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Les, That was the one thing I noticed with the ETEC that didn't occur with a Honda or Yamaha. The noise harmonics at certain RPMs were just plain uncomfortable.

Tyboo, I have never fully understood the logic behind not allowing the Lifesling. I haven't asked a Coastie, but the Auxiliary couldn't answer the question other than to say it wasn't approved. I almost decided to put the cushion under the seat in storage and use a Lifesling outside for the...

Humpbacks Shotgun Cove 28 MM Lens

IMG 1360

Blacktail Deer Applegate Island

I've had Permatrims on two boats, a 22 and a 25. The best use of a Permatrim is to correct a fore/aft trim problem that can't be fixed otherwise. The 22 is generally well balanced fore and aft and is mainly affected by how you load it. The Permatrim didn't really offer much other than...

It normally takes me about a year to figure things out, but I think I have on my CD-25 with the Yamaha 150. Since some prop changes this spring, I have averaged right at 3.0 statute miles per gallon over 372 miles. One run (70 miles) was heavy averaging 2.91 mpg but was a fast run with very...

D.D, That's the same configuration I use except I have a Raymarine C-80 overhead and Coastal Explorer on a tablet PC mounted at helm on a ram mount. The autopilot let's you manage things much better rather than wandering all over while doing a simple task with the radar or sonar. I especially...

Fresh Water Billy's Hole

Adit Head of Long Bay (West Arm)

Icebreaker?

Allie Cat In the Ice

Shiroz In the Ice

Morning in Billy's Hole

Can Du in the Ice Long Bay

Evening in Billy's Hole

Inside the Adit

I don't see NMEA 0183 going away anytime soon. First it is easy to do from the electronics manufacturer's standpoint, and allows a multitude of devices to communicate with each other very simply. From a network perspective, NMEA 2000 has single failure points in it's need for external power...

Bob, I think it is more like 2-4 inches. Mark has always been directionally and dimensionally challenged even though he does a wonderful job of woodworking and finish work around the house. There he has the benefit of a tape. I have a 2005 with the open back area and Mark's is enclosed but...

Coastal Explorer seems to have a habit that if GPS data is corrupt, the track line will go 90 degrees off the chart and then quickly return to the position of the boat. I've never followed the line, but it results in some very long track logs.