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Those of you who were brats several years ago will remember Bill and El of Halcyon. Bill suffered a severe stroke a some time ago and is now in an assisted living facility. With the Coronavirus pandemic he and El are both in lockdown and isolated. I spoke to El this morning, she is in good...

Well folks, C-Cakes has been sold to a nice couple from Port Townsend. They are former sailors and plan to attend Friday Harbor. Thanks everybody for your kind words and for looking at her.

C-Cakes is for sale Our unexpected move means we are selling our much loved and well cared for 2006 22 cruiser. - Bought new from and rigged by Les Lampman at EQ harbor Service -Stored on land under cover, freshwater engine flush and boat trailer wash after every trip. -Black trim, high top...

Hi all, The starboard windshield wiper on C-cakes died late last year and upon installing the replacement I just discovered, with the help of Fred Young of Anita Marie, that the rocker switch for the wiper on the distribution panel, (nav lights, horn, etc. panel), was also dead. Has anyone ever...

The dates for the 2015 Friday Harbor cbgt have been set as May 15-16-17. Tami, the harbormaster is happy to see us and everything has been set in motion. BUT...a new host will be needed.. Patti and I are honoring a long standing commitment to care for an elderly relative toward the end of her...

Thinking of our Canadian brats. A soldier guarding Canada's War Memorial, (like Unknown Soldier guards), was shot and killed today, at least one other shooter penetrated Canada's Parliament building and shots were fired in the building.

Hi all, We've been Directv customers for 20 years but are now looking at switching to Comcast Xfinity for cable tv, internet and hardline phone. Anybody done that? pros/cons??

I visited the Langley Marina here on Whidbey Island today. They've made some really big improvements. They have added over 300ft of nice, protected moorage with 30, 50, and 100 amp power outside of the old walled in docks, added a nice dock at the launch ramp so now you can actually launch...

Just set the dates for the 2014 Friday Harbor gathering; May 16-17-18. Downrigger's, our Friday night dinner location will not be reconstructed by then. You may recall that it was destroyed in a catastrophic fire. But...Debbie, the owner is still in business and can cater a dinner at another...

There is a very nice picture of El and Bill with Halcyon at the back page of Boat US's 2013-2014 "160 Great Trailering Tips" magazine. Good to see them again. Had a chance to visit them in Denver briefly a short time ago. All is well and they are excited for yet another adventure trip.

Just bringing Merv's post back up with a little more information. This restaurant is the one where we have had our Friday evening dinners for the Friday Harbor get together.The fire started about 2AM, crews from San Juan Island as well as Lopez and Orcas came in by ferry and fought the fire for...

Just FYI: There is a new BUI law in effect this weekend. Here is a description. "Washington boaters could face fines of up to $5,000 and almost a year in jail for operating vessels while impaired, under a new law taking effect this weekend. The law, which takes effect this Sunday, July 28, is...

Looked in this month's BoatUS "Trailering" magazine and what do I see but our very own Jim, Joan, Big Red, and Wild Blue. Seems they needed help in the middle of darkest New Mexico and BoatUS came to the rescue. Wild Blue's crew thanked BoatUS and BoatUS was so pleased that Jim and Joan are...

We just confirmed the dates for the 2013 Friday Harbor CBGT. The gathering will be May 17-18-19. We made early reservations for 30 boats and will count from there, (usually up! :lol: ). Since it is early please let us know about any changes you would like to see. The plan is to arrive on...

It seems like a thread where we could post experiences with both good and bad customer service might be helpful. So, to start it off, we have had good customer service from: Diamond Seaglaze Bennett Trimtabs Shakespeare Antennas Westmarine Standard Horizon We have had bad or non-existent...

I discovered a minor leak in the steering system, in the transom well at the cylinder end. The Teleflex repair set is: seal kit #4600. The best price was on Amazon, about $62. Since I will be bleeding the system I ordered a quart of Baystar fluid as well and it is very pricey, more then...

Thought I would post this for everybody's information. I had been having intermittent starting problems with one of the 2006 40s on C-Cakes. Sometime the starter would engage other times no, just a click like a weak battery. I discovered that by just unlatching the engine cover the problem...

We have a 2006 22 cruiser with the full length tempered glass door from Diamond Seaglaze. While we were asleep at the Comox gathering the door just "exploded" with a bang. Since it was tempered glass it just fractured into tiny pieces and held together in the frame. That was a real wakeup! I...

I just read about a new survival device in today's West Marine flyer, just approved by the FCC, it is a personal AIS beacon. I read more on the web it attaches to your PFD and when you manually activate it transmits an emergency AIS location signal to all AIS equipped vessels within about a...

I have been dissatisfied with my VHF reception for some time. I get a lot of very broken transmissions from powerful stations, i.e. Coast Guard, that should be crystal clear. This happens in different weather conditions, at various times of day and in different locations. It is as though the...