jason

Can also google and find a number of good articles: http://www.marineinsight.com/marine/marine-news/headline/why-do-ships-have-bulbous-bow/ http://www.dieselduck.info/library/01%20articles/bulbous_bows.htm

I stopped using the factory racks on my old pilot when I took the plastic cover off to find the front right welds had separated. I feel better with the Tundra where I have 8' between the bars and the bows are behind the front window and ride upside down.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulbous_bow

Congrats, well done!

It looks like the Sea to Summit bug shirts will be tested in Newfoundland this year: http://www.seatosummit.com/product/?item=Bug+Jacket+%26+Mitts+-+Insect+Shield&o1=0&o2=0&o3=326S

This thread might help: http://www.nspn.org/forum/topic/8385-gelcoat-repair/

My guess is John is back to being busy again http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/04/150406083258.htm

For a long tow you still want a normal tow belt. The white water cow tails are two high on the body to be conferrable for an extended towing session.

The Greenjacket is a lot stronger in that it's a proper river rescue vest. The shoulders and other parts of the vest are designed to be attachment points. If you need to do a river rescue as rescuer or the one needing rescuing having a proper Rescue vest makes the world of difference. After taking a 3 day swift water rescue class I feel much better when everybody on the river has a rescue vest.

Many people really like it, I found that it runs rather small. If it fits you it's a respectable river/ocean lifejacket. You also might look at the new Kokatat that came out this year ( http://kokatat.com/products/pfd/maximus-centurion.html). I am hoping to try one on and see if it fits me...

If you change your mind you can always have Carl change it out. He does a great job where you can't tell if it's factory or not.

Eye candy: http://www.phseakayaks.com/kayaks.php?kayak=Aries%20155

The issue with cooking food in the jetboil isn't the flame height, it's that the flame is very concentrated against a very thin cooking surface. For heating water my jet boil is great. For cooking it has no value (unless you are into burnt stuck on food).

It's a great wave, if you don't live on the south shore it always seems like a long drive. Not only is it fun for people that have been doing it for years, It's a nice learning environment for people that want to learn as you quickly wash out into a very forgiving area.

Looks like fun!

The BCU was created around local paddling clubs and bringing new people up into the sport. It's not about restricting learning, far from it.

Thanks for sharing the video. It was really well done. It makes one almost want to go out and get a drone. My guess is that it has to take 100's of hours of fly time to fly that smoothly.

I would love to see some pictures. The water by me is too solid for a paddle. I was able to do a ~10 mile hike on the ocean two weeks ago.

You might just think of it as a day trip. Paddling around Cape Ann used to be my default day trip when I wasn't able to find other people to paddle with.

I love the pictures. What a wonderful trip. Thank you very much for sharing this with us!

http://www.staywildmagazine.com/news/2015/2/24/the-slurpee-waves-of-nantucket

It's hard to paddle when your able to walk where one should be paddling. This is one of the pictures I took on my Casco Bay walk Saturday.

And I thought that this thread was going down the sponson rabit hole http://www.sponsonguy.com/

Let's hope it will be out for the summer then. I hope that it will take care of green heads and black flies too.

http://www.myfoxboston.com/story/27978874/watch-seals-at-the-aquarium-play-in-the-snow