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in the PNW, you don't necessarily need spacers, but they can improve the performance of your panels. I have Renogy 175's on my boat and campers (I have a 4 wheel and an Alaskan). There is one potential problem (damage from heat) and another definite problem. When any electrical system heats up...

These work too...stick directly on bottom of panel... https://www.amazon.com/Clear-Square-Adh ... rce=1&th=1 Only problem is they make them effectively thicker, and I used to just put the flexible panels under the mattress when not using them. Maybe the panel is the way to go, but then you...

Wow; that is some Lingcod. Imagine all of the previous fish, likely including other lingcod, whose last view was that gaping maw! I haven't had the guts to go out much past Neah Bay, and this year even that was questionable April 18-22 when there. We did catch lingcod limits each day, and...

Tom et al.; Actually, the real total energy use might not be as outlined above. For many decades, I've tried to teach about energy to students at the University of Washington in an intro Env Sci course. A significant problem with propulsion of anything is that they typically advertise only the...

I've had T-mobile for quite some time. Changed from Verizon after they charged me $600 for a few hundred megabytes in Brazil. T-mobile has/had a better plan when you travelled. At first I found that T-mobile didn't work as well on the Peninsula and in the Straits, but seems better now. I seem to...

Cabezon and Halibut are my personal favorites. Both are a little hard to come by. Lingcod are a great eating fish, and I would compare them to halibut, but much easier to catch, including a wider area in the PNW, and not as highly restricted for season and limits. They are like halibut or...

Folks; I looked at fellow Anderson Island resident Brian's Tomcat, which he is planning to put up for sale. I have fished on and visited many, many, boats in my 67 years (my father was a waterman on the Chesapeake, and I grew up there), including several C-Dorys, Ranger tugs, Boston whalers...

Ditto; For about two years, I tried to buy a used CD-22, not too old, and not too new, and not too outfitted, as I wanted to do things myself… JUST RIGHT! Craigslist had a few here and there, but usually at a high price if they lasted very long. I’m not much for negotiating, and got in the...

One thing to keep in mind if you want to increase the watts later is that some charge controllers don’t work at high voltage (i.e. panels in series). For instance, the Renogy DCC50S, which integrates the solar with the alternator and even keeps the starting battery charged as well, only uses 12...

I have a Terrova on my 22, not quite as fancy as an Ulterra. Love it, a real game-changer, particularly for low- speed trolling and the spot-loc. pics in my album.

For my camper and CD22, I initially thought I would need to rig up a powered vent (described in the instructions) for my composting toilet. It turned out that this was not necessary. As long as urine was kept out, enough coconut fiber (or peat moss) was added, and it was turned, it didn’t smell...

From what I have researched (this trip is in my plans, too), they will be looking for a deck fitting for pumping out. Since composting toilets don’t have them, then the answer from the refs is “no”, composting toilets are not legal in Ontario. Has anyone encountered a different result...

Yes, yes. C-Head appears to be out of business since last summer. https://www.trustpilot.com/review/c-head.com Sounds like there are two options now. It’s a shame as the C-Head were a bit smaller, cheaper, still well-made, and would fit better into a 22.

Here is a good discussion from folks that have used all three cruising. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f1 ... 97447.html The basic conclusion seems to be 1) Airhead most popular and works well for larger crews 2) C-Head smaller capacity, but can fit in tighter spaces all three can...

I like the “C-Head”. Separating urine from the poop is a great feature. Usually, the main problem with smells is the rapid breakdown of urea/uric acid in urine to ammonia. I like the C-Head for longer trips by myself in the C-Dory 22 and my camper. However, I’ve never really found a permanent...

One more thing…you’ll never finish a trip with finished compost ready for your garden. Composting takes time. I’ve worked with multimillion $ systems that companies said could produce finished, stabilized compost quickly. They all failed. In the case of a composting toilet, you’ll need some time...

Retired compost scientist here, known to many students as Dr. Poop. Yes, you need to mix it. The coconut bark is a “bulking agent”. The purpose is to help aerate (add oxygen to) a mixture of poop, bark, and water. No mix, no mixture. Your gut is anaerobic, so your poop is too (initially), and...

A problem with stern power and/or trusters is that C-Dories are relatively flat-bottomed, and thus move sideways easily, and have a lot of “sail” area above that can catch that wind. You need a fair amount of forward speed to keep “steerage”, too slow and the wind, tide or current take over your...

Just got back from there. A little rain, but nice and warm during the Puget ice storm, and the rest of the country…well, glad we missed that. Problem is…no Puget Sound and no islands. Maybe if Lake Meade would fill.

All of the above, but I also found a long-handled set of vice grips (i.e. Triplet TT-200) gets used for a lot of things, including reaching behind bars tanks to pick up a dropped nut, reaching to and pulling a line, and retrieving a valued lure from a Dogfish mouth.