If you’ve spent any significant time on the water, you know that VHF Channel 16 is the lifeline of the maritime world. It’s the channel where boaters hail each other, and it’s the go-to for emergency communications. Most of the time, it’s a professional and orderly space, but every now and then, the traffic on
This week we had some of the lowest tides in 15 years. Here is some video that I shot of our harbor entrance at a -4 tide. 3 parts, one right at the low tide, one 30 minutes later, and the third 70 minutes after the low. Because the entrance is so narrow, the water
Today we passed the courtesy inspection that is done by the Coast Guard Auxiliary. As a free service the will do a courtesy inspection of your boat. To save time, I had most of the needed material out on the table to review when they arrived. This saved a ton of time not having to
After seeing a boat very similar to mine burn a week ago in the same harbor as mine, I decided it might be a good idea to upgrade the smoke alarms so we would be able to respond quicker if there is a boat fire. At least to be able to respond before it gets
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