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I have a kind of generic question: Is there a rule-of-thumb for good placement of guide-ons on a boat trailer? I have a new Gheenoe for use on the lake at our winter house in Florida, and I need to install guide-ons on the trailer, which I never have thought about before. Way back, there is a...

Unfortunately, I have no pictures but an encounter with Orca still gives me goose pimples of delight. In Summer 2015, I motored out of Thieves' Bay on Pender Island; I was still in the large bay at the exit when I saw Orcas and a small flotilla of whale watching boats well offshore. Where I was...

Hi Bob, Would you please explain, or post a reference for, the two anchor—sand line method for a mooring? Thanks, Rod

Hi Jackie, The same thing has bugged me, too. I've often thought about getting an engine control/shifter that was the surface mounted type. The console has a fair amount of room. Maybe someone knows enough about shifters to chime in on such an installation.❓ Rod

Et moi aussi, Da Nag, SVP. Merci, Rod (There! Just to foster a little cross-culturalism. :P )

FWIW, Zabasearch lists a Lee R. Kincaid in B'town. There could be two (one of whom might be a woman.) No email was available. I noted on the fly (Googling) that there might have been a Kincaid funeral recently, so tread lightly. Rod

I'm prepping Luna and thinking about getting a new garboard plug — I never trust them more than one season because they tend to get hard, and re-use does not seem prudent. Putting them in from the inside will be difficult, since the tube is smack-behind the bilge pump, so I have always installed...

Following r2AK progress online took me down to Thieves' Bay breakwater (North Pender Island) at 1800. The part of the fleet that took Swanson Channel was there, seven or so boats, but too far offshore to see much. Most appeared to be multihulls under spinnaker and spanking right along. I thought...

Hi RonJr, Our CD16 is rigged simply: 50Honda main; 5Honda kicker, clamped directly onto transom, port side. I turn the main all the way over to extend the steering ram to port, then hang the kicker as close as possible w/o touching. Even so, this makes the tiller cramped a bit against port side...

Some after-market cords do not seem to be chargers. I have a 12V only cord, and another that uses 12V and 110v; both prompt the display on my iPad2 that it is not charging. So, the pad "knows" the cords are there — big whoop. I have been disgusted enough not to discover yet if these even...

Dan, Do you use a water softener? Yours sound suspiciously like resin beads. Rod

Hi Smitty, Your wife sounds like a real hoot. Looking at your pix on an iPad2, the resolution is insufficient to let me see the line colors, etc., so I don't follow well your explanation. I've been mulling the same problem about anchoring, and this is an idea I want to try this summer. As I see...

I agree, a good outfit. I think they started business on docks at a marina, but might have moved at least twice since then. Rod

Just an idea for those who have touch-screen displays and don't like them: 1) I have found that the little, rubber tipped styli reduce parallax problems and are great for small buttons (I'm sure all buttons get smaller when your boat is bucking and rolling.) 2) Apple can install a custom...

Hi Bill, If you are thinking of stacking holders, why not put the butane holder inside a long propane cylinder holder? That should eliminate clanking of small cylinders in a larger holder, and require only one mounting solution. I'm thinking this rig for my cylinders (butane stove, propane...

You can extend the utility of solar-heated water devices by sticking them in a spare cooler. You can keep it from getting too hot in sunlight, take your showers or do dishes after dark, etc. Another thing, open the lid, or take out the heated water, and allow it to warm the cabin during the...

I boat alone most of the time, and I think that any safety regimen begins and ends at the dock. I have seen enough people fall between the dock and their boat that I never take it for granted. For me, my first and last dock line is permanently on the midship cleat, and it is draped through the...

Hi jennykatz, I can go with you on this one. With a 50 Honda and a regular-sized Doelfin, the bow comes down very smartly, and in that attitude the gas milage seems to be improved. At steady throttle, bringing down the bow can add up to 4 Kn as measured on GPS. I'm at a loss to explain the...

Hi jennykatz, I can go with you on this one. With a 50 Honda and a regular-sized Doelfin, the bow comes down very smartly, and in that attitude the gas milage seems to be improved. At steady throttle, bringing down the bow can add up to 4 Kn as measured on GPS. I'm at a loss to explain the...

Hi Foggy, Some questions as a result of your 1) & 2) scenarios: For an engine down, but not running, is it in neutral and rotating or in gear and not rotating? If rotating, is the lower unit adequately lubricated rotating in reverse? IIRC. drag on a twirling prop is the same as a disc of the...