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One Newspaper's view of Obama's gratitude to Canada. http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/12/17/kelly-mcparland-canada-has-helped-the-u-s-in-cuba-iraq-and-ukraine-but-gets-little-respect-back-from-obama/ To be perfectly honest, I will be happy to see the end of that guy. The next president...

We sold our 48 Sedan Bridge recently and purchased a Grady 300 Marlin with 250 Yamahas and a Panda diesel genset. The essence of downsizing: - from 3 staterooms to no staterooms (but v-berth & mid-berth) - from 25 tons to 6 tons - from 50 gal per hour at 20 knots to 17 gal per hour at 20...

This is likely the best I've found: http://www.vicprop.com/calculator.htm I am in the process of having my spares re-pitched and used this tool to help decide how much pitch to remove. I ran a few simulations using stock weight, moderate load and fully loaded to arrive at a target. I am also...

While regrettably, we allowed Celine Dion to infiltrate to the USA, we managed to stop these guys: http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/22/world/americas/canada-terror-plot-thwarted/index.html#cnn-disqus-area Jacob

"Once Upon A Day", a Cowichan Tourism video about our own backyard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=XHC9D11xA4c Quite a spectacular piece.

Obama Term 2 (from a Canadian): God help Americans, at least those who pay taxes; those that don't will continue to rejoice. I may be wrong, but I just don't see any evidence that Obama is willing to do anything significant about the ever increasing debt, other than to continue spending...

Obama will lead in the early returns until the Republicans get off work.

Our 1999 480 DB came from the factory with a pretty typical factory setup with two 8D batteries. Port battery is used for "Cabin Main", some running gear and port engine start. Starboard battery is used for running gear, electronics and starboard engine start. They include an "emergency...

This is a re-post of a thread done on Jan 20 2012. The original thread seems to have disappeared. Panasonic 37" LED TV Install Our 30 Mitsubishi LCD "cabin heater" was getting a little long in the tooth and was in need of repairs to correct the green cast. Given the price of new TV's I...

Our factory salon table was fabricated with a vitracore top and solid cherry bull nose edges. The table developed several cracks in the acrylic finish but the faux wood grain underneath was still ok. I contacted John Devolites at Restoration Marine regarding suitable sheets of "Nuvacore" and...

We were on the north shore of Maui last week and saw two naval vessels out in the swells off Hookipa Beach lookout. The vessels looked like this: The boats were disappearing in the swells except for the upper portion of their masts above their radar. I would like to know the type and...

Any bets what this will go for: 2003 Searay Yacht w/ EVERY Option- TnT Lift, SAT TV, BOW Thruster, Sonar & Radar I'm guessing the reserve must be at least $250K.

Our 1999 Sea Ray has factory Raytheon electronics which are now discontinued and as a result, are not supported in most cases by Raymarine in terms of spare parts. To update the all the Raytheon gear on the boat is a fairly pricey proposition and is in fact, unnecessary. By perusing the used...

Anyone here tried one of the electronic barnacle prevention systems? After a little research I found the following: http://www.hullmasters.com/ http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5143011/description.html http://dieselmixgas.com.au/barnacle-rid.php These systems are relatively pricey...

Technically, it is spring but with the PNW weather you'd never know it. This modification came as a result of trying unsuccessfully to clean the valance trim, which on our 480 DB, was done in "gathered" drapery fabric. The newer boats had the valance trim done in vitracore, to match the...

For those considering a carpet update, this may be of interest; 1. Carpet removal took a crew of 2 professionals and myself a full day. Sea Ray must have equity in a glue and staple factory. The old carpet was not meant to come out easily. For ease of access, we removed some of the...

Thought it was time to provide an update on a few of our planned winter mods: Triple Trumpet Boat Whistle: Digital Timers for Battery Charger, Block heaters: "Bag Alarms" on Exhaust Elbows (200 degrees F), which provide an early warning of anything problematic with engine...

After 3 days of effort, we completed our first annual haul out. Besides the usual bottom paint and zincs, this year included new swim grid support bolts and plates which were badly corroded due to electrolysis, installing a new fishfinder transducer, installation of shaft brushes and the...

Another favorite stop for boaters cruising the Broughton Archipelago is Pierre's Echo Bay Resort. The marina features new docks, an attractive lodge and general store, a massive tent for banquets including the famous pig roast, hiking trails and a local museum...

A favorite anchorage in the Broughtons with good protection and proximity to fishing is Waddington Bay: About a 5 mile trip puts you on Queen Charlotte Strait, where we sought something good for the dinner table: Not everyone was interested in fishing: After a few hours we...