The Cruising Adventures of Wild Blue and crew...

Captains Cat":1jzld0yv said:
potter water":1jzld0yv said:
How do I find your book for my kindle. I'm doing something wrong as the Kindle store isn't showing it listed, but your info seems to indicate that it is available.????
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Harry, go to this site.

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/27714

Lots of formats available, we got our kindle version that way, couldn't find it in the store either!

I've bought many copies, both the paperback and digital, it's a great book!

Charlie
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And now for a word from our sponsors...

I'd like to introduce my agent, Charlie. :wink: Thanks for answering that for me, Charlie, and for the kind words. Smashwords has given the opportunity to publish to a lot of writers, myself included. They have distribution agreements with many e-book sellers (Apple iBookstore, Barnes & Noble, Sony, Diesel, Kobo, and others), but not Amazon (Kindle). The Kindle format is available direct from Smashwords.

The publishing industry is changing. Many book distributors have a love/hate relationship with Amazon.

Hope you enjoy the book, Harry.

Best wishes,
Jim
 
I guess I'm just not savvy enough. I operate my 3g kindle by going to the Kindle store and finding the book I want an pushing the button. I can't down load it to my PC because my PC says it doesn't know what to do with the .mobi tag.

Any other help?
 
potter water":1yyurmwl said:
I guess I'm just not savvy enough. I operate my 3g kindle by going to the Kindle store and finding the book I want an pushing the button. I can't down load it to my PC because my PC says it doesn't know what to do with the .mobi tag.

Any other help?
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Hi Harry,

Load the .mobi file to your desktop. Plug your Kindle in to your PC; it will show up as an auxiliary drive. Drag the .mobi file onto the Kindle icon. Enjoy the read.

Here is a link from Smashwords, taking into account different models of Kindle and different computers. You can even e-mail the file to yourself, if you'd rather go that route...

https://www.smashwords.com/about/supportfaq#kindle

There is a whole world beyond Amazon for those with Kindles - using the above ways to download, you can put PDF files, etc onto your Kindle.

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Called my 12 year old grandson over to the computer, he had the job done in a flash. Looked at me like I was an idiot, and went back to his calculus homework.

I'm not a brain surgeon...but I am a rocket scientist. However, the .mobi thing freaked me out. I actually ended up loading a whole free ebooks management program called Caliber that makes the whole world of ebooks pretty simple.

As a recreational writer, (fiction), I've been eying the whole e-book world. I think the publishing houses face a real threat to their strangle hold on publishing. Now, that's something I'm real happy about.

We need more writing about CD adventures!
 
Bought the cat book. Very nice for cat lovers. Which, I am, but don't have one as our twin 20 year old cats had to be put down. Too much angst to repeat.

I actually enjoyed the CD part of the venture more than the Molly part, but it made a nice thread to communicate the CD habit.

Sorry you won't be captaining at Jackson Lake this year. We missed you by one day last summer. Terrible mosquito year.

How did you come about being a licensed captain? That is a gig I'd love to try.
 
potter water":17npuled said:
Bought the cat book. Very nice for cat lovers. Which, I am, but don't have one as our twin 20 year old cats had to be put down. Too much angst to repeat.

I actually enjoyed the CD part of the venture more than the Molly part, but it made a nice thread to communicate the CD habit.

Sorry you won't be captaining at Jackson Lake this year. We missed you by one day last summer. Terrible mosquito year.

How did you come about being a licensed captain? That is a gig I'd love to try.
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Hi Harry,

I understand the angst. Molly taught us that having a furry kid is something we needed. I, too, had said, "Never again." I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks (but, it takes a cat to do the teaching). Everyone takes something different from the book. I've received a lot of heartfelt notes from folks who have read the book; my favorite, from a tough ol' fishing guide: "You son of a bitch, you made me cry. Several times. And you made me laugh. It's been a long time since a book sucked me in like that. I tried to keep it to one chapter a night to make it last longer. By the way, I am a dog person. Loved it!"

We enjoyed our time at the Tetons. Great people to work with in a spectacular location. Of course, you could haul your C-Dory to the San Juan Islands... I'll be driving a whale watch boat out of Friday Harbor this summer. And as beautiful as Jackson Lake is, it doesn't have the endless variety of the San Juan Islands. Have trailer, will travel.

After years of sailing, an ad for a marine training school caught my eye. I went to visit with the guy who ran the school, a retired Navy chief. He was tough, gruff, and wasn't there to just "get you the paper." I enjoy learning new things, so I decided to take the course. I learned a lot, but didn't think I'd be seeking out a new "occupation." (We were still in the midst of our careers at the time.) When that license was about to expire 5 years later, I had enough additional sea time logged to go for the Master License. Again, a great learning experience. I've had the opportunity to drive some interesting boats. And when Joan gets the urge to "do something" (translation: she thinks I/we should be contributing members of society), I'd rather drive a boat than sling a camera. Since we don't have to work (being retired is still my favorite job), it makes for an interesting season in beautiful locations. We are both excited about this summer - the PNW is still our favorite place to cruise.

Thanks for hanging in there to get the book downloaded, since it does take more than just a click, like ordering from Amazon.

