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JMy old Necky has trim similar to what you describe. It hides the rough cut edge of the cockpit and is a bit nicer to handle. I put a...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to alexsidles's post in the thread floating? VHF radio recommendations with
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I’ll insert John Abercrombie’s standard warning so he doesn’t have to! USB-chargeable handheld radios only draw 3.7 volts, as opposed... -
JMy wife and I stayed at a lovely B&B in Buckley Bay while day tripping by car to Hornby Island this summer...
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JJohnAbercrombie replied to the thread Parking at Little Espinosa.Whether driving up from the water's edge or approaching by the road, there's plenty of room to diagonal park or right-angle park there...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to a_c's post in the thread Roof Racks - J-style or Hull-down Cradles? with Like.
Well I just went through something similar; it was an expensive lesson..... I was outfitting my brand new vehicle last year, and I...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to CPS's post in the thread Roof Racks - J-style or Hull-down Cradles? with Like.
I usually use a similar style to the hull down one you listed. I usually paddle solo and it makes loading easy for me. But my car's roof...
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JMight be preaching to the choir here... Just got back from a very nice, if short, trip to the Nuchatlitz. We were a little disconcerted...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to red kite's post in the thread Help - I'm Trying to Identify the make & model of this sea kayak (thanks in advance) with Like.
I would have guessed it's a Nimbus Puffin. The Puffins I have dealt with have a similar "ridgid seasock cockpit" as well as the...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to CPS's post in the thread Vessel Traffic Services map and channels? with Like.
https://www.ccg-gcc.gc.ca/publications/mcts-sctm/ramn-arnm/part3-eng.html Vancouver Island maps start around page 159. A little bit...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to CPS's post in the thread Vessel Traffic Services map and channels? with Like.
Here you go. More channels than I thought but boundaries are pretty nice.
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JY'all have made me want to try some proper water shoes rather than the neostink booties I've been using for years. Going to give the...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to cougarmeat's post in the thread No Trees, No Problem - Hammock support solutions with Like.
Here is an example of the Solo Pole used as a tree: You are looking at a WarBonnet MiniFly - most people think of a rain fly as just...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to ChG's post in the thread How likely are whales to overturn you in a kayak? with Like.
Last week I was in Surge Narrows playing in the current when a pod of 5 Orcas surrounded me while also going with the flow. I've had...
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JJohnAbercrombie reacted to Mac50L's post in the thread How likely are whales to overturn you in a kayak? with Like.
When we were paddling in Haida Gwaiis, one day a whale came rather close to one of our group. I made sure I stayed in the kelp. As for...
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JKate, the PLB is usually for summing help (SOS) and only that. There is no way to communicate what level of help is needed. However, if...