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Flirting with the edge of the envelope is not necessary to develop judgement. Knowledge is key. You can gain the knowledge both directly and indirectly. For some only direct knowledge seems to stick, others are able to learn from the experiences of those around them. That's one of the...

I have mine changed out every 2-3 years. When you do, ask to feel the rubber on the old one and compare it to a new one. I've found they harden a lot with time. Like Greg, it's just another thing I don't want to worry about when I'm fishing on the coast. It costs me a few $100 in gas and...

They already have in much of BC. Off the west coast of Vancouver Island, over 90% of the salmon caught are Columbia River bound fish. There's very little native salmon stock left in BC waters.

There are a couple of issues with "surfing" waves and inlets/bars that should be mentioned. A wave that is not breaking when you get on the front of it in deeper water, might break later in shallower water. So just because it's not breaking now, doesn't mean it might not later. Also, when...

I don't know about the 25, but the Tomcat handles very differently with a full load of fuel (150gals) than with 1/2 a tank. Even with baffles in the tank, fuel will run towards the back when you're bow up and stay there. That weight in the back makes the steering sluggish since so much of the...

What is your intended use? Salt/fresh? Dragging crab pots over the side? Trolling with down riggers? etc...

With an AIS receiver, AIS is pretty darn accurate. I have AIS overlayed on my chart plotter and also have radar overlayed. The signals line up nicely.

It does.... a little :-) . 1) one usually has more metal on the roof to support the radar and that plus the internal components of the dome increase the reflection (but I agree that's mostly negligible). 2) IF others have their radar on, you often get a streak when your radar and theirs come...

Peter - if you can keep wild chinook in Canada but can't in area 5, then you can't be fishing in area 5 with a Canadian caught wild chinook on board. Again, they want to make sure that you didn't catch the fish in the US and tag it on the Canadian license.

The North of Falcon agreement covers how many total fish can be caught in the area North of Cape Falcon (in OR). BC, WA and OR are all part of the agreement. The basic idea is to limit the total catch in that area to comply with federal regulations. Allowing fishermen to take two limits in a...

Congrats to both you and Caryn. I look forward to seeing the new boat - probably next year at the Friday Harbor CBGT.

I got mine last week. It's not just about me not getting the flu it's also about my contribution to the community's herd immunity. Also, I have grandchildren and I don't want to pass the flu to them (even if I show no or few symptoms). For me, it's part of my patriotic duty to get my...

The Lummi natives have caught about 20,000 all by themselves. At present, the estimates of the number released ranges as high as 185,700 and as low as 4,000 (which is clearly too low given the numbers caught already). See - http://www.dnr.wa.gov/atlanticsalmon

Sorry I didn't see this earlier and reply. To some extent, it depends on how deep you fish and how much current there is. If you mount them midship, fish deep and are going against current, you might still have problems. I have mine mounted on the aft corners, behind the rails using the...

Three Rivers in Fl has been a C-Dory dealer for many years. The internet wayback machine shows them as a dealer at least as early as 2004 (listed on their own website).

Wefings still shows itself as a dealer and Three Rivers has been around for awhile. My guess is that there is no active maintenance of the C-Dory site and the list of dealers you see is just way out of date.

Also at the location (Skagway), the cost of getting the boat there is much higher. E.g. the original shipping costs result in a higher price in that region than in other parts of the U.S.

Brock, Congrats on the new (much larger) boat. I'm guessing you already have a name for it but if not, I thought "Catman Deux" would be a good choice.

Definitely agree. With a lot of weight to stern, the boat will tend to wallow more. I'm still surprised that you can get on plane at all though.

Glen, You're vastly overestimating the difference in fuel consumption. The 8x difference is in gallons per hour with the Ranger tug going 6kt and the C-dory going 15kt (or even 18kt). In gallons per mile the fuel usage is more like 2.7-4x different at those speeds. Slow the C-dory down to 6kt...