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Part of the problem with "going really slow" for trolling is that when it is windy you need to go fast enough to maintain steerage, at least on my '22 cruiser. C-Dories really suck at going slow on a course with their flat bottoms, high cabins, and light weight. My solution for going <1 to 3...

We Have used the 5-gallon bucket with toilet lid on our CD22 and truck camper for many years. Yes for the peat moss for sure. The female boaters have trouble getting the #1 into a separate container (I use a marked 1 liter Nalgene). We have found that “Smelleze”, which is often used in hospital...

Excellent guidelines from someone that knows local conditions. Operating consistently at WOT is a good way to support repair shops, and boaters around here quickly learn their limits the hard way. I was fishing at Neah Bay (the most western point in the continental USA), last week. Good fishing...

Why a half day? It is a long ride just out and back. Coming up from CA, Westport would be closer. I've fished them all, and didn't see much difference. Certainly the largest halibut I ever caught in Washington was Westport. The largest one I've seen caught in Washington was actually Dallas Bank...

I took a re-look at an old textbook. Dictatorship: A form of government in which one person or a small group possesses absolute power without effective constitutional limitations. Tug: It was fine with me to see your post, though it didn't have a lot to do with boats. The topic was our...

I travelled to Alberta last November. Pretty easy, and the ArriveCan app worked fine. Nearly everything I did (restaurants, stores) required proof of vaccination, which is straightforward for Canadians, but typically took time explaining the paper copy "proof" I had from the US. It'll be good...

Kudos to Ryan from me, too.

Probably really lost. You could start in Port Townsend and sail/paddle around Victoria Island, but it'd be quite a trip. Nearest I've been in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT.

You can buy ethanol-free gasoline universally as synthetic fuel at places like Home Depot and Lowes. https://www.homedepot.com/p/TruFuel-110 ... 913140-_-N If you do, make sure and get the "4-cycle" version that doesn't contain 2-cycle oil. The only downside is that it is in gallon-size...

"Long Legs" is not necessarily a C-Dory strength. Though fuel efficiency is great, about 6 nmpg near hull speed, and about 3 on slow plane for my '22, it only holds about 50 gallons. Key West to Dry Tortugas park is about 70 statute miles, so, you would barely have enough fuel to get there and...

…Honda 90 is about 35 AMPS, not watts, so figure more like 1/12 400 hours. Still a lot of motoring.

The only "modest-sized" unit I've seen that is capable of sufficient overnight air conditioning is the one used in the Storyteller compact RV, based on the small Sprinter van. https://1rm4pw3qup7umqlqkbggk81c-wpengi ... .28.20.pdf Various units are available, but the Storyteller is usually...

Mine kind of looks like this... The only special part of this is the fuel cap. It is different, and allows fuel to be drawn from the reserve into the generator's tank. It can extend the run time of a generator indefinitely...I have a 12-gallon for my home generator. I can see no reason why the...

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Modern gas systems are vented, but only let air in and then only enough to replace the volume of fuel removed. At least that is the idea. That keeps unburned fuel from venting into the atmosphere as it heats and forms a vapor pressure trying to push it out. Ever notice how in the sun modern...

As propane or isobutane (or anything else) goes from a liquid to a gas state it absorbs heat from the environment. It can freeze the remaining liquid in the canister....this is actually the way refrigeration systems work. Two ways to get around this on a practical basis: 1) sleep with your...

From backpacking, canoe and car camping and camping for work over 50 years, I have way too many stoves, starting with a classic SVEA 123 gasoline stove when I was 12. Most of the older ones are gasoline or diesel, but I wouldn't advise them unless you are planning on flying and then buying fuel...

"Net zero" emissions for a tugboat? What a load of greenwashing! I understand that there won't be emissions directly coming from the boat as it operates, and harbor particulate air pollution is a problem with so many old diesels, but "net zero emissions" is a term too often misused, certainly...

Mostly it depends on the batteries. If you are running your engine so the alternator is charging, it is usually fine to have both batteries connected together (A + B), as long as you are generating more amps than you are using. This can be a problem with the older Honda BF90s, which only put out...