Recent content by Ordutch1975

Hi all, I wanted to share my experience with a company called shearwater university out of Anacortes. A friend of mine bought a 37’ Nordic tug and signed up with shearwater (Phyllis Wooline) for on boat training. He had the option to invite 2 people including him and his wife as a package...

Hi guys. A good friend of mine just bought a 37' Nordic Tug which he has moored in Anacortes. He is looking for a reliable paint shop to either repaint the hull (the previous owners had painted it red but he'd like to go back to white) or go back to the original "ivory" gelcoat thus removing...

At least JFK was romantic with his "exaggerations" :-)

Figured since some of you may live here and may as many Oregonians have plans for a fun filled Labor Day beach trip I'd share the news. It looks like some beaches have fecal bacteria advisories. https://www.oregon.gov/oha/ph/HealthyEn ... tatus.aspx

It’s funny I didn’t get the windless because in theory I am young enough to pull up an achor myself - now I regret not having had it installed at the factory - this will be our next purchase.

I anchor alone from time to time. Most of the time closer to the banks of the river. I have never had an issue - bring boat to a halt (use an appropriate anchor makes a world of difference I use a Mantus and have never had an issue setting it in the Columbia or Multnomah channel. I bring the...

I have a simliar but different issue. My two tanks are 30 gallons each. One showed as empty the other as 3/4 empty. Leaving me a quarter of 30 gallons basically. To fill both tanks was 35 gallons. Since new my gauges are way off. My guess would be with both showing empty I would still have...

Progressive includes towing service - Geico reimburses up to x dollars unless you opt for more. I swapped to progressive for this reason. Also talk to your insurance company as they will often cover up to X value with geico I had to fight them to give me a higher valuation / replacement value...

Our boat on the news - at minute 1:15 over the shoulder of the officer. http://katu.com/news/local/river-patrol ... -fireworks

It took me a while to learn how to use the trim tabs - I feel pretty confident now. I find I use them in conjunction with engine tilt - I played a lot with them when I got them - I agree with the last post they can be freaky depending on conditions - just don’t go flying with them deployed till...

Yeah it gets rough out there west of becon rock there as you pass the cliffs. What time were you out there ? Do you have trim tabs? I find I can work them to help keep the pounding to a minimum and allows me to push through the waves. My 23 Hull is a bit different tho. On my 18ft open bow...

please ignore my spelling - was on my phone. good - hood.

There are some useful little bays along the way. It it gets rough south of bonneville there is a nice little cove by beacon rock on the Washington side with a nice dock and shore power. Once over the dam about 3/4 of the way to good river on the Washington side is a nice little cover and dock...

Guys this wasn’t a my river is badder than your straight lol. I just meant to say the Columbia can be quite rough and challenging (from bar you know the graveyard of the pacific through gorge) and the waves can all sorts of confused. In all cases if it doesn’t look good wait it out. Is all I...

The Columbia is a bit of a mess at times and difficult to predict. As a general rule of thumb it seems calmer in the morning and more turbulent on the afternoon. It calms back down in the evening. I am not sure why but in the last 5 years or so of boating out here that seems to be the...