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It is looking like the time has come to consolidate. I will list these two in the coming weeks and keep the one that does not sell first. Here is your chance to strike first blood. I will post the listings in the classified forums when they go up. LIBRA is 54x16 lying PNW DOMINO is 65x24...

In lieu of stomping on Peter's thread (Weebles), I offer this comment here in response to his comment from the other thread. Peter said: "Stern anchor. Separate topic/thread as it's rare in the US except for those who anchor in tidal rivers. My current thinking is a smallish single piece...

After a bit of hinting, the kids gifted me a DJI mini this Spring and I am just getting around to ingesting the user manual and commissioning this cool little drone. I have always quite enjoyed cruising different areas vicariously through the drone shots and shorts of others. The final step is...

Beautiful Country? Bountiful Country? What a splendid little part of the world and seafood everywhere!

I thought I would take moment and introduce an ongoing thread here for an upcoming project. LIBRA will be headed to the shed in Port Angeles in March for, among other things, the fitting of a pair of Magnus Rotors for roll dampening. The equipment has been purchased from DMS Holland and the...

We learned about 10 days ago that we had lost our house bank on Domino while she was laid up in the dry storage yard in Mexico. Someone made some kind of mistake. It could have been me but have not yet figured out what that might have been. Could have been one of the contractors we had...

Did I miss a thread on this within the last few days? What do we know? 57-foot vessel hit rocks and was sinking when rescued by Coast Guard Station Bellingham crew BY WHATCOM NEWS ON OCTOBER 5, 2022 1:44PM

This seems like it would be straightforward, but I am only getting conflicting information. I am likely overweight/length for a mooring so wanting to confirm if there is a decent place that I am allowed to anchor near Namaimo in preparation for a crossing. Any advice appreciated; I am 135K#/56'

Water ingress by design? Oops.... https://www.foxnews.com/us/us-coast-guard-disabled-yacht-washington-coast

In case any of you in the PNW are homeless in terms of a slip: I have a 75' slip in Blaine Harbor that I acquired when I first purchased DOMINO. We are really enjoying the Sea of Cortez more than we thought we might so plan to stay another year instead of bringing Domino up next Summer. I want...

We are back in the PNW for a bit before we return to the Sea of Cortez and Domino in December. The new grandson is the reason for our return. So, while it may not quite be cruising season here in Washington, the kid is now ten weeks old. Time to get out on the water! Took a little cruise...

New boat, new gear, need help getting up to speed. The electronics on this new to me boat worked well enough for our crossing and trip down the SOC but now the important stuff.... I am getting depth from two sources and it is reliable it seems, but my fish finder is stuck in standby and will not...

We became grandparents for the first time around a month and a half ago. We are currently spending some 'quality time' with the newborn before we head to Mexico next week to meet our new vessel, DOMINO, the ocean catamaran. About 1:30 in the morning last night I wandered back out into the...

We have all experienced the boat rides from hell... Well, the opposite can happen too and did for us earlier this week. Georgia Strait, Rosario Strait, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and Admiralty Inlet all like a millpond and current on our stern for seven straight hours. Nothing broke. What a...

Beat the heat!

For you electric/electric conversion fans. This ferry down under is just a tad bit shorter than our DOMINO. Looks for real. https://www.electricboatbuilders.co.nz/news/electricferrylaunch

With Klee Wyck sold, we are concentrating on Libra this Summer. The commute that formerly was from Seattle to Port Hadlock is now from Blaine to Port Hadlock. It is a little longer so the backup captain needs to cover nap time. Projects checked off include the installation and electrical...

As of today, Elliott Bay Marina is now owned by Southern Marinas. Ownership change effective 7/16. What do we know about them? In my view, EBM has been just an excellent place to keep a boat in a very well run, well kept, and secure environment. Not cheap, but excellent. Should I expect this...

A spectacular picture appeared on my home screen this morning.... Milford Sound, NZ as it turns out. Anyone been there? By boat? Is it brutal getting there or brutal inside? The place just looks amazing from the perspective of Google Earth so wondering if anyone has first hand knowledge of it...

....but some of the same rationale. From MVWeebles in the on going FPB thread: "FPB is an amazing design. $1.5m - $2.0m is a lot of money. But there's a solid market for yachts in that price range. They are perhaps a slight premium over a comparable Nordhavn for example. A much different boat...

For those of you who have (or are) cruised Mexico quite a bit: Did you speak/understand Spanish before you went? Did you learn it while there? How necessary to have a good experience from Sea of Cortez down to at least Z-town? Thanks for any advice. The new ride we just bought is down there...

There will be plenty to critique on this "new to us" vessel but thought I would make it convenient to start, why not anchors?! Like the vessel itself, these anchors come from well off the beaten path. Who can come up with the brand or model?

Also trying this over at boatdiesel, but no love so far, so hoping for at least some anecdotes here. I am under contract awaiting survey on a vessel with a pairs of JD 6081AFMs. These come in four versions using JD rating system from M1 to M4 with horsepower range from 235 to 376. These are...

Klee Wyck ad went live today and Libra should show up shortly. Priced to move. Strange feeling....... seattle.boatshed.com/lowland_471_long_range_trawler-boat-276170.html

My history as a boater might suggest that I know how to buy boats but also that I am notoriously bad at selling boats. I have never actually sold a boat, having purchased many, and have discovered that I may be quite poorly adapted to the idea of selling boats I really like. I should stay off...