"~^ beancounter ~^" wrote in message
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Greg...

yep, it sure was green and pretty last time i was up in those
parts......i have been thinkin' of dragging (trailer) my 20 ft
whaler up there around the columbia river mouth for some
"crusin sessions".........it looks like some nice boating
and camping areas.......i have my eye on the rushmore area
as well...we did the black hills, rushmore and devels tower
drive a spell ago...some great lakes and open water areas
that way also...pretty remote though, as compaired to the
coastal areas......how do you like your boat ??



" Mountains aren't scarce in Oregon.
Just the fair weather to see them. ;"

My wife and I are loving the boat. The cabin space is perfectly designed
for us. I'm liking the efficiency and speed of the 5.7 engine. It cruises
28 mph easy at 3200 rpms. GPH is roughly 8 gals/hr. It does need one
add-on.....the canvas is too heavy for the aluminim frame and the speed of
the boat. Hopefully, next week we will have a stainless steel frame put on,
then we're set. We originally thought about plumbing the head for showers
but have nixed that idea for now, given that most of the marinas have clean
showers.

We tried the alcohol stove but couldn't get it to work efficiently. Instead
of messing with it further, we bought a coleman propane stove, which will
use outside under the canvas cover. Same with the propane grill which stows
nicely in the engine bay.

Finally, we were told that the battery may be insufficient for overnight
use. We have two of them....one strictly for starting the engine. So far,
it's held up fine, using lights and run my DVD/laptop player hooked to a 12
volt inverter. We do turn off the frig at night.

We're planning another overnight cruise tomorrow. Can't wait!

-Greg