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Leg 1: Lighthouse Cove to Sarnia. 87.59km Left at 11am with very light chop directly off the bow, stopped in Marine City, MI and took on 204 gallons of fuel. Arrived in Sarnia at 230PM or so. St. Clair River was a fun trip, as always. A few giant freighters for the kids to ooooh and aaaaah...

Fortunately, we were on a Yacht Club outing 15 miles away on Pelee Island. Some pics from our marina: Catamaran upside down on another sailboat: The ramp to our dock: Sailboat mast snapped in half: Launch ramp shack and ice machine: Thankfully, no injuries reported yet, but...

Wtf?

Formula offshore boat hits the break-wall outside our marina last night. For the record, here is what they hit: 200m long, 5m wide, at least 3m high. 7 people on board, including 1 child, only minor injuries. Apparently alcohol wasn't a factor for the captain. Here is the write...

OK, Here's the problem, If there is ANY solid waste whatsoever, this thing just does NOT want to clear itself. Attempts to flush it result in a fountain of waste, literally! Continuous plunging will finally clear it, but this is clearly not acceptable. Water flow is good, but it seems to...

What is the law/courtesy required when 2 semi-challenged individuals are fishing in an 8' inflatable in the middle of the downbound channel of the Detroit river, and I am bearing down on them at 20 kts? Keep in mind the channel at this point is VERY narrow and water levels are about a foot...

Anyone else have this windlass on their "experienced" boat? I crawled out the hatch today to have a look at mine... It looks like it is rope only, no chain... So I only get chain from the windlass to the anchor...maybe 5 ft or so....? If anyone else has this unit, can you maybe give me...

Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 7:20 pm Post subject: Under Arch Lighting I am looking to replace the two lights that hang down from the radar arch, into the cockpit area. They are currently Guest plastic things, and look terrible, and both are cracked. I looked the JTD, and the IMTRA site...

Since I have so much more room in the cockpit of this boat, I thought I would make a bit bigger table than I had on my 268 'Dancer. I was toying with this idea last year and decided that I would give it a whirl. The map is an older (1997) map of western Lake Erie, produced by the US dept of...

Does anyone out there with some expertise know if the SeaTalk HS cable is the same as a Cat5 or Cat6 network cable? Crossover cable maybe? Seems a shame to shell out the big bucks for the Raymarine cable if regular network cable will do... Any thoughts on this? Thanks!

I am looking at getting my new chartplotter/Radar/VHF setup from these folks. Anyone ever used them? Good, Bad, Ugly? Let's hear it! Cheers, Randy.

I sold our beloved 268 this morning...I hate to see it go, but we needed more room. Having the freedom to buy a bigger tub, I went out looking this aft at a bunch that I had been keeping an eye on via the 'net. Didn't buy any of them. They all were either overpriced, under-equipped, or just...

I am considering upgrading to this boat, and would like any info that anyone could provide: 1985 390 SERF5165D585 - PC0390EC-570 I looked at roughly 1.2 million used boats at the Toronto boat show this weekend, and this was one of them. Thanks a bunch for any info that you could...

Hey all, If someone is familiar with the area, can they point out which of these three is actually Whiskey Island Marina? We are heading there next Saturday night. We plan on leaving Leamington and going to PIB on Friday afternoon, spending Friday night in The Bay, then cruising down to...

....when he posted this ad: http://tinyurl.com/kl5k5e While it is a great boat, in great condition, with great options, he is WAY outta the ball park with this price IMO. If he gets anywhere near his asking price, mine is going for sale the next day! :smt101

I figure DeWayne Wise will have a new Mercedes in his laneway tomorrow. Only the 22nd in history, what a feat!

In an effort to get this big heavy beast up to the correct RPM's, and hopefully a MPH or 2 more, I did some consulting with a local prop guru. I was using a 4 blade aluminum 15" x 16p. This would get me 4100 RPM's at around 27 MPH, depending on conditions. Then I bent that one slightly. Don't...

I was only able to run my stereo when my switch was in the "both" position, thus draining my starting bank, as well as my house bank. So I ran a dedicated power line from the stereo to the house bank. Problem solved right? Wrong.:smt021 When I switch to either bank 1 OR bank 2, then I have...

Hello all, Since I am attending this year's Pottahawk event this year with my new-to-me SR, I thought I would ensure that I am 100% compliant with TC regs. The chances of me being boarded and inspected this weekend are between 99 and 100% so it was important to be sure. So I called the CG...

This is a "tongue-in-cheek" letter to my non-boating friends and family...whaddya think? I am sure this is going to go over like a lead balloon with my mother, but everyone else should see the humour. Thursday, July-02-09 Dear Non-Boating Friends & Family: Please accept our apologies. We...