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Thanks for the input. Everyone I've checked with seems to agree with the two possible main culprits: ground and RF. After fiddling with the wires and the antenna, I can't make the problem go away without taking the whole system apart and testing it part-by-part. The heck with it for now...

Now here's a wierd one. When I key the microphone on my VHF, it switches off the sonar on my Garmin GPS/Sounder. I can still receive on the radio, but I can't transmit. When I loosened the ratchet that holds the antenna upright and laid the antenna down for transport, suddenly, the microphone...

Hi Tug, I'm with you in not wanting to stuff the rope back through the hawse pipe every time I pull the anchor. I used to use a plastic laundry basket to coil the rope into. It was flexible, had plenty of open spaces to tie it down if I wanted and it held the rode, chain and anchor. Nowadays...

John, Now that is a very cool way to solve the handhold problem. Thanks for the clear explanation. :thup Pat

Warren, In '06 we had a family reunion and stayed at the Waimea Plantation Cottages. http://royalhawaii.com/Waimea-Plantation.htm If I ever go back the Kauai, I'll stay there again. It's about 1/2 hour drive from Lihue and fairly close to the Waimea Canyon. Not a fancy condo on the beach...

Warren, Urine is full of nitrogen ... fertilizer for pond scum and algae. It also contains lots of germs, depending on what ails you. Pat

Our Porta-potti sits unused and dust-covered in the garage. The 5 gallon bucket that I use for a container and a seat (with the lid on,)in the cockpit doubles as a john. With a cheap little potti seat made for that purpose and those double-lined, sealable, bags that you can buy at Sportsmans...

Are those masticators? :disgust Pat

Thanks, guys, Found it on iboats here: http://www.iboats.com/Garelick-Oak-Cock ... ew_id.2617 I like the idea of having brackets on both sides so a person can just switch the steps from one side to the other as needed. Pat

Hi Dave, Any chance you can provide a link to that "2-step step" you found at West Marine? I checked the site but couldn't pick out which one you described. Thanks, Pat

Matt said : " The extra length in the 22A is all in the cockpit, the cabin and seating on both boats is the same." But, unless the older boats are very different from the post-87 models, I think the cabin in the Cruiser is about 3 feet longer than the Angler's cabin. That's where the extra...

Hi Tug, I did a little work up in the U.P in the winter way back when. Pretty country, but I had a little trouble understanding the local dialects. :wink: Believe it or not, I use a bungee cord that's hooked to the hole at the back of the anchor, then run it around one of the bow rails, then...

I'm a big, old guy. I stand up through the hatch to pull the rope, too. It's a lot safer and it's a good way to find out how much more girth I should lose. We usually anchor in about 100 to 150 feet of water and I use the buoy/retriever method, too. I bought one of those aluminum rigs with...

Larry, Thanks for the shot of the chart. Here's the deal: The open channel to the northwest is the bay from which icebergs from the Columbia Glacier come. When the tide and the wind are coming from that area, the 'bergs float out into the shipping channel. I've seen them grounded in the...

That rock is just a few miles from one of my favorite halibut holes. :cry And they gave up trying to retrieve the oil from the slick! It seems to me that any boat with a GPS can waypoint the correct location of the reef and even set up a warning when approaching it. There are so many ways...

Sometimes we shout our prejudices so loudly that it's impossible to hear the truth. :crook Pat

Buy it! Keep the trailer. Throw away the boat. Pat

There's no substitute for a personal inspection you make for big ticket items. I bought C-Farer this way. First, I called the seller, who agreed to hold the boat with a smallish deposit to be refunded if the sale didn't go through. Then I flew down to Juneau to check the boat out: take it for...

Hi Mike, It does get a little chilly up here. It's about 10 below right now. That's normal for mid-November. But since we don't often have strong winds, we can weather the cold most of the time. I've noticed a number of pole and tarp structures all around this part of the state. Some of them...

We have a "big grey tent" like the one Joe linked: http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/D ... mber=92640 It's in its second year and holding up very well. (We had to have the house gutted and rebuilt and needed somewhere to store all the household goods last year.) After that little...