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I have decided that it can't be THAT hard to install a windlass, so I am going to try and I have a shop that will help me if I get totally lost. Lewmar Pro Series 700 Here are my questions: 1 Where should I install the circuit breaker? I have two batteries in the starboard lazarette. The...

I just got home tonight. It was wonderful to meet so many wonderful people. I spent about a week traveling around the San Juans and spent part of that time with Two Bears and Sea Spray. It was great to get to know both of you. I will say it did get warmer as soon as I got back to Canada...

There is no fee in Canada to get an mmsi number. The link is in a previous email. All numbers go into a database. https://sd.ic.gc.ca/pls/engdoc_anon/mmsi_search.ship It is easy and free and your dcs features won't work until you put the number in your radio, so if you want to be able to...

Most gas in Canada is ethonal free so we are not accustomed to putting additives etc. in our gasoline and I (and others) would prefer not to put ethonal gasoline in our motors while visiting in the US. As I am planning to spend some time in the area after Friday Harbor, I would like to find...

I really like Tribune Bay, it is one of my favorites as long as it's not a weekend in August when EVERYONE is there. If I think the beach is too crowded, I often anchor a little to the west of the main bay in a place called Little Tribune. It is a local beach with less tourists and more...

I found this quick summary of the Northern Gulf Islands. It might be useful for people wondering about the area. http://www.bluepacificcharters.com/nort ... f-islands/ Savory Island is particularly nice with lots of sandy beaches.

This is a discussion in another thread, but I think it belongs here too as a group MMSI number would be really handy for those of us going to Friday Harbour. It would allow us to meet other C-Brats along the way and it would be useful for post CBGT As this is the first CBGT of the year and...

I don't know from experience, but I have heard people say it can get rough between Texada Island and Powell River, so I would probably let the weather and tides help you decide on the route when the time is closer. Having said that, I plan to go south between Texada and Powell River when I...

As long as we all agree on a number, I am happy to use whatever number is decided upon. I don't think there is a need to get a Canadian number. We should all have the same number.

Colbysmith - I assure you the link above is for a GROUP number. I live in Canada and we do things differently here. You will notice the word GROUP in the title and if you scroll down you will see that it asks for all kinds of information about the GROUP. The Group Application is...

The quote above is from the US Department of Homeland Security so I'm guessing they know how it is done. http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=mtMmsi I couldn't figure out how each number could be different if people just made them up, but using an existing number and moving the zero makes...

I'm pretty sure that we had to apply for our group number for our yacht club. I think each number (including group numbers) have to be unique and I don't know how that would happen if you can just make up any number and use it. In Canada we would apply for a group mmsi here...

If we already have a group mmsi number, we should try to promote it more, such on the forums for gatherings. If I knew there was a number (and everyone else did too), I would put it in my radio before going to Friday Harbour. There should be many boats in the area and it would be nice to put...

Has the topic of a group MMSI number come up before? More and more people are getting DSC radios and it is a nice feature. With a GROUP number, any C-Brats interesting in communicating with other C-Brats would be able to initiate a call to see if other boats were in the area. The idea just...

From BC Ferries: Save 50% per additional foot on extra length passenger vehicles. Travel all summer long with up to 80 sailings a week and save $3.25 per additional foot on extra length passenger vehicles. Refer to this detailed promotional sailing schedule and take advantage of these...

Here is a link to information about Powell River http://powellriver.info/

Here is a simplified map. The entire distance is almost 200 nm and it includes some pretty neat places. It would be shorter if you leave out Sechelt Inlet.

Texada Princess Louisa

I grew up in Powell River hearing about all these interesting places on the coast that I had never been to, so a couple of years ago I decided it was time to go see them. We had boats, but we mostly went lake boating on Haslam Lake (yes, they used to allow power boats on the watershed) and...