellingham. We had to move the boat and today was the day. The trip from Seattle is about 90 miles and at 8-10 knots, depending on current, it was about an 8 1/2 hour trip. The...

As you know, we just bought a Grand Banks 32. During the survey, I heard lots of interesting terms. It started with the surveyor saying that the boat had a few missing bungs. Did they run away? Followed by the fact that we had nice scarf joints. I thought that my knees were much less than...

A Grand Banks 32. We found out last summer that we really enjoyed cruising at hull speed. We also realized that we were not going to tow a boat. We don't have a tow rig, and the San Juans and the Canadien islands are just out of our harbor. We also tended to have company, especially with our...

Well we sold C-weetness our tc24. This evening I have no man cave to go to. We cannot watch the weather to see if there is a break in the fall storms for a short cruise. No boat to just sit on. Gee we need to find a new boat. Boatless, what a terrible space in our lives. Anybody been in...

2002 C-dory Tomcat 24 $43,500 (Bellingham) Penny and I are considering a bit bigger boat with more amenities (maybe a Ranger tug!) and room for the grandkids. The first step in this process is to sell our beloved tomcat, C-weetness. At the time that I am writing this, there will be three...

I don't know if this has been discussed before but occasionally my iPad loses its gps fix using navionics. It's not an issue of receiving a signal because my iPhone works just fine. So far nothing serious yet but I almost lost a marker on a crab pot. The good news is that the solution is to...

This was a weekend to get some things done. First, I decided to work on the fly fishing stuff. I started out by cleaning my inflatable drift boat and adding some 303. I then checked my rods and reels. Then the other assorted necessities for chasing trout. After that I figured I would inflate...

Check this out: http://www.charterworld.com/index.html? ... vviva-2421 This boat is nowt docked in squalicum harbor. We were coming back after having anchored for the afternoon in Chuckanut Bay when we saw this thing approaching the channel for Squalicum. The boat had to issue a Securite to...

I was down at Hilton Harbor this afternoon and had the chance to meet the president of world cat boats. Hilton Harbor is going to be a dealer for these boats. They should have a 32' pretty soon. It will be interesting to see how they compare to the tomcat. I've never seen one in person. In our...

I was sitting down reading the paper this morning at 5:30 when I heard a loud explosion followed by several smaller explosions. About five minutes later a series of fire trucks started streaming into the harbor where the boat houses are located. Evidently one of the houses caught on fire...

Ok so I'm sitting here in Europe enjoying an off-season vacation made possible by the no schedule of retirement. Plenty of castles, museums, good food, and so on. Yet when I get back to the room each night the first thing I do is turn on the IPad and browse the c-brats site. When I go to bed I...

Just downloaded the NOAA hi- def radar app for the iPad. Nice to be able to see the weather fronts as they are moving in! Better than using my own radar.

I was reading the Herald this morning when I came across an announcement that Joe and Ruth (R-matey) are about to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. Here's a big congratulations to one of the nicest couples around!

I was reviewing what we spent on boat items this season (a fair amount I must admit). Some were big ticket items but many were smaller goodies that I thought would make a difference...but did not. Yet two items stood out that I think have made being on the boat more enjoyable and both for...

I was down at the boat today doing the usual puttering. And found out that they (Hilton Harbor) are now selling ethanol-free gas. Yes!!!