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Based on the advice of y'all, I bought a red 2002 GMC Sierra 2005 SLT with crew cab and short bed. Truck has all the goodies, leather included, custom wheels, on-star, etc. One owner who bought a newer Sierra with diesel. Has canopy and bed slider. Perfect condition. 92k miles. Paid $9500...

You sure they had the R-29? I think you're mistaking it for the CD-29. Nonetheless, fine people. We came very close to buying an R-25 from them for a spectacular deal. -Greg

From what I was told by a dealer, quadrasteer was a $7000 option. I've never driven a rig with it so I'm not sure it's worth the money. I doubt if it's helpful in a towing situation. Driving around town...different story. -Greg

Thanks for the info and assurance! Yes to the 4X4. With the truck camper on, sans a boat, I plan to rough it a bit in the hills. As to the quadrasteer question, I don't enjoy manuevering a pickup in tight quarters. One thing I'll miss about my Exploder is it's tight turning radius...

We have a weeeener. Captains Cat pm'd me at 4:27 am followed by JennyKatz, 4 mins. later. So what's the deal with you nocturnal Cat people. You hunting rodents? :) -Greg

I have a free ticket. First one to PM me gets it. -Greg

You raise a heck of a point about a "boaterhome." It would be unlikely that I'd use the camper and the boat. Very easy to pull into an RV park and sleep in the boat. Perhaps a half ton would suffice. -Greg

The more I read about the subject, the more diverse opinions I find, which leads to further confusion on my part. To answer your question, the Campion + Camper + stuff would total 8000 lbs. at the most, which probably gives me a nice margin. I hoping to hear some experiences with those who...

Why are you asking such a question? Like myself, you own none of the above. -Greg

I'm wanting to haul my 22' Campion and, at times, a 2000 lb. pop up camper. I'm figuring combined weight is 8000 lbs. fully loaded. The 1/2 ton truck that intrigues me is a loaded '02 GMC 1500 Sierra Denali, 6.0, with quadrasteer (a feature I really want). It's rated as having a 10,000 towing...

Thanks Dr. Bob. I've gotten a lot of questions answered here and through e-mail with Les Lampman. The TC 24 boat was unavailable to view so we're going to shoot for this coming Friday. I ruled out the Seaswirl and Glacier Bay for now. If we change boats, consolidating with one, we'll...

Great posts. Thanks to all for the time you took to write. Many thanks to Tortuga for the links. I showed it to my wife and her comments were...."cute and goofy looking at the same time." She's says that about me too, so I can live with that. 8) A south wind is blowing and I'm going to...

Now that's a cool lookin wessel Joe. Very clever!! -Greg

Snowing in Kalama. I'm diggin it (literally). First truly white Christmas since I left Klamath Falls, 30 winters ago. -Greg

How would the boat be used? Cruising and perhaps as a Coast Guard Auxiliary facility. As you may know, I have a 22' Campion just a mile from me, moored on the Columbia. We have our 27' Devlin 2.5 hours from us near Bremerton. We cruise on it in the off-season and charter it in the summer...

I may be in the market this spring for a cat like this. Weather permitting, I might look at it as early as Saturday. Would you say 65k is a fair price for this TC 24? From what I've read, the sloping front windows can create a greenhouse effect. Can that be solved with some aftermarket...

Well Dang Roger. My vote is for a Honda 1k. I own a Honda 2k and it's proven to be too heavy and bulky for my limited cockpit space. Plus...it's more than I need, since all I used it for was a small microwave or heater. Buy the 1k and I'll trade you! :) -Greg

The temperature of the Columbia River is about 38 degrees. It hasn't been above freezing for a week. If they used that system here at Kalama's covered marina, it would simply add more weight in the form of ice. -Greg

Better yet. Contact your local Coast Guard Auxilliary flotilla and attend a Boaters Skills and Seamanship class. You'll learn all about chartwork plus a whole lot of other important things. I just finished the course and it was excellent. -Greg