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I just bought an e7D too.  Haven't got to the transducer yet, but I don't think you'd be happy with it not mounted vertically.

 

Let's say the bottom is 10' down.  If your transducer shoots straight down, it gets a return of 10 feet.

If it shoots forward at an angle, it's going to go farther, so it will read say 11', if it gets a return at all and it doesn't bounce off the bottom at an angle and keep going.

This was my 2nd N2E race.

 

My thoughts:

+1 The Coral setup way more beer spots to get tecate or tecate light, and they even had waiters with trays of them walking around

-1 They ran out of Tecate on Sunday around noon.

+1 More wind than last year

+1 for the Mexican government, we stayed downtown and like last year it was very safe and clean, and the fast pass you could get to help at the border was a HUGE benefit.

+1 the margaritas from the pool bar were very good

 

Thank you NOSA, the Mexican Government, and everybody else who was involved.

 

Did anybody here what happened to the crew who got fingers in a winch at the start?  Hope they are ok and didn't lose them.

It's divide and conquer.

 

Just wait one day they'll tax the wind, and all the power boaters will go "Who cares?  We've been paying for gas for years!"

First you have to get a fee, before you can raise the fee.

 

It just pisses me off that I finally bought a documented boat and the year I do it they take start charging for "renewals"

I question why we need a renewal at all, or why it needs to be annual.  They have 5 year renewals for trailers and a low fee in Kalifornia, why not make the USCG thing for 5 years?

Amazing after all these years Sea Tow still doesn't have a boat in Dana Point. In my first boat (power) I had the trans die between Oceanside and Dana Point. I called for assistance CG handed me off to a tow company, and I ended up talking to Sea Tow first. So the Sea Tow guy says "We'll be right there" and then some guy up in MDR went and hooked up a RIB w/ a big outboard, towed it to DP, launched it, and came out and got me. We were off San Onofre, and we were able to fish while waiting, but it was 7-8 hours I believe, when it should have been 2-3. The DP Harbor Patrol cited the Sea Tow operator for not having proper lighting on his boat (indicating he was towing).

I've been a fan of Vessel Assist ever since, but make it a point to be as self reliant as possible.