Makes you very grumpy! Last month, after replacing the cockpit stereo speakers I went below to find the air conditioner had failed as indicated by the message “HPF” on the air conditioner panel. HPF, means high pressure fault. Usually caused when the air conditioner compressor…
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I hope you enjoyed my last article about Baci’s First Trip to Watch Hill Fire Island. Taking a puppy with you is like taking a newborn……you never know how things would go. I hope I shared enough tips with everyone in case you were thinking…
The lighthouse is on Point Arguello, located in Santa Barbara County, California. It serves the Santa Barbara channel, Gaviota Coast, joining Vanderuberg Space Force Base near the city of Lompoc, California. The original lighthouse was built in 1901 and had a white square tower above…
Usually, as soon as I write a column on de-commissioning the boat for the winter season, Indian Summer arrives to bathe us in the last warmth of the year. As of this writing, it seems like it has arrived – but no one needs much…
Picking up from where we left off in September by proclaiming it as my favorite month to fish, I admit October is a close second. At worst, it would be third behind July, usually my favorite big striper month. But October to me has more…
People often see statistics as something associated with dull presentations about profit & loss statements in corporate boardrooms. But the recent 2024 Recreational Boating Statistics report offers the marine community a good deal of information that could make for safer boating in the future. There’s…
The gem of the fishing season is here – October. Crisp fall temperatures pushing water temps down and triggering migrations create a perfect scenario for the season finale. False albacore, porgies, sea bass, fluke, tuna and blackfish are all in play this month, but the…
Everything shifts in October. As the true autumnal season sets in with full colorful plumage, the saltwater comes alive. Cool nights spark the baitfish to push out of the backwaters and into the surfline as they are intercepted by migratory fish including stripers, blues, false…
Shark week on Discovery just passed. It’s not as exciting to me as it used to be. I think it’s become a little exploitative of the species. Have you seen “Roach Week” or “Rat Week” on TV? I doubt it. Of course, I realize sharks…
First established in April 1868, the site of New London’s Submarine Base first served as a storage depot and a naval yard for laying up inactive ships. Developed in Groton, the 112-acre site was on land donated by the State of Connecticut, situated along the…