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I am Larry H and I am sad to announce that Nancy is no longer with us. She passed FEB 9, 2021. Nancy was 80 years old and looking forward to going boating this summer. Due to Covid restrictions, there will not be any service now ....................R I P NANCY...

Alexandra Morton has a new blog entry about efforts to remove salmon farms in BC. Link: http://alexandramorton.typepad.com/

Here are the VHF Channel assignments for B C Canada. Note that you must set your VHF channel switch to Canada. The choices on my VHF are USA, Canada, and International . Some channels are restricted for various purposes. Channels 11,12, & 71 are traffic control, small boats should listen...

Brats, I need advice on buying a fishfinder. I have taken up salmon fishing and need something better than my Lowrance X-4 Pro. I want to be able to see the salmon on the finder. It also needs to be able to track the bottom down to 1000ft for deep prawning in Canada. Having a GPS...

I uploaded a US Coast Guard publication to the Documents Forum. This pdf file covers fuel system installations. Dated Nov 2003

A friend of mine, Steve Roberts, located at Friday Harbor, WA has built an automated radio check station. You can make a test call on channel 28, and if within range of the Friday Harbor station, hear an automated reply containing a recording of your transmission. For more information, check...

Here is a good deal on Morad VHF antennas. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Morad-Model-.../290842241909? I just received mine from Fed Ex. Arrived as advertised, new in factory tube. I have no connection to this company or e-bay except as a customer.

Just a note to let folks know that the Shawl Bay Marina, located in Shawl Bay, Broughton Islands area, BC Canada is open for business. Contrary to rumor, the marina is operating and offers moorage, water, power, laundry and showers, wifi, and fresh bakery products. A pancake and coffee...

For a week or so I have been having problems opening PDF files in Firefox. When clicking on the PDF file link and expecting the download window to open, a blank browser page opens instead. I just learned the fix, read on. A Mozilla forum briefly describes the problem, reports that ~600 people...

I have been thinking about getting an iPhone 4 or 4s. How much memory in the phone should I get? The iPhone 4 has 8GB and the 4s has 16, 32, and 64GB available. As a comparison to my desktop computer, I only use 66GB of hard drive memory for everything including photos and music. For...

Seen today in Thatcher Pass. That is a nice running boat!

There was a discussion on another forum about releasing and returning rockfish to the bottom. Here is a link to a Sea Grant PDF explaining how to release and descend rockfish to ensure their survival. http://www.dfg.ca.gov/marine/pdfs/release.pdf

Brookings harbor, Oregon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VG08lsGzoP4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qgszu7IHvEo

I have a S-H 1500S VHF radio that I bought in 2007. Last summer it suddenly 'lost' its MMSI number. I tried to re-enter the number but couldn't as the radio said 'too many entries'. I called S-H and they said to send it in. I put it in a Priority mailing box and paid the $14.00 to send. Two...

Here is a link to a news story about the end of support for Microsofts XP SP2 program. To continue to get supported updates, users must upgrade to XP SP3. Link: http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9177474/Windows_XP_SP2_retirement_looms_puts_users_in_tough_spot

Brats, Rose Point Navigational Systems has just announced two new products. More info is available here: http://rosepointnav.com/CoastalExplorerExpress/default.htm And no, I don't get any commission nor do I own any of their stock. :sad These products might be great on Netbooks or iPads...

Brats, Here is a screen shot from this site showing the current warnings. http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/ The map is not clickable here, go to the noaa site for that. This site is a good one for warnings and forecasts. The more colors, the worse it could be!

There is a boat show at the Victoria inner harbor this weekend. C-Dorys and Ranger Tugs are on display. Link: http://pacificyachtingblog.com/2010/04/30/come-down-and-see-some-boats/

Brats, Here is a link to a site that has screen shots of various computer chart navigation programs showing how both raster and vector charts look on the monitor. http://journeyman.se/charts/