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Thanks, that was fun!
1:22 the first time
1:09 the second
I'll have to try again when I get home tonight.

No tricks, just remove screws and off mine came.  I like the idea of a bimini, but ours was just too short -- I couldn't stand up beneath it.

We were sailing from Blake Island to Shilshole today, after spending the weekend at Poulsbo. . . .  and we heard a call for assistance on VHF 16 (over 50 miles away) off Lopez Island.  I caught that it was a C34, but not much else.  Anybody know anything?

I just replaced mine a few months ago.  Jabsco model 18590-2092  I believe.  I bought it on sale from West Marine.  No inline fuses, just wired to the main panel "macerator" switch.

It sounds like a great trip!  I am surprised by the engine hours. . . why so many?  That's nearly 100% motoring looking at the overall miles.  I understand that over half the trip was on the ICW,  I'm just curious, it's not a dig or anything.  We average about 50% engine usage in the islands up here due to light summer winds, currents, etc.

I have the smaller M25XP, so it's not directly comparable, but for what it's worth I cruise at 2100-2200 rpm and burn a little more than 1/2 gallon per hour at 6 1/4 knots.

I had our handrails out last winter to strip, varnish, and rebed and they kept their (curved) shape for the month they were out of the boat.  They had been in place for 21 years at that point.  I can imagine newer ones being a pain to reinstall.

Ron,

That's a large part of the reason I'm hesitating on this.  If it were $25 like it was back where they were required, it would be a no-brainer.  But, at $160 for the initial license, it seems like yet another useless tax.  They don't even assign call-signs any more.

Jay

I posted this over in the Fleet 5 forum, but it was recommended that I hit up the entire membership for opinions on this. . .

I am in the process of applying for ship station and operator licenses from FCC.  We are sailing into Victoria, B.C. this summer and plan to hit the Gulf Islands and north every few years.  I know the FCC "requires" these licenses when sailing in foreign waters, but does anybody (customs, coast guard) check this, and is there any benefit to having it? 

Thanks in advance!

Jay

I was in the process of applying for a ship station and operator license, as the FCC rules require when travelling to foreign ports (including Canada), and after noticing the hefty fees ($160 for the station license alone) began to wonder: how many people actually bother with these licenses and do Customs or the Coast Guard check for it?

Not a Catalina.  Looks like a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey DS. . .

Jack,

Thanks for the info.  That's more along the lines of what I paid in Everett in '07.  I may wait until I have a weekend free and combine a trip with a little work. . .  I love being at Shilshole but everything is more expensive in Seattle than in surrounding areas.

Jay

Craig,

Thanks for the info -- I'm putting this on the to-do list.

Jay

Nice work!  Where did you find those cleats?

I'm hauling out Wind Dancer at Seaview in a few weeks to paint the bottom and install new zincs and am shocked at the cost.  Over $500 including tax for haul and pressure wash (which they won't let you do yourself).   Much of this is the $70 environmental fee plus the $102 they charge for pressure washing.  I haven't hauled out since October '07 -- have prices really increased so much?  I used the Port of Everett's facilities last time but don't want to make the 50 mile round trip that weekend.  Are there closer boat yards I should be checking out?