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Also make sure you have a nice strong battery. The Wallas stoves are ridiculously sensitive to voltage with the result being that everything seems to be going well at startup but the thing just doesn't light. There should be a flashing light somewhere but they're not that bright so can easily...

Rodgers Marine Electronics is running a Portland boat show special on the Vesper XB-6000 transponder. The boat show price is $545 but you can also get an additional $40 rebate directly from Vesper (ask for coupon).

I thought I'd mention this on the boat show thread as there's $$$ involved but Raymarine is now offering rebates on their EV-100 autopilots of $300 plus another $100 if you visit the Raymarine booth at the boat show. That makes the total package less than a grand - not bad.

Here's the Panbo article: http://www.panbo.com/archives/2016/01/r ... _form.html

Raymarine announced a new solid state radar. Looks like a nice implementation with data transmitted to MFD via wifi. Panbo had a writeup and here's the product page: http://www.raymarine.com/content/?id=13531

The last two CBGTs we've attended (Victoria and Ladysmith) have brought us to fabulous new areas so hey, why not continue north? We live in Portland so I'm guessing it would be a two days to get up there. Where's the launch point for Port Harvey? Presumably we'd spend a night in the Victoria...

I have an autopilot in my future - yeah! - so am interested in hearing from people with an EV-100 what their experience is with steering response in other than calm water. That model uses the small pump whereas the EV-200 uses a pump with twice the capacity but cost a whopping $1200 more. I...

If you want to tow with a Highlander make sure you get the factory tow package AND hitch. The aftermarket hitches - like U-Haul - do not have as many attachment points to the uni-body "frame". They also hang low under the rear valence. The factory hitch is better engineered and comes with a...

There is a small void between the sump and the hull in the 23 Venture but I believe this is only in the transom area. Between the cockpit floor and the hull is spray foam. Here's a picture of the sump area from when I replaced my transducer (looking aft): What you see is an outer FRP layer...

Transducer hole in sump

We have an Etec 115 on our 23 and it's a good size match most of the time. It has good low end torque and typically that's what you want for a heavy boat. For motors using the same block, like the Honda 135 and 150, you won't even see those extra HP until you wind the engine up. I haven't...

Location services in mobile phones was really driven by problems when calling 911 as people often didn't know exactly where they were. With landline phones they knew your address but that all changed when we took our phones with us. The requirement didn't specify a GPS chipset but it turns out...

I believe USB charger output is 5 volts with a quality charger outputting 2.1/2.4 amps or 10-12 watts. If you look at the 120 VAC charger that comes with the iPad, for example, it's only provides 12 watts. This is not high power stuff so, while possible, poor charging is unlikely to be a...

You need a higher amperage USB charger. I've had good luck with these: USB Car Charger

Sunbeam touched on this but a big question is whether or not you want a dinghy with a motor. The problem, of course, is that it's challenging to have a main motor, a 9.9 "get home" kicker and a yet smaller dinghy motor all on the same boat. It's certainly been done but for me that's a lot of...

Whatever model Toyota you get, make sure it has the factory tow package and not just an aftermarket hitch. The factory package includes things like a transmission oil cooler. If you're regularly towing over the mountains you might also consider installing an electric-over-hydraulic trailer...

Like them or hate them you have to admit the Evinrude G2 is driving innovation into the market and that's a good thing. Once you start looking at the details of that engine it's pretty clear they're not in a "me too" mindset. It's WAY more than colors - there's a lot of technology under the...

As said earlier, try balancing the wheels as they're often not balanced on boat trailers. On my trailer it made a significant difference when towing empty.