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Congrats Steve. I write this from Elliot Bay Marina, on my 21 foot boat, wishing it had the features your new boat has. You made a great choice. And....Les is the best!! -Greg

Les, Having personally seen your 21 footer, I do believe you have designed a perfect boat in that class, in terms of ride and creature comforts. But what to do about 2 foot-itis...or 4? Questions and comments. We discussed the distinction in the ride between the CD 22 and 25. Would the M25...

My hesitation all along is the size of the screen. I much prefer a 7 inch, as offered with the Galaxy or Kindle Fire. -Greg

Live? Perhaps. Free? Yes Accurate? Not in my Puget Sound experience. I've had some ferries surprise me. Heck of a price for this unit! Thanks for sharing about it. -Greg

Echo the above. Les is the best...bar none! -Greg

I have four of these. Two for the house, one for the boat, and one for the RV. Here is why I like them. 400 and 800w setting and they are quiet. They have full safety features, which is why I leave one on in my bedroom, 24/7. In the boat, I use it underway and anchored, plugged into my...

I have the Iphone 4S and Kindle Fire. Love the Navionics app. but haven't seen the need to acquire an Ipad for it. While underway, I have the Iphone mounted with a windshield mount, extending to a clear view while I'm on the helm. Above me is the Garmin 172 chartplotter and in the berth is my...

Hello Swabbie (Allen), Was very happy to read this post. I was longingly looking at the River too that day but alas, the links got my attention. Hope to meet up with you on the Sound soon. -Greg

Good call on nixing the Slingbox. I bought the app. and it's buggy, as is my Slingbox connection. I'm waiting for Xfinity to allow me to watch my tv live. Until then, I'll "live" with Netflix and other options while on the pond or the road. -Greg

I've used plenty of propane grills and was happiest with the plain jane Weber grill. I was happy to leave the Magna with the previous owner. My best solution, for both my RV and boat, is a George Foreman grill and a small microwave. To utilize this, you need an inverter or a genny. -Greg

I've had boats with and without too. I'd go without if the need or desire calls for it. Instead, use AIS, like shipfinder app on a IPAD or IPhone or the Droid equivalent on a Kindle Fire tablet. Another solution is www.marinetraffic.com on a laptop. If it's foggy, stay in, or hail another...

I have two I/O's....a Mercruiser in my 1992 Reinell ski boat and a Volvo dual prop in my 1998 Campion. I've had good luck with both. I would love to have an outboard on my Campion but my primary reason is due to cockpit space. So far, the Volvo engine and outdrive has been quite reliable. I...

$20 George Foreman grill. Works beautifully with my 1500 watt inverter that also powers up the microwave. No more gas grills to haul around. -Greg

Les, You described it as a family boat. Can mom and pop sleep comfortably in the V-berth? My understanding is that it's 48 inches wide. If so, kinda narrow isn't for two, normal sized people. -Greg

Yeap. There you go. Our economy is flushed and you're making a joke about it. A lot of good people in this country are tied to that attitude and getting flushed along with the apathetic turds. Ya'll sure like keeping this unpopular thread going don't ya? Good thing no one wants to talk about...

I echo those who prefer an alaskan bulkhead cabin to a hard top. My only advice is to test the Campion 21 footer that comes both ways. The ride and response through the chop is better than any other boat I've tested or been on. -Greg

Some sort of settee with a table would be easy to do. In fact it would be easy to have a settee along the port side with a nice copilot seat forward of that. Depending on how much aft port locker (closet) you felt you'd have to have the settee could be long enough to be a comfortable berth...

Les, Loving this conversation. Having owned a 22' and a 27 footer, let me throw in my two bits. 1. I think having a 4 person dinette is a waste if it involves eliminating storage or passage room. On the Devlin and Campion, the table sits in the garage. We used tv or laptop trays. With...

My boat is at Puget Marine on Johnson Point, stored indoors on a trailer. Would love to hire somebody to do an exterior detail. -Greg

I too use it on my Iphone as a backup chartplotter and primary waypoint plotter. While underway, I like having one plotter zoomed up close and the other displaying the big picture. Since using this app., I have ceased using my laptop as a secondary plotter. -Greg