Category: Zany

What can’t be improved with electronics? Hence the battery going up the hind end of the Sevenstrand Electronic Acoustic Lure above. The idea is…

If it’s beautiful in Maine, nothing is truly pressing, and you discover a $65/night motel with a dock and launching ramp…is there really a choice? Have a great weekend.

I’m off to Las Vegas so early tomorrow morning I want to weep. But I’m really looking forward to being one of the BWI writer/judges for the Marine Aftermarket Accessories Trade Show (MAATS) Innovation Awards. There were sixty products entered,  and while I can’t reveal names, I can tell you that…

Bet you never saw a rig like this “buck a cup” beverage launching ramp! You…

Check out the sensor array outside the lab. That’s not today—though it’s snowing just north of me now, raining cold and mean here—but it was taken recently, and the gear was similarly abused often during this most memorable Maine winter. Tactick, Maretron, Airmar, and ACR all get credit for standing up to harsh elements, even working OK in conditions like this. And note…

I guess we can thank poor Bo Bai for reminding us to never, ever completely bury our heads in navigational gadgetry. Bai was headed to the Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford Hills, NY, last night, but according to a railroad spokesman, “As the car is driving over the tracks, the GPS system tells him to turn right, and he turns right onto the railroad tracks”, adding “he tried to stop the train by waving his arms, which apparently was not totally effective”…

Big Gizmo? Gizmo the Large? Maybe just plain Gizmo, and add a “Li’l”—you know, in little letters on a diagonal—to the original (especially easy as I haven’t yet repainted the li’l darlin’ since the thief bastards scrapped the decals off). So, yeah, I’m sitting here fussing about boat names when, in fact, I may have completely lost my mind…

Here’s a post-Christmas guest entry from Dan Corcoran (b393capt), who wishes all a great holiday, as do I.

At the end of my last rant here on Panbo, I was resigned to spending my Christmas opening tie’s (see above) and eating fruitcake…