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Google earth has a useful guide for importing your waypoints from your GPS. The link can be found under the Google Earth Help guide at http://earth.google.com/support/bin/sta ... ide_toc.cs Look under "Importing your data". Note that Google uses the WGS84 datum. If your GPS allows different...

Joe, Thanks for the helpful information. Karl

Joe, I looked at your photo album and your rails looks great. You have motivated me to refinish my rails. Do you have a recommendation for a specific UV-resistant polyurethane finish? In a previous life I had a Catalina 27 in which the previous owner had varnished the rails. They looked...

Charlie, I like the look of your bimini on your 22. Do know the measurements or model number for the one you used? I have a 1989 22' cruiser regards, Karl

Thank you for all the recommendations. I decided to go with the ICOM 34. By the way Matt at Commercial Captains gave me a great deal and really prompt service. Thanks to all. Karl

I am looking for recommendations for a handheld vhf radio. I did a quick search on the site and found several mentions of vhf handhelds but the strings never really focused on different brands and cost. I'd prefer a waterproof model and ideally one that floats. I have been looking at the ICOM...

I have an EZ-loader with rollers. After a very unpleasant experience with high cross winds last year I ordered a pair of 8 foot bunk guides from Cabelas and a pair of bow rollers for each side. I put them fairly snug on each side. They work great -- if you can get the bow in the guides and...

Thanks for all the inputs. Sounds like I sound probably stay on the hunt for a used kicker or explore the set up that Joe mentioned. thanks again.

All, I am new to fishing but I am very interested in trying out downriggers for stripers in the lakes around Austin, TX. Looking at the threads I know that most of you use your kickers for trolling. I have not invested in a kicker mainly because the lakes are relatively small and help is...

All, I have a Garmin 378 GPS unit. This is one of the smaller units that is marketed for both cars and boats. It came preloaded with maps of the inland lakes (where I do most of my boating) and I have added bluecharts for the Texas coast. The waypoint icons that Garmin includes in its menu...

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