Best wishes,
Jim

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We took Wild Blue out this morning, thinking we might see a bunch of kayaks - there was a kayak fishing tournament scheduled. Mother Nature had other plans, with plenty of north wind. It's also the first time I've put a video in the blog, showing the C-Dory in a sloppy ship channel...

http://captnjim.blogspot.com/2012/04/ro ... ng-on.html

Quite a different perspective from a still photo. :photo

And a look at the sky last night...

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Not a single tornado warning that we've seen here in 17 years, and now two in 4 days!?!?
 
Jim, Keep your head down in those tornado things. And thanks for the boat ride. It bounces just like mine. Nice job with the video and the night sky -- keep the weather radio on. See you in the PNW soon.

Harvey,
SleepyC :moon
 
Hi Harvey,

Hoping we don't have to dodge twisters on the way north. :crook We grew up in the mid-west, we don't take those tornado warnings lightly.

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This is the best day we've had on the water in a very long time. We kayaked to the other side of Port Isabel, via a waterway where Wild Blue can't go (low bridge). After a good workout, we took Wild Blue out... an absolutely beautiful day!

http://captnjim.blogspot.com/2012/04/ye ... -good.html

Lots of folks out enjoying the day.

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Pat will be happy to know that there are absolutely NO f-d dolphin photos; the camera batteries died - just try to get photos of the dolphins with an iPhone camera. :roll:

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Joan finished the inside windshield covers today, I put on the snaps and screws...

http://captnjim.blogspot.com/2012/04/and-i-hepped.html

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We ordered the window covers when we ordered the boat... it came with an exterior windshield cover. While that works, it isn't the best solution when at anchor (when you don't want to have to go onto the bow if the weather turns nasty in the middle of the night), or when you want to have the center window open.

I thought we were done, but Joan is now making a screen cover for the center window, also.

Next up: packing.

Best wishes,
Jim
 
The finished center window screen...

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And one of her velcro straps...

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That one is holding the door open to the head. With the shower curtain Joan made for the head, it's nice to leave the door open (no, water doesn't leak out)... gives you a bit more "elbow room." We already had snaps in place on the door frame from the screen she made for that a couple years ago.

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Just a heads up on a product that works. When we were at the Seattle Boat Show, we stopped at the Sunbrella booth to ask about what we should use on our bimini to bring back the water resistance. They gave us a small sample size bottle of 303 Fabric Guard; hadn't heard of that before.

I've used the regular 303 on a dark stripe on gelcoat before and it worked well. I spent around $26 for a 32 oz bottle of the 303 Fabric Guard, and my bimini beads up like it was brand new! (After 6 years in the sun) This stuff works great. Easy to use: just spray it on, evenly. Make sure you don't get overspray on anything else on the boat. I put the aft cockpit cushions on the fish cleaning station on our dock to spray them... and it "waterproofed" the wood where I oversprayed! (leaving a film on the wood)

Apply the stuff on a sunny day, to a clean dry fabric (I washed ours with dishwashing detergent and then rinsed the heck out of it). The 32 oz bottle will do two applications on the bimini on our 25.

No doubt, a lot of you already know about this stuff, but it was news to me and certainly revitalized the bimini.

As usual, the standard disclaimers apply: yes, I am a paid spokesman; yes, I have stock in the company; and yes, I do get a large cut on every bottle sold. Not. :wink:

Best wishes,
Jim

And while we're on a "Hints from Heloise" tack here, friends of ours who have a BIG boat (42') with a lot of Stratoglass (I assume that's the same thing as the eisenglass in our camperback), told me they use baby shampoo on the window panels, applied with a mitt, then rinsed off. She says it is less prone to spotting. I plan to try that sometime. We use vinegar water on ours to clean the salt spray, after a fresh water rinse.
 
Thanks for the tip Jim, and the initial results. It's time (long past) to do my sunbrella bimini also, I'll get some. Looks like Amazon.com has the 32oz for $22 + $6 shipping.

On the eisenglass, I've heard to use Lemon Pledge.
 
FWIW our canvas man recommended Meguiar's "mirror glaze" #17 for cleaner and #10 for polish. I tend to use this 2 x or so per year to get rid of minor blemishes and to renew the surface polish, and the other recommended potions the rest of the time.
Usually no problem with fresh water rinsing in the PNW unless Barry has been dancing :-)

M
 
Au contrare, Harvey... check out the Ram emblem on the tailgate of that pickup; Herb has a Red Dodge. Big Red is a GMC.

All the GM/Dodge/Ford arguments aside, their Dodge is a very nice pickup... I should know, I drove it about 100 feet. 8)

A cool boat and a red pick-up - that sounds like a really good way to go! :thup

Best wishes,
Jim
 
Oh Jim,

I'm :oops: :oops: :oops: I'm sorry, My mistake (memory is going south). Be sure and tell Big Red I'm sorry.

BTW, any pick up and a BOAT is a good mix, in my book.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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Walldog":21mcpo7k said:
hardee":21mcpo7k said:
BTW, any pick up and a BOAT is a good mix, in my book.

Harvey
SleepyC :moon

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"Like"? Spending too much time on Facebook? :mrgreen:

From all the "Nice boat!" comments I heard at the ramp while we were loading and rinsing your boat, I think there are a LOT of people who like your boat and truck. :D

Thanks for lunch, Herb! (LIKE) 8)
 
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