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I'm curious if anyone has seen any numbers yet showing the effect of the luxury tax on boat sales in Canada. I would imagine the high end sector took a big hit. Or perhaps the sales moved to used boats built in 2018 or earlier? It would be interesting to know if the only result of this ingenious...

I'm not sure this has been posted. Never heard of this happening before. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/juneau-alaska-snowfall-sinks-boats-1.7095587

Just read this article from the Guardian. What's the real story and, if true, what is the Canadian government thinking? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/09/us-cruise-ships-using-canada-as-toilet-bowl-for-polluted-waste-alaska-british-columbia

Do any of you know what happened to the refitted sub-chaser Cairdeas that used to be moored in the Anacortes/La Conner area? Last I saw of her she was in pretty bad shape laying in a slip on Orcas. This was quite a few years ago. I spent part of my wedding day aboard her thirty some-odd years...

I just received an email from Firefly Energy. The Firefly Carbon Foam Battery is now going to be produced and distributed in/from India. Look up Firefly Batteries Pvt Ltd at fireflybattery.in. Perhaps this will bring the price down? Quality? More lost US jobs.

Was going to change out the Racor S3227 filter on my farms diesel backup generator after twenty some-odd years and noticed it is for gasoline engines. Have the twenty year old spare in hand. Generator has hardly one hundred hours on it. Does anyone know if this is an issue or just standard...

Canadian tariffs for one. Is there an equivalent drop in RV sales? It doesn't look like it if you've been to a campsite or tourist trap recently. They seem to be everywhere. People are quite willing to spend more than they have...

To a Coast Guard ship at that. Wonder what that will cost in terms of money and time? https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/ccgs-corporal-mclaren-sambro-1.4910302

I've been observing this site for years now, and have enjoyed the commentary and the pictures of the beautiful boats you all own. Thanks. Newly retired, the possibility of cruising the PNW becomes more real for us. No experience, no boat, just ideas, dreams. I've studied magazines, websites and...