An anchor alarm is no substitute for good anchor practice - oversize your tackle, learn to get that sucker dug in until it holds at 3000 rpm in reverse for 30 seconds, and you wont be needin no steenking alarms... I got a beaming recommendation from a pro who watched me anchor next to his fishing b...

I know Cheryl's request for comments has yielded many. As a long time Mac(intosh) user, my recommendation to all users (regardless of platform) is to base your OS choice on your software needs (not the other way around), and accept the rest. Never will you please all the people all the time, but it ...

Mike already summed it up nicely. We've got the M version and it's the best option we've spent money on. I like (translated as 'I may have to borrow') his idea of adding some roll up strap snaps; would be easy on the side windows, but probably wouldn't bother with the connector windows, due to the a...

Cliff, Glad to here your getting her splashed soon. We'll watch for Pura Vida as we cut through Georgeson in a couple of weeks -a LPS rendezvous at Port Browning. Don't forget that Todd is just a phone call away; toll free even :) I've noticed the tach in ours sometimes sits up a couple ticks, but n...

Thanks for the heads up & URL Duane. I started looking for a waterproof case for my Touch this weekend. I ordered it tonight, so should have it in a couple of weeks. I got a Dual XGPS300 a couple of weeks ago, and the Navionics prog. works just fine with it. It's stand alond road atlas isn't too...

I installed the same ones that Duane did and am completely satisfied with them. Just for safety sake, I insulated the back of the PCB w/a layer of electrical tape before zap strapping them into place. I picked up 3 red LED fixtures this weekend (not installed yet) to protect nightvision for middle o...

Any of the MacClan going to be at the Seattle Boat Show this weekend (1/30-1/31)? Admiral and I are going for Saturday and Sunday, with a stop at BWY for parts. I'm heading down today, for one LONG day. I usually begin at the lake site, then over to QWest. One of the first stops is to check in w/BW...

Best O' Both The first night of the CPS Boating Course, the instructor said 'Every boat is a compromise', and for us the mac seems to cover the bases pretty well. Best O' Both is self explanatory on that level, but there is another angle to it. My wife grew up on power boats, their family ending up...

Not meaning to hijack the thread, but I just can't imagine Gail grumpy. Sorry, just don't see it. :) Regards, Shane ps, Gail and I are swampped right now with calls both for new boats and parts orders, sorry if she seemed grumpy! I think I will give her tomorrow off! Happy Thanksgiving to ALL MacGre...

Just renewed our policy; $2mill. with very comprehensive coverage. Premium this year are $550. The jist of our marina (Point Roberts, WA) requires $1m. as follows: 1. Combined bodily injury and property damage liability coverage (for example, Protection & Indemnity), with liability limits no les...

I think when the insurance companies begin to use the lack of a PCOC it as a legal escape clause in settlement claims, then it will start to have some teeth. Good point. However, will they still take the premiums? Oh I think that they'd gladly take it :wink:. Compare it to auto insurance. You can i...

I wonder if the Canadian law is simular to the Washington state law as far as age? Under Wa law I don't need a permit because of beeing born in 1950 and I am excluded but my wife who is 6 years younger does. Is there a simular age requirement in Canada where if your over a certain age you would be ...

It has been phased in here in Portland over a couple of years depending on your age. Honestly havent seen much improvement - morons with engines bigger than their egos wont change no matter what quiz they take. The lack of personnel for CCG or RCMP to enforce the law is its' biggest impediment; the...

Hi Jim, If you're doing a similar install like mine was, I used some bailing wire and went starting from the outside (from the outboard engine well) in. I pushed past the styrofoam and it (the coax) found its own way down. Try angling it aft, towards the stern. IIRC I had my father in law help, as i...

....I had never set an anchor before, so I was a bit nervous, but everything went smoothly.......I don't have much to compare to, but it was a nice sheltered anchorage with a sandy bottom and not too busy. The more you anchor, the more you'll have to compare to. Use your charts to know the bottom c...