Apparently there are a bunch of squid boats working off Lighthouse Point in Santa Cruz.

You know what that means!


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Hey NCKA.

Anyone out there have a heavy duty rivet gun I can borrow? I'm liking for the two-handed style, like the pic below.

I need to set some closed-end aluminum pop rivets in my Gregor aluminum boat, and I don't think my little "standard" rivet gun is up for the task.

I'm in Oakland.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,

Alex


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Not sure if this has already made the rounds, but it's pretty funny...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=VCi9hND2KJk


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Hey guys,

Up at Shelter Cove this weekend I discovered that the "basemap" on my new Lowrance Hook 5 is quite inaccurate. It was almost as if the whole map was shifted somehow. Large pinnacles shown on the chart plotter screen just didn't line up with reality as reported by the sonar. In several instances, the depth discrepancies between the two were in excess of 20-40 feet.

I'm curious which aftermarket map software is the most spatially accurate. I'm not really concerned about the minutia of 1' depth contours, but I would like a software package that shows depth contours and subsurface features that match up well with reality. If I point the bow at a pinnacle shown on the chart screen and peddle toward it, I'd like to see it show up on my sonar screen.

If I'm trolling for salmon in a rocky area, I want to be sure I raise my offering well above any pinnacles to avoid bait-steeling rockfish and snaggy kelp fronds. And when I target halibut I like to find areas where sand meets reef. Both would be MUCH easier if the chart plotter and sonar were in cahoots...

Thoughts? Recommendations?

Thanks,

Alex

Quick question... Can I fit the transducer AND power cables for a Lowrance Hook 5  through one of Hobie's new thru-hull fittings?

I know that the thru hull kit includes rubber inserts made for passing two cables, but the cables on my new Hook 5 seem very fat... Much fatter than the cables of my old Mark 4. Just want to be sure they'll both fit before a I order the Hobie kit...

Anyone tried this yet?

Thanks,

Alex

What's the best way to plug a ~1" round hole left over from a FF cable pass through?

When I installed my FF a couple years ago I arranged it so the cable sticks out of the top in the gunwale. Bad idea - it's hard to keep the power/'ducer plug from getting bashed up when I load and unload the yak. I think all the plug actually got damaged to the point that it's causing some signal (and power) issues.

Plan is to buy a new Elite 5 and install it with the cable pass through in a better spot. Just need to plug the hole...

Does anyone know an easy way to plug a hole left behind by one of these:

What's up, guys?

Well... Some asshat in a pink Dodge Challenger slammed into my 2006 Outback while it was parked outside my house, then took off. AAA says the car is totaled...

So I need a new car. I loved my '06 Outback, but I'm not at all impressed with the new roof rack system they introduced around 2010.

That leaves me pondering a Forester...

*Anyone out there drive a 2012 through 2014 Forester?

*Any experience with the oil consumption issue I've read about?

*Any general thoughts on the CVT transmission, if that's what you've got? (99% sure I'd opt for another manual, but curious anyway).

Any other random suggestions for an AWD/4WD car/SUV/whatever they're called these days? Ideally something with decent ground clearance. (It boggles my mind that they make cars that can't even hop a curb if needed...)

Thanks in advance for any thoughts/opinions/recommendations!

Cheers,

~Alex