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As my young daughter would say, "Is this even a thing?" "The owner and skipper of a commercially-operated rowing boat has received a 12-month suspended sentence after a 21-year-old crew member was lost overboard during a world record attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean." The owner, Simon...

I received a private message on TF advertising what seems to be a yacht broker. Is this normal?

San Francisco Chronicle ran before & after pix of downtown Lahaina this morning. This is (my edit) the before pic. Can anyone explain this?

Fun article here at GQ that I think a few of us can relate to.

Over the years I've wondered about the constant stream of water pouring out of the hawse pipe(s) of ships riding at anchor. What's that about?

Rams innocent anchored powerboat while maneuvering in harbor!

Car Carrier Felicity Ace Abandoned After Catching Fire in Atlantic Ocean Seeing a pattern here? OBTW: Sincerity Ace was owned and managed by Shoei Kisen Kaisha, owner of the Ever Given. :socool:

For near two decades, the one thing I could count on Costco to stock was a very high quality and relatively inexpensive variety of stuffed olives for my evening martini. About six weeks ago, disastrous disruption...none to be had. To their credit, there was a marginally acceptable olive, but...

In anticipation of pending change of ownership of the good ship Seeadler, I need to tidy up the communications devices: AIS VHF comm radio 406 MHz aviation locator Garmin InReach I have closed my Garmin account and they no longer bill me. Although I do still have a sign-in and a "page", I...

Spooky or comical, im not sure: I kinda understand "cookies" and targeted advertising... actually I kinda don't. Anyway, at some point in the recent past, Yachtworld started inserting ads into my browsing, a practice I admit I don't find entirely objectionable. Today, they tried to entice me...

I woke up the other day and noticed that I was 78-years-old, and mostly single handing... https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1973/rawson-aft-cabin-3872775/ Here's just one example of places Seeadler might take you

The "Crab Pot Thread" has drifted far afield (afield seems like the wrong word,... whatever) Minesweepers, Herman Wouk, my Dad, etc. Something just penetrated my aging brain: My dad's last ship, USS Doyle, the fictional Caine according to Navsource was built at Tacoma Boat, 1840 Marine View...

Last week (actually five days ago) I bought a replacement bilge pump at the West Anacortes store. Hooked it to temporary 12v source and pressed the test; ran fine. Installed, it buzzed but pumped no water. Impeller rotated freely on the drive shaft...or vice versa. So I returned it to the...

Departing Roche Harbor, idling at 4 knots, about 400 yards along Pearl Island. Giving wide berth to the numerous crab pots. Just in front of the boat, I spy a near invisible loop of blue and white floating line. (Really. Sample attached) I shifted to neutral, but no luck we drifted across it...

Idle curiosity: How do you keep rainwater out? I see paint buckets, etc, but not all are so protected. Is there some internal drain? Near me in Tacoma is one of the lesser Nordhavns (32?) with a very tall stack. He has an old fender with the bottom cut out, but I'm damned if I can see how he...

Some months ago there was a thread which included some recommendations for vendors of plastics. I can't find it now. Any help?

Just as I was preparing to depart Friday Harbor this morning, a CBP officer strolled by my boat. Seizing the moment, I asked her what guidance they had received re returnees when the Canadians open their border. "Same as always, only essential travellers. (wait for it...). All US Citizens and...

I've been to Friday Harbor innumerable times since I bought my first PNW (27' sail) boat in 1982, but for the very first time, I claimed one of the "first-come" spots on the inside of the B breakwater. In fact, I am in B-1, at the end by the marina entrance. Spent two fun filled hours on the...

For the last couple decades, Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE) has run a constant shuttle between Anchorage and Tacoma, using two Jones Act compliant 800' RO-ROs. Each of them cycling in 8 days, rt. TOTE has maintained and upgraded these vessels, both now burning LNG. I've been at...

The Canadians here who I've grown to respect (are you listening, Murray?) seem to have a very dim view of the likelihood of a border opening this summer, with good reason. But the guy in the next slip here in Tacoma just made a reservation at Otter Bay, BC, for July! He says the proprietor was...

Norwegian search and rescue crews are responding to a yacht transport ship that is listing after its cargo reportedly shifted off the west coast of Norway on Monday. ...update later on Monday said all crew members have been evacuated and the ship is abandoned and listing by as much as 30...

I get to visit my boat, on average, at four to six week intervals for a few days. (Just back from a week, mostly spent [pleasantly] in the marina). Every time I arrive, that initial opening of the cabin door, there is a "boaty" smell which hits one right in the face. Not specific to this...

Those of you in the PNW who've made the long haul through the wilds of BC may have stopped in Pruth Bay on Calvert Island. There, at the corner of "No" and "Where" you would find the Hakai Institute, a surprisingly opulent marine research facility for young Canadians (yes, Canadians only.)...

Battery Conundrum: I have two large symmetrical banks of golf cart batteries. (no generator). They run to two of the typical 4position rotary switches and are cross linked so either bank can be selected. The starboard switch has all the house load. At anchor, the port swith OFF protects the...

Novel experience today; I attended a Zoom funeral. The deceased was my brother-in-law's mother-in-law. We had been guests in her Stone Harbor home several times, and had been aboard their GB 42. The name Castel Felice, I only learned today was the name of all the boats she and her surviving...