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Well since we are on the subject-I am retired Air Force and many years ago I worked for a while in the command post. During night shifts we would make coffee to be ready when the big shots came in at 0600. The coffee operation was financed by monthly dues and each officer had his own cup on a...

I was listening to a radio program a few days ago about a city that was using a novel ice melting material. A local spice packing company had 9 tons of surplus garlic salt available for free. It was mixed in with the regular sand/salt mixture. Made for a strange smell but the price was right!

I wish the media would blow the snow way out of my cul-de-sac! Here in Spokane we have been dumped on to the tune of 24 inches in a little over 24 hours-set all kinds of snowfall records. Of course since it is way above normal levels the city does not have the manpower or equipment to remove...

Tim, Great job on the overhaul. The pix show your exhaust is about where mine is. I wish it were a little higher. I sometimes use the Wallas while the boat is on the trailer and the exhaust hits the carpeted guide-on bunk! I carry a piece of aluminum which I bent to shape a deflector to keep...

Charlie, Most people can operate well above 10,000 feet without any ill effects. In fact there is a pass on I-70 west of Denver where you climb over 11000 feet. I remember it well because I towed a heavy RV over it with my old Ford diesel (non-turbo) and the black smoke was so thick I couldn't...

Andrew, Timing is everything, eh? Last summer I spent a month at Ucluelet on VI and the exchange was 1 to 1 or a little less. Everything is so volatile now if you wait a few weeks it may go up again. Would you have to pay duty on a used boat?

1. 16' Crestliner runabout, 14' Hi-Laker open boat, 17' Boston Whaler Montauk, 22' C-Dory Angler, 19' Arima Sea Ranger. 2. 22' C-Dory Cruiser, 17' Grumman canoe 3. 22' Boston Whaler Revenge, 22' Grady White 4. Priority was weather protection while fishing and the possibility of...

Tom, If you had a dually you would be driving on very thin ice! I know Susan sometimes reads these posts.

I posted the above story not to extoll the virtures of single axle trailers but to point out that a blowout on a tire is not normally a big deal. If a blowout whips the rear of your vehicle around you probably need a little heavier vehicle. I bought my boat used and it came with a single axle...

Joe, I will relate an incident that happened to me. I have a 3500 Dodge dually that I use to tow my C-Dory, often with a 9 foot camper. I have had a blow-out on my single axle trailer while towing at 60mph. I heard a funny noise, looked in the mirror and saw pieces of the tire flying around...

I guess I am lucky because the jack that came with my truck works just fine on my boat. I carry a small tool box under the back seat which takes care of everything I need to change tires on the boat or truck. KISS.

JT, Funny you should mention the cheeks. I always cut them out if the halibut is any size at all. Several times I have seen them for sale in one of our local supermarkets at a higher price than the filets. When I looked at them-they were just small scraps and trimmings from the filets. If...

Joe, I have recently shopped for small portable heaters. Apparently the rules about tip-over switches have changed. They all now have a safety overheat switch (thermal breaker) but only a few of the very high end models have a tip over safety switch. Last time I bought a heater they all had a...

Joel, Unless you are getting some other important data from the tach, why worry? If it happened to me, I have twin hondas, I would continue my trip, set the throttle to match the other, and relax and enjoy my trip. When you get back home you can troubleshoot it. I would want to confirm that...

Westfield, I have also read that same info before. I have eaten salmon that was "aged" for 3-4 days in the fridge and it is just fine. However if you put your fish in a bag and check it three days later you will find a lot of liquid in the bag. That moisture came out of the fish and for my...

Roger, I agree with you-wild salmon beats the farmed salmon taste-wise by a wide margin. However I would prefer wild chinook to coho or sockeye. A troll caught chinook, quickly dispatched, bled, quickly chilled, and eaten the same day or next day-is as good as it gets! You can't buy that kind...

Agree with Da Nag on the vacuum pump for oil changes, especially on Hondas. Don't know about Suzukis but I could never change the Honda oil without making a big mess until I got one of those dipstick extractors. Mine leaves nothing that will drain out thru the oil plug-plus you don't have to...

Tim, I have an EZ Loader with what looks like the same bunk system. I haven't had the same wear pattern on my bunks that you do. I suspect that the bolts under bunk are not allowing the bunks to pivot, hence all the wear on the inside edges. On my trailer the pivot bolts are just loose...

Real or not it was a great video. I agree with Merv, those orcas were just having a little fun-didn't seem too serious about catching the penguin. They have no trouble catching speedy agile salmon-seems like a penguin would not be much of a challenge.

Jay, My concern was mostly about the gravel and dust/mud depending on the weather. I once towed a previous boat on a gravel logging road during dry season. It took me a long time to get the dirt out of the boat. It was thick on every surface of the boat. If this trip happens it will be a...