Frank, I think there was a problem with our server, it appears to come up fine now, before all of the links to Andrews pages came up as forbidden access! Dirt ...
Dirtdude, You are just (as always) much quicker on the uptake than I. It took me a while to catch on to Greg's secret plan. Now it turns out Andrew is involved...
Thanks much for the books you gave me. I am especially enjoying "The Incredible Voyage", by Tristan Jones. This guy is out of sight! A very good writer, and a...
I am presently redoing my navigation rts. Been reading about how to to chart a course. The things to consider are chart datum, compass settings (magnetic,...
Some relatives I haven't seen in years are in Anacortes, and from the Tall Ships met some good folks in Tacoma, Seattle area. If you are seriously planning a...
You can set your GPS to use magnetic headings and Garmin's MapSource can be set to either use magnetic variation from the charts or set by the user. GPSs are...
The rest of the pix, at least the halfway decent ones: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jkohnen/sets/72157594147259178/ There's a good deal of repetition -- lots...
I have more experience with a GPS for hunting that anything else. I always had my GPS set on magnetic north. That way I never had to make any corrections to...
To John K. I think I have it, got all the datums, compass settings and distances consistent between my MapSource and my GPS. Thanks for the help, I did have...
David, Are you nuts, did you see the price I listed her at? Not something I need to sell, but if I can get that out of her, I'd be well on my way to getting a ...
Thanks to the City Of Portland here's some good maps and Aerial Photos (down to 6" resolution) of the City of Portland And The Willamette River and some of The...
Does anyone know of a boat ramp within a mile or two from Quinn's Cove, on the Oregon side that would have a dock at the ramp. I found a ramp called MORGON...
Well, those links Sucked, So, Try this for a start. http://portlandmaps.com/index.cfm Oops Good Maps, just gotta figure out how to get to them Once you have...
Dick I think Quinn's Cove is only a couple of miles for the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia, so Kelly Point would be close. But, I don't now what...
Check the tide charts and launch at high tide. Since we had a high snow pack it will take the water level a little longer to fall. Generally the river drops ...
I've gotten my PK in and out of there OK several times. As you know, the shore next to the ramp is mixed mud and rock so beaching the boat after launch can be...
Yeah, and sometimes during the solstice the water rises and boats disappear in the middle of the night! Dirt Check the tide charts and launch at high tide....
-Thanks for the info. Pat & Lon, Im not worried about some scratches,a tug boat is supposed to have some scrapes and scratches, isn't it? My main consern is...
Dick You have three weeks to get those line up bars on the trailer. That is plenty of time for someone that builds boats as nice and fast as you do Lon ... ...
Dirt, I wouldn't too funny if it happened this year to me because I'd be asleep in my boat.Then in the morning you guys would have to all come pick me up maybe...
Good! I knew you could figure it out, even though it involves computers. ;o) The datum that NOAA uses for their nautical charts is NAD83. That's just about the...
It'll be easy to arrange for lots of help getting Sea-Weed back on her trailer at the Fishermen's Slough ramp, I'll even volunteer to wade around in my hip...
Anybody interested in plotting their course to Sucia can get their hands on free raster charts from NOAA: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/mcd/Raster/Index.htm ...
Yes, it's a scandal the way Pat is poking along on his latest boat (I should talk! <g>). And now he's taking a break from it to build a wedding present for his...
Wow, what ever happened to sitting down with a chart, a pair of dividers, a parallel rule and a tide book? Seems to me that you all are making this nav thing ...
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