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When the comedians are finished figuring out the solutions to the mink babies on C-Dory's problem I am sure they will be on this forum to discuss the wisdom of stuffing your small garments, (would that be like your undergrommets?) into your sunbrella. How often would you have to ring them out?

I've used the steel wool wad stuffed into holes around the house to good affect in the past but if you use it on the boat, I wouldn't recommend steel wool, it will rust and break up into fine pieces that will fall, scatter and rust where the pieces land. Instead find the courser stainless steel...

Eric Sounds like a great trip and an accomplishment to be very proud of! Bob and Betsy came up from Virginia a couple weeks ago on their 25 cruiser"SeaPal", along the same route you mentioned. I am sure you already are aware of things along the New Jersey coast but thought I would mention what...

Thanks Tyboo! Rich

Hi all, Bob, Betsy and SeaPal arrived at the Ilion, NY marina on 6/14, that puts them about half way between the Hudson River and Oswego, NY where they will cross Lake Ontario on their way to Canada. We were lucky enough to spend a couple days with them, what a great and inspiring team! After...

Bob, Betsy and SeaPal at Ilion, NY 6/14/11

SeaPal arriving at Ilion, NY west bound

Bob & Betsy & SeaPal at Ilion Marina, Erie Canal 6/14/11

another benifit of the landing loop is the ability to draw your loop of line tight after it has been placed over the cleat or piling and the pole set aside. The flotation sounds like a great idea, I will be adding that to ours! Rich

You might also take a look at the "Landing Loop". Their web site is landingloop.com and they have a video showing its use, price, etc. I got one for my wife to use last year and it has occasionaly come in handy for her particularly when the guy at the helm goofs up! I think the down side to it...

Harry, Something to keep in mind as far as the flotation supplied by the bow foam goes - If your boat should flood, heaven forbid, the bow foam will supply about enough flotation to keep a foot or so of the stem above the water, providing there is not flotation in other parts of the boat. I...

Bob & Betsy We were thinking about you guys as we watched the weather channel from our motel room in PA, far enough north that the bad weather missed us. We arrived back home last night about 4 PM with just a few showers. Today, after mowing foot tall grass, I will start on my engine fuel...

Richard making the 1100 bridge/lock opening at Deep Creek sounds good, I would think that 9AM at Great Bridge will be pressing our luck so maybe 8 AM at the latest will work allright. So leaving the marina early enough to get to Great Bridge for the 8AM opening? Rich

I might give that a try instead of just turning my next old pair of sweat pants into rags, porbably wont last long with the zebra mussels on our lock walls but tossing them out after they are torn and filthy wont be a loss. Thats a neat web site, thanks!

Tug It looks safe enough to me in the photo, but I think I would have my wife try it out a couple times to be sure :teeth Rich

Tivo Regarding the departure time from Centerville Marina on Friday morning, after looking at my charts and bridge/lock schedules I have an idea of how things work but since I have never been through there I think I will talk things over with folks at the marina and get some local knowledge. We...

Not too bad a price either, if it is well made. It wouldn't be too hard to come up with a windmill and crank arrangement to activate it on land for boats on trailers that fill with rain water and don't drain completely through the transom plug. Rich

I am not familiar with the 05 but our 06 25' cruiser had it's fresh water tank in the bow with the FW pump in the port side cabinet by the water heater. The cabinets are fiberglass. The head is a regular marine head drawing sea water to flush and discharging to a holding tank in the bilge in...

Just in case the city dock in Elizabeth City was full when we arrive on Saturday I called the Pelican Marina and spoke with Harbor Master Josh. I reserved a quest berth for the night and Josh said there were still 2 or 3 spots available, possibly more if the right wind conditions exist like...

I have to go along with the group that feel tradition and aesthetic appeal are important aboard their craft, along with the fact that there is a practical reason for having what some feel is the "old school" stuff aboard. I like going over paper charts to plan and trip and looking at them during...