There are LOTS of propane, dual- and tri-fuel generators on the market, from $500 up. A basic assortment at

Hi Andrew - Interesting point about combustion temp differences and impact on the engine...in a decade of discussions about Honda Ultra quiet Gen sets for electric boats I've not seen anyone raise

Tom Luque was my captain for the trip to BC and back. His boat, a 19' WW Potter, is very nice, and he has 750W Honda generator, with which he charged the 12V batteries that ran the lights, radio, ice

I plan on inviting a friend, but I haven't yet. I'll let you know how that goes. I'm going to bring three old sails from Oceanus. They don't serve for the boat anymore, but I thought some coot might

It'll sure be sad if They don't figure out a way to keep the museum in Victoria alive. <sigh> I sure enjoyed my visit a couple of decades

John, Thanks for sharing this, it is very wellsaid. What you described is the most useful kind ofthing to do - activities like sailing are healing, and they alsobuild up physical and emotional

John- I plan on being there. Here's a couple clips I ran across, thought you might like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLox_ajDGLo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD_-3pGiRYE Keep on

I expect to be there in the morning but will have to leave by 3:00 David Libby

I'll be there. I'll be the one with bells on.

That pic shows it pretty well, We were sailing along, happy as clams, and the tide started to turn, so we angled to make for shore and maybe avoid some of the thrust. Then the wind died and you can

The Toledo Boathouse is going to be hosting an informal workshop on splicing and ropework next Saturday, beginning at about 10:00 AM: http://www.coots.org/mb/Ropework/ Let me know if you're

If you didn't follow Team Mastgate's Spot track, here's an image of Andrew and Tom's route across the Strait. The flood tide and west wind gave them a detour onto the scenic route.

I'm glad you guys made it to Victoria OK. Looks like you took the scenic route to get there. ;o) R2AK posted the finishing results for the first leg and Team mastgate wasn't on it! You didn't drop

First leg: Sure. It's a long way to Alaska.

Andy, the questions would be: Would you do it again? The whole shebang or Victoria?

Victoria BC is worth it. What a place! There is another team from Oregon here, Team Forest Grove in a Montgomery 15. Steve and Tom. They made the harbor before the tide change.

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Glad they are ashore safe and sound!

Mastgate just arrived Victoria finish. A long day for Andy, but not so long as a certain Everglades incident...

It's about 2:30PM and, atypically, the wind in the Strait has dropped considerably. It was 15 kts this AM and now is down around 6 kt from the