We put our "nearly real" reg #s in the window and went out today. When we got back late this afternoon, we went out for supper. Right now, Joan is putting more stuff away (we brought a couple more cart-loads from the truck after supper); I am out in the cockpit on the computer, trying to stay out of her way (made it all the way up to 70º here by late afternoon). This schedule is exhausting, but I'm doing what I can to keep up.
That boat was a real treat today. It was in the 60s while we were out; we were comfortable and dry (shorts and t-shirts). I ran the boat out into Puget Sound to get a feel for how she'd take differing sea conditions. About 2' chop was as much as we could find, but the ride was good... Molly the catboat cat slept through most of it, if that gives you some idea. And, yes, it has been worth the wait... plenty of "what do you think"s and lots of smiling today.
Your water here is a LOT different from what we're used to: 15 foot tides, compared to our measley 2'. And every direction you look is spectacular views... but it's all forests, islands, inlets, and mountains - with no sun to give me a direction fix at a glance, it's hard to get an easy landmark. Don't get me wrong, it's absolutely beautiful... but I pity the fool (that's my Mr. T impression) that would head out without a chart... and I sure do like my chartplotter. :wink
We did run into a "situation" with our E-80, with the speed reading about 30-50% low (checked against a known GPS). Any ideas? (also posted this on Dreamer's thread about the E-80) TIA.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
That boat was a real treat today. It was in the 60s while we were out; we were comfortable and dry (shorts and t-shirts). I ran the boat out into Puget Sound to get a feel for how she'd take differing sea conditions. About 2' chop was as much as we could find, but the ride was good... Molly the catboat cat slept through most of it, if that gives you some idea. And, yes, it has been worth the wait... plenty of "what do you think"s and lots of smiling today.
Your water here is a LOT different from what we're used to: 15 foot tides, compared to our measley 2'. And every direction you look is spectacular views... but it's all forests, islands, inlets, and mountains - with no sun to give me a direction fix at a glance, it's hard to get an easy landmark. Don't get me wrong, it's absolutely beautiful... but I pity the fool (that's my Mr. T impression) that would head out without a chart... and I sure do like my chartplotter. :wink
We did run into a "situation" with our E-80, with the speed reading about 30-50% low (checked against a known GPS). Any ideas? (also posted this on Dreamer's thread about the E-80) TIA.
Best wishes,
Jim B.
