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Two thoughts regarding propane: Composite tanks are now available and might be a valid alternative to Alloy. Also propane contains a lot of moisture that is released as it burns, if used in a non-vented installation you may have condensation issues.

I don't think that means very much. A 4 month backlog can disappear in 4 months if the orders stop coming in. Let's all wait and see what shakes out over the next year before we pat anyone on the back for a job well done. I do think that C-Dory is better positioned than Ranger due to their...

I saw a guy with a Bush/Cheney 2004 bumper sticker today at the gas station. I motioned to his bumper and asked "How's that been workin' out for you?" for some reason he got all bent out of shape with me....

IIRC E Pluribus Unum is Latin for "It's not my fault". There are a lot of wonderful things about the American psyche, but our willful blindness is not one of them. I am not too enthused about our amazing ability to blame everyone but ourselves either.

If they didn't want the rescue politicized, maybe they shouldn't have given it to 535 politicians....... Seriously, nowadays we rarely pay the asking price for anything over $100. I just make an offer at the cash register and ask to speak to the manager. I have hardly ever been refused a...

Folks, I beg to differ on this point. Your statement is correct when speaking of the old fashioned diesels of the past. However the new computer controlled common rail diesels do not have those issues. Check out the posts over at Boatdiesel.com and you will find that one can run the new engines...

Don't anchor too close to the Hawaiian Chieftian: they are not very good seamen. Back in July they anchored fairly close to us in Echo Bay one afternoon. I noticed that they did NOT set their anchor, but simply dropped it overboard and payed out scope. As you would expect, we were awakened at...

You Sir, are too modest, that is a brilliant idea! It would not take long to fill in all the blanks on a spreadsheet and you would have done a 360 degree compass swing. You could take it down to Kinko's and have a suitably sized copy laminated to keep at the helm. Great idea.

My grandparents fled Russian slavery in Lithuania in 1939 and my grandfather returned after the war as a US citizen. Only to be sent to the gulag for 3 years until he was rescued by a heroic US Consular employee who treked to Siberia with his passport. It has been wonderful to see the changes...

We are going to be up in Desolation Sound and the Broughton Islands for 3 weeks starting this Thursday, July, 3. Do any of my fellow travelers know first hand if the sunny weather has set in yet? We will be spending the weekend in Princess Luisa Inlet and then heading north. We will be sure to...

I would hope that a Ranger 29 would still be trailerable and that they still keep it primarily a 2 person boat. The world does not need yet another Nordic type tug that "sleeps" 6 in 30 feet. There are going to be a ton of Boomers retiring in the next few years and a bigger R-25 with more room...

Here in AZ, the bottom has fallen out of the truck market, even the diesels are a very hard sell. Just saw a nice low mileage Diesel Excursion on a lot with an 9999 asking price. 2005 chevy Tahoe for 11k ask... Not to be (too) smug, but 20 months ago we ordered two smart cars and took...

One possible problem that comes to mind is that when the boat is heeled over to one side, all the fuel in the higher tank will now flow downhill into the lower tank. At minimum you can have fuel run out the vent, worst case scenario you will induce a list that can affect stability and might even...

I have had good luck at Bedwell Harbour, you just phone in from the Dock @ Poet's Cove resort. What about the question regarding a short no-landing visit to Canadian Waters? If I anchor overnight, but no one goes ashore are we able to just depart w/o calling at customs on EITHER side of the line?

I have chartered out of Anacortes with AYC for the last few years and have been very impressed by the quality of the boats. I would rather buy a used boat that had been in AYC charter than a new boat. The used boat will be in like new condition with all systems up and running and all the bugs...

Has anyone ever heard of a boat maker known as Monterey Bay? There is a 31 footer listed on YW and it sure looks like either a C-dory or a SeaSport or the like. Any information about them? It looks like a lot of boat for the asking price......

I would not be doing the building myself, I have enough on my plate with my Lotus replica car kit! Intellectually I understand how epoxy boats today are essentially the same as Fiberglas boats though with some advantages & some drawbacks. But I still can't get the idea of rot out of my mind...

Amen, Brother. I would never be w/o liability coverage, but how many also carry collision? It's one thing on a 14' skiff, another all together on a CD-25 or TC.

Well, heck, that's no obstacle at all! I could go a foot wider in beam and gain a lot more room, maybe I could find a mold for a hull this wide ready made. Now I have another way to go, thanks. Any easterners have any advice or input?

I am familiar with the need for a good comprehensive policy on a vessel that is living on a mooring, after all it could sink at any time. But what about a trailer boat that spends 80% or more of it's life on land? The risks at sea of both boats may be similar, but one has road hazards (!!!) that...