4788 / July 5, 2023

4th of July Fireworks Cruise

Last night we took the boat out to watch the 4th of July fireworks at our home port Sandy Point and Neptune beach. Near Ferndale Wa. This was my first time watching fireworks from a boat, there were a couple times that I though we might have been too close, but the show was amazing.

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4788 / July 2, 2023

Pilothouse Chair Upgrade

I special thanks go out to BJ on his 5788 that we met at the Bayliner Rendezvous who inspired Marcia to purchase this seat. First off, its about time we did this. Since we have hated the pilothouse chair since we purchased the boat, and it is super uncomfortable. Since the boat is temporarily out

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Wireless Internet / May 26, 2023

New Starlink “In Motion”

Last season we had the basic RV Starlink product, which prohibited use while in motion. The small amount of motion that we have when on anchor was enough to impact the signal. So this year we have upgraded to the In Motion Starlink antennae. First, here is a review of our antennae from last year.

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4788 / May 24, 2023

Late start and new zincs

We are getting a late start to the boating season this year due to travel. Next year we will not go to Arizona and miss opening day, and the start of boating season. Late last season we replaced most of the zincs except for the big rectangular one on the stern. Today we went about

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Canada - Gulf Islands / January 29, 2023

Video from Last Summer

Since it is winter and we are not on the boat, I have more time to edit videos. Here is a video shot just north of Montague Harbour in BC Canada last summer. I had some fun learning how to fly the drone around a moving object.

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4788 / December 18, 2022

2022 Boating Summary

We did lots of boating in 2022. It was a good year for boating. Here is a map showing our 2022 trip summary. Although there were a few early season trips that I was not tracking this way. Here is the summary: April 2nd – 4 nights at Roche Harbor April 17th – 1 night

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San Juan Islands / September 12, 2022

3 Nights at Deer Harbor

This trip marked the 77th night on the Off Leash since we purchased it. This weekend also was the weekend that the forest fire smoke rolled in on the Pacific Northwest. We started out with clear skies on our first day at Deer Harbor, then by the second day we had the smoke filled skies.

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San Juan Islands / September 7, 2022

A Rough Ride to Sucia Island

Today we had a rough ride from Sandy Point to Sucia Island. We were out in swells that were 4ft to 6ft in height. Our direct route to Sucia would have put us parallel to the waves which would have rolled us over, so we had to go in a zig-zag pattern heading into the

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