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Hi Roddy, I was not going to put NoddyBleu on the market until spring, but since you are so close I'll tell you now. She is in the water at Thieves' Bay Marina on N. Pender Island, BC. She is the 2007 Miami Boatshow model in the BoatTest video (it is referenced in various postings here, but...

Hi Sark, Thanks for the tip. Some of those Scotty mounts at Johnson's were new to me. That excites me to look harder and gather some dimensions. Maybe I can even replace the plug on my handsaw (puppy damage, long ago) and risk physical injury while I make my own. Merry Christmas to all...

(cut and pasted from another posting) Hi Cutty Sark, Looking through your photo album, I was struck by that white plastic downrigger mount; you mention a source called "offshore?" (Is "offshore" into plastics or into fishing? :?: ) Jane got me a used manual downrigger for Christmas that...

Hi Cutty Sark, Looking through your photo album, I was struck by that white plastic downrigger mount; you mention a source called "offshore?" (Is "offshore" into plastics or into fishing? :?: ) Jane got me a used manual downrigger for Christmas that seems to have several bases attached to it...

Hi to Steve aboard Wandering Sagebrush, Took me long enough, and then I forgot, but part of the port lazarette dribbles might be because NoddyBleu's is set up as a bait well. I did not have to drill holes in the bottom -- just unscrew the bottom drain plug and pull it out. This solves what the...

Hi Fred, Even if you don't trip the cartridge, it's a good idea to inflate the bladder by mouth once in a while, then leave it overnight to see that it holds firm. Especially if you don't wear it all the time -- it might end up where the dog naps, or your son whets his sailor's knife, or your...

Hi Matt, The points you make are not lost on sailors! Many sailors will choose an inflatable PFD that activates immediately upon submersion. That can be a very important feature for someone hit and flipped overboard by the boom during an accidental jibe. Even a small boom can have enough...

Hi Brats, All good thoughts, but it is very difficult to don a PFD while you are in the water, even if the water is calm (but then, why would you be in calm water with a PFD in your hands?) If you are warmly dressed, with signiificant boots on, your troubles just got much worse. Add in loss of...

Hi Roger, aboard Dreamer, Recipe Times Colonist November 25, 2009 Cured Wild Salmon 1/4 cup kosher salt 2 Tbsp granulated sugar 2 Tbsp ground coriander 3 sprigs fresh dill, washed and stems removed 11/2 pounds fresh wild salmon filet, skin on, scaled and pin bones removed 1/4 cup...

Hi Brats and Happy Thanksgiving to the members in the USA. Today, the Victoria (BC) Times-Colonist published a gravlax recipe from the Araxi in Whistler BC. Never et there, but they are prize-winners!! Their recipe differs a little from some of the yummies noted here (although I might have a...

Suicide knobs; necker knobs; brody knobs; tractor knobs; speed knobs -- wow, maybe on a boat they should be called gobs' knobs. Actually, I had one on a Nimble Vagabond (I had for a short time) with cable steering and it was useful. Now, with hydraulic steering, I don't think that I need one...

Hi Steve, I looked at Const Crav album, and your coverage with camper canvas is about the same as mine. If it stops raining long enough, I'll check lthe bottom of the stbd. lazarette and see if some drain holes are in order. BTW, is that a Montgomery 15 in your garage? :o Rod

Roger and Roger (my name is Roger, too, but I prefer Rod.) Thanks for the input. I generally boat alone, which complicates everything. For convenience, I tie the ends of bow and stern lines together after I leave the dock, and leave them ready in the cockpit. On return, they come off together...

A good thing about the tgboat hitch: it is one of the few that can be tied while it is under load, and around a good-sized rail it can be used to exert considerably more tension. It's a little awkward for a bull rail unless there is a lot of room between the rail and the dock's deck. Rod

Hi Brats, I'm always interested in ways to improve docking, and ideas of bow and stern thrusters often come to mind -- but how much can you load on a CD22? An electric trolling motor on the stern/swim platform might work for a stern thruster, but at the bow the geometry would be tough to work...

Hi Steve (Wandering Sagebrush), Interesting to hear about a common leak problem on the port lazarette lid. I suspect mine is the primary source of water in the bilge (at the transom,) but I don't understand why the starboard lid (over the battery and switch) does not leak as well. I pinch a...

Hi Gulf Coast CBGT-ers, I've boated there for a long time and was glad to see Osprey's pictures. I'm always interested in trim, speed and planing in order to maximize fuel efficiency (is anybody not?) so I have general questions about the pictures of Falcon and Ashley Lynn. Notice the...

Hi Moose, And y' know,I was thinking less about gastrointestinal inconvenience and more in terms of large and dangerous parasitic cysts in, oh...say, my lungs or other organs of established importance. :shock:

Moose, Amen to you and Cooking for Engineers (see DaNag); you need to worry about parasitic worms. Don't ever eat uncooked freshwater fish -- some of those parasites are spectacularly nasty, and I don't think gravlax or ceviche is worth the risk. Saltwater fish parasites, not so bad, and if...

Hi AJF, This might not apply to your situation, but might be of use to others. If your boat is financed by a lender in the US, you need a "release" from them stating that they are OK with you taking the boat out of the country. I spent four days south of the border waiting for that to...