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Hi guys - a question about the new site (looks good, btw): when I click on a thread, it takes me to the original post. Previously, I could click on the little thing on the side and it would take me to any unread posts in that thread. Does this exist in this new format or am I just missing it...

Another trip around the sun together. Another of the things the 4 of us share. We wish you two all the best, Jim & Joan

I played guitar and sang for a couple Friday Harbor C-Brat gatherings. I recall making a post or two in the Grand Adventures forum: The Cruising Adventures of Wild Blue and Crew. :wink: I am still making music, and announcing the "World Premier" of our latest music video. Well, our first...

A tip of the hat to our northern neighbors - wishing you all a happy and safe Canada Day!

Taken in our RV site, where we have about "98% of total" (and not having to fight crowds)...

On their CBS Sunday Morning show. 9:00am Eastern. So, you folks in the later time zones may get a chance to see it. The canal is celebrating its 200th anniversary. A true American Treasure, it changed the way commerce was done at the time. It took 8 years to complete and was dug entirely by...

It has been a while since I've started a new thread here, but I thought some of you might enjoy this: A remarkable day on the water: today, the USS Independence aircraft carrier made it's final journey, into the Port of Brownsville - 16,000 miles from Bremerton, Washington, around South America...

Tim and Mary, the great couple from California who bought Wild Blue two years ago (where did that time go??) are launching at Anacortes and will be cruising north. Tell 'em "Hi!" if you see them out there. Tim and I still participate on a sailing forum and have regular exchanges there. He and...

Hi folks. Tim, the new owner of Wild Blue, has run into a glitch with the Navionics chip he bought for the Desolation Sound area. It is a compact flash chip, Gold Series. I gave him the chips we have for all the areas we have traveled in - they work fine in the E-Series chartplotter. The new...

I want to thank the nice people on this forum for nearly a decade of fun and sharing. Wild Blue has been sold - to a very nice couple that we have known for years on our favorite sailing forum. Tim and Mary are good people and are looking forward to adding C-Dory powercruising to their sailing...

Wild Blue and crew chugged into Victoria today. The Customs dock used to be by the floatplane dock. Not any more. The new Customs dock is before you get to the Inner Harbour, near the floating homes. Look for the dock with the yellow caps on the posts. Nice new dock, just off the yellow...

Yes, I used to be a professional photographer. No experience whatsoever with these little GoPro cameras, though. Anyone here using one? If so, HOW are you using it? Mostly video or stills? Does it do a decent job of still capture from the video? What kind of mounts do you find useful? Why...

You got 'em up here, too, Pat - they're just bigger. With black and white outfits... http://captnjim.blogspot.com/2013/06/he ... berry.html Best wishes, Jim

This is not my first go-round with the Guest 2621a charger that C-Dory installed when our boat was new. We have been through a couple of these, and the current one just crapped out (again). I called Guest to ask their Tech Support what they recommend. My new buddy, Shad, said that he hadn't...

I have been trying to get a set of Canon image stabilized binoculars repaired... for MONTHS. Their customer service is the worst. After 6 e-mail requests for information on where to send them and the proper procedure, they finally responded to my 7th e-mail... after I signed onto the Canon...

Hi C-Brat friends, Yesterday, I had our inflatable out to clean Wild Blue's bottom. Herb, from Willie's Tug offered me the use of his lift... http://captnjim.blogspot.com/2013/01/bo ... l-tip.html At one point, the dinghy started filling up with water. I thought it might be coming from the...

Well, it's been a while since we've discussed onboard battery chargers. I pulled all our batteries out, checked water levels, and connections. The battery switch has been problematic, but some WD-40 and exercise seems to have taken care of that. The Guest charger that the factory installed...

Looks like Dr. Bob and Marie's place is now in "the cone." Wishing a good outcome for all those in the predicted path. Most of the latest computer models show it coming across Key West and building to a Category 1 by the time it makes it to the Panhandle. One model shows westerly movement...

Kudos to Marc at Wefings for getting out the word that all is well for the folks and boats at Wefings after the "visit" from Tropical Storm Debby. It is a good marketer who keeps customers, friends, and all those potential buyers in the world informed. http://wefings.com/newsletter/new/archi...

If you are working on/in the bilge in a 25, you know they are always wet. Joan would like to see the bilge dusty dry. I would like to have thick hair again... you don't always get what you want. But, here are two tips that, combined, will cost you a grand total of $1 plus tax... I would like...