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My wife was right along with me when it came to buying a boat. She insisted on a cabin you could see out of and not have to go down below to cook or eat like you would in a Bayliner, so she liked the C-Dory right away. I am lucky to have a 'low maintenance' wife. She loves to hike, backpack...

It looks like it will be a smokey summer again this year. In southern BC record high temperatures are being recorded and record temperatures are being broken everyday. Lytton broke a Canadian heat record yesterday at 47.9C which is about 118F. Also the southern interior of BC has only had...

As a former professional photographer and writer who has been published in a number of magazines in the past, I know too well the relationship between the editorial content and the advertising. To begin with you have to realize that magazines are just vessels used to sell advertising, and put...

I use the same prop at sea level and my boat is usually fairly heavy. I am never in such a hurry that I need to go that fast. I usually top out at about 4400 RPM and 14-15 MPH. I can't enjoy the view with a WOT.

I am enjoying your trip log and I must admit that I am rather jealous. As an American you can travel through these waters, but can't go to shore or linger. As an Albertan, I am not allowed to pull my boat across the province and launch in the Pacific. We had planned to be cruising off...

I installed a Wabasto under my counter last year. Due to covid travel restrictions I have not tested in real life on the water situations yet. In test mode at home it works well. I bought mine as a complete kit from Cummins in Calgary. I did have to buy a through hull exhaust port from a...

My GX2200 is not connected to my C80, but I too have had weird things happen with the autopilot. The most notable is that once in a while it likes to drive the boat in donuts or really change course in a drastic way. I never thought that it could be related to the VHF. Thankfully when we did...

I think I likely have the same electronics set up as you in my 2005 22' cruiser. It was all installed at EQ Marine when the boat was new. I am looking to upgrade the chartplotter, radar etc in the near future. I did upgrade the VHF and I added a second antenna for the original Raymarine VHF...

Here is a recent news feed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDTuuzm9360

Can you retain these fish in Oregon or are they all catch a release like they are in Canada? Here is a good sturgeon fishing video from the Fraser River. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv7B5mrZ7dw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DP-0EkNHb8

I heard a news report today that in Canada, swimming pool builders are swamped with orders. I imagine that in the SW US the situation is similar and combined with a big drought this is bad news for boaters

Glad to hear that you made in north without problems, but I hope that you can have a little fun in Canadian waters on the southern journey. Stay Safe

I cut slots in the panels in front of the fuel tanks so that I could monitor them more easily. I shine a flashlight through the top of the tank to make seeing the level easier. I enter fuel levels and consumption in my day log.

The Scotty mount kayak mounts look interesting. We get in and out of our kayaks from the swim step. Sit on the step, put your feet into the kayak and then swing your butt into the kayak while holding onto the boat. Try it first in warm water in case you go for a swim while learning to balance...

I have a high top and Yakima makes different heights of towers for the brackets. My rack came with the boat, but I modified it to be lower so that my kayaks would fit better under the radar arch.

We have Yakima rails mounted on our boat for hauling our kayaks. They simply clamp on to the roof mount hand rails and we used a bit of inner tubing over the hand rails to pad them against the roof rack clamps. These work well and are easy to remove if necessary.

Thank you. I look forward to hearing how it all works for you in the real world, if you care to do that as some later date. Enjoy the new toys.

I have many of the same electronics on my 22' cruiser, which were probably installed by the same dealer back when our boats were new. I am considering replacing these electronics next year and I am wondering what you are installing instead? Almost all of the components that I have are...

You might want to consider taking an inflatable kayak/canoe instead of a dingy if you don't want to carry a motor. We normally have our Seaward Mantra 13 foot kayaks with us, but we have also carried a Sevylor Colorado with us. https://www.amazon.ca/Sevylor-Coleman-C ... B00J0S0JGS It does...