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Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 15-12-2018, 09:57
Replies: 127
Views: 19,463
Posted By ja62
Re: Pacific North West Advice

rbk...(does that mean reel brite kanuk??) I never encouraged or suggested for anyone to go wandering around in bear country or forested areas....sorry to have pissed you off---I will go turn myself...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 14-12-2018, 19:24
Replies: 127
Views: 19,463
Posted By ja62
Re: Pacific North West Advice

Only a fool would light off a flare in a dry, heavily wooded area....
flares are legal in a marine ( beach/shoreline/coastal ) environment in times of distress or danger.......yeah, signalling that...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 14-12-2018, 19:15
Replies: 127
Views: 19,463
Posted By ja62
Re: Pacific North West Advice

forgot to add.... 1.always stay away from walls of thick coastal underbrush!
2.always bounce the ball of red fire off the GRAVEL or Wet Sand in front of the bear...........
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 14-12-2018, 19:09
Replies: 127
Views: 19,463
Posted By ja62
Re: Pacific North West Advice

OK....I give up...I'll just move to LA or NYC or Miami where it's safe and I only gotta deal with humans...................
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 14-12-2018, 14:12
Replies: 42
Views: 7,111
Posted By ja62
Re: It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.

Careful use of heat gun and dish soap makes hose install a breeze.

1. Practice with heat gun on a scrap piece of hose first!!!!! Keep heat gun moving at all times- don't focus heat in one spot.
...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 14-12-2018, 13:56
Replies: 127
Views: 19,463
Posted By ja62
Re: Pacific North West Advice

rbk...I don't trust "studies"--I trust what I have seen and experienced firsthand over 8 years guiding in SE Alaska. I have seen a group of large brown bears picking through the flaming burn pile at...
Forum: Pacific & South China Sea 14-12-2018, 10:07
Replies: 127
Views: 19,463
Posted By ja62
Re: Pacific North West Advice

The Douglass' guides are very useful and complete

BEAR SPRAY IS USELESS.....carry a pair of Olin 12ga. flare guns when ashore in bear country...they fear little red balls of fire (and everything...
Forum: Lagoon Catamarans 14-12-2018, 09:16
Replies: 42
Views: 7,111
Posted By ja62
Re: It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.

Use a wet/dry vacuum to remove/control/ contain blackwater spills and drips.
Home Depot sells a handy item called a "Bucket Head" --- wet/dry vacuum unit that fits on a 5 gallon plastic bucket....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 03-12-2018, 10:39
Replies: 124
Views: 16,411
Posted By ja62
Re: Taxes, how do they know?

please pardon the divergence from the topic here but, Coast Guard Documentation "tonnage"is not determined by a vessel's weight. Gross and Net tonnage are volumetric measurements of a bare hull's...
Forum: Plumbing Systems and Fixtures 03-12-2018, 10:05
Replies: 36
Views: 5,438
Posted By ja62
Re: Help: punctured water tank

I would suggest patching hole with a small disc of like material (polyethelene) friction welded over the hole. I have purchased numerous PE tanks from Ronco Plastics in California. They install their...
Forum: Engines and Propulsion Systems 16-11-2018, 15:57
Replies: 42
Views: 5,343
Posted By ja62
Re: Swapping outboard motor, good idea/bad idea

good plan...BUT...use your main halyard instead of the topping lift to do the lifting of your boom----probably stronger, easier to control and winchable. I previously lifted my volvo md7 in and out...
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-11-2018, 19:43
Replies: 50
Views: 4,359
Posted By ja62
Re: Need help with a name

Ranger06....two more names to consider:

Regard---check all of it's definitions in a dictionary; and...

Ranger---why not?
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-11-2018, 14:18
Replies: 50
Views: 4,359
Posted By ja62
Re: Need help with a name

Forgot to add... the new owner kept the name.... he had it painted on in spendy polyurethane.....
Forum: General Sailing Forum 09-11-2018, 14:15
Replies: 50
Views: 4,359
Posted By ja62
Re: Need help with a name

My last boat was named on a suggestion from my wife of 42 years... "let's name it after one of your granddaughters" (I have 4 of them...can you imagine the problems that would create?) Boat was...
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