i agree it's not good to stigmatize use of CG resources when an emergency takes place. its our responsibility to minimize the risks leading up to it too.  Mr X is home alive and fine; I've not stigmatized any use of CG resources since there were none used; perhaps I've stigmatized overdependence and getting "too comfortable" though.  He acknowledges that some of his assumptions were incorrect and that his path chosen was treacherous and historically an unforgiving route. let's not get carried away with reading into things.

when I see kids launching an inflatable kayak in the bay 30 mins before the wind picks up, I don't just say "well good thing CG will pick em up; putting our resources to work"

look at it like fire prevention... fuses, breakers, grounds, smoke and heat sensors, we have fire extinguishers everywhere, and most importantly, we don't put a fire pit on the living room floor and wait for the Fire Dept to put it out when it inevitably sets the house on fire

my 2c

its cool until its not. glad youre alive. glad CG didn't have to spend a bunch of resources recovering you either

very very cool! are these pets or are you doing aquaculture? I had a small fish farm in highschool with 75 lmb and about 50 channel cats. it grew about 350 kale plants every 3 months too.

would i be wrong to assume its not too different feeling from a hobie revo 13?

would this be a decent kayak for slow wide river use? My dad is looking for one for to use on things like big river mendocino

yes nothing illegal about it. just keep the shell in 1 piece so it can be measured.

Quote from: Herb Superb on April 25, 2023, 09:24:47 PM

Since we’re on this topic, what happens when you finally decide to sell the kayak and want to keep the motor?? Could you unregister the kayak or is it forever in the system?

I tried to unregister my Hobie Adventure but ended up paid $60 to DMV for disposal  fee!

there's no such thing as unregistering a boat in CA. you just let it go out of registration. disposal fee is when you scrap it- they mark the HIN as such. you may run into issue trying to reg it in the future if you need to. When you sell it you need to release ownership of the vessel on the title that they issued you; its on the back. you need to submit your copy to the DMV, and the buyer submits their half.