chrisb

The red one?

In the video it sure looks like the black ship made the turn in front of the red one.

I have been told one of the ships lost steering and they were in contact with each other.

There was still ice in the lake last week here.

Nothing  tonight.

I don't know if the timing is off, the spot is bad or the smelts are gone.

Is anyone else getting anything on Lake Erie?

Never heard the termed "flossed" before. Someone please enlighten me.

This info is direct from the Transport Canada site. It appears online or by mail are the only ways.

http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/oep-vesselreg-menu-728.htm

Small Vessel Register

This registry only applies to commercial (non-pleasure) vessels that are 15 gross tons or less.

This type of registration is required for:

• vessels less than or equal to 15 gross tonnes used for commercial purposes with propulsion motors of 10 horsepower (7.5kW) or more (if unsure of tonnage, check this explanation of tonnage measurements)
• commercial river rafts
• government-owned vessels with propulsion motors of 10 horsepower (7.5kW) or more

This type of registration is not required if:

• your vessel does not or will not have a mortgage
• you do not wish to register an “official” name
• you don’t intend to travel outside of Canada

Register your vessel using the Small Vessel Register either through the online service or by mail using the Small Vessel Register Registration Forms.

I like to load the waypoints onto a map on my PC. I then see clusters of points indicating potential areas to focus on each year. Each year the clusters either grow or new ones appear. I am mostly out in the middle of lake Erie.

Would be nice if they bit more promoting in the mainstream media. I never even knew it on or would have watched.

I will try it when the site approves me and I am allowed to access the linked page. Right now as a new user I don't have access.

Yes. The portable Garmin is about 10 years old.

I have seen that one. I does work but it does not allow maps.

I checked out the basecamp and seems to be for new units with USB ports. My unit only connects via serial port.

I have a garmin  gps76 portable and an eagle in my boat. I use the program to copy waypoints between the two and look at them on a map.

I will check out basecamp.

Thanks

On 2/26/2018 at 9:21 AM, AKRISONER said:

would installing a decent capacitor perhaps assist with smoothing out the load? Just speaking from my car audio days.

Not when you are running off a battery. You can't get any smoother than pure battery power.

I fixed my very old trailer plate with blue tremclad. The colour match is so close you can't tell.

But I also know several people who got peeling auto plates replaced free.

You need to measure the voltage at the battery when this happens. If the battery voltage is low then the battery is not able to support the load. If the battery voltage is good then as already stated you need larger cables to the power distribution panels.

The first lure posted, with the smooth finish, is red devil. Not sure about the hammered one.

Sick that you can't get the proper medication in Canada to cure it.