Anybody has any ideas about how to attach the shock cord ends inside the hollow braid chime in

Most of the time, to add shock absorption to hollow braid, a rubber shock absorber is inserted into the braid and the braid squishes on it to absorb the shock.  Here's an example of what one looks like outside the braid:


One large-scale example of this is the Cobra tree cabling system (this is an 8 ton breaking strength system):

Al, Sounds like a plugged Main jet or Pilot jet. The jets will plug if the float bowl isn't drained and it sits without being started. Post the make and model of the generator along with pics of the old plug and carb. These carbs are pretty basic and usually come apart with just a Phillips screwdriver. I just went through my father in-laws generator and got it running after it sat for over 20 years. We'll get you through this. You can Do it!
Kevin

What he said.  Also, if you want to bring it by my place this weekend, we can get it all sorted for you.  We can pull the carb and make sure all jets are nice and clean and tune it up from there.  If it doesn't fit in your truck easily, I can swing by and throw it in my pickup.  Let me know... glad to help!

Plenty of stone left and a great system for sharpening any knife.  $30 for NCKA.  Pickup in Boulder Creek.

Mr. X,

Merry Christmas to you and yours and I wish you and all the NCKA folks a safe and merry holiday!

-tedski

I always monitor 16.  I will also monitor the harbormaster's channel if the nearest port has one (e.g 9 for Santa Cruz, 74 for Pillar Point).  I then monitor either 68 or 69, whichever the local crowd tends to favor.  If that channel is too noisy, I'll switch my buddy and I over to the other for less chatter.

If your radio has weather alert breakthrough, configure it for that, too.  That way if there's a major change in weather for the worse, you will get a heads up via the weather freqs.  On days where I expect the weather to change, I'll monitor the weather radio for a few minutes each hour and mentally note what the buoys are seeing and how the change is coming in.  That way, I can figure out if the change is as expected (stick to the plan), worse than expected (start heading in early before the fan really turns on) or better than expected (extend my float plan to stay out a little longer).

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From the article:

“… around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, the sheriff's office received a call about the missing boat.

The U.S. Coast Guard was informed of the situation around 11:40 p.m.”

Why would the sheriff wait an hour and 20 minutes to inform the CG? That makes no sense to me.

The family member who posted in various facebook groups stated they called the sheriff to do a wellness check and the sheriff was dispatched to the parking lot to search for the truck and trailer and determine if they had returned or not. Once they confirmed it was still there, they called the family member back and at that time they alerted the CG.  I would have called the CG and then the sheriff personally, or contacted the harbor to check vs the sheriff as they're already on scene, but that's the series of events leading to CG Dispatch.

When you call in an overdue vessel to the CG, they will also be contacting local law enforcement to go to the parking lot and check for a truck.  However, that is in parallel to them also launching assets to start doing trackline searches based on the reporting party's knowledge of a float plan.  The better your float plan, the more accurate the CG can come start their search.  Obviously, you also calling the Sheriff isn't going to harm anything and is a good belt & suspenders approach.

Absolutely. Even a post it note on the car dashboard with a an ETA for return and rough destination can literally save your life.  I especially do this while fishing areas with limited Cell and access. Parking along HW1 for example, a sheriff is likely to stop and look at an unattended vehicle and this could very well save ones life; super important for us going to more remote places.

That's a great idea... thanks for sharing!

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Is it weird to wear a PFD with a marine radio clipped to it on a boat? I don't think I've ever seen it but I'm thinking of doing it next time I find myself on a fishing boat. I don't find it uncomfortable, and it could save a life or five.

I do this, nobody has said anything about it to me, been on several different boats.

I also have mine on a boat, kayak, surf fishing etc... just another part of my PFD.

Me too, and if it's a smaller boat or conditions are rough I'll even wear my wetsuit. I don't feel much safer on a boat and since I'm typically not the captain I feel less in control of what may happen than I do on my kayak.

Same here.  To me, it's no different from a day on the motorcycle: dress for the crash, not the ride.  PFD with PLB, pencil flares and VHF radio are standard equipment for me on a small boat.