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EdZeranski
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The El Rosario Pemex is installing new banos! They look pretty nice, too. No doors yet, but the plumbing works. The crew was typically very
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I talked with station people supervising the re-Bano project. They said the inspector has to come from Ensenada to OK each phase of the remodel but
they, the inspectors, are infrequent in their visits and never arrive when scheduled....
The work does look good and the folks were very happy with my compliments.
EdZ KG6UTS
Loreto for a few more days.
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Alan
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DT - I have towed my 23' Striper down numerous times to La Paz and most places in between. I can't really advise on which lane to cross in because I
have always had something to declare or at least get my FMM so I always make the stop in secondary and have never had a problem and minimal delay.
Yes they always check the boat paperwork. (The VIN # on US made boats is molded in the fiberglass on the right rear corner).
Stay along the malecon in Ensenada! Missed my turn northbound one year and ended up going right through town. With all of the low hanging wires I
thought for sure I was going to wipe out their entire powergrid  Thankfully I
just cleared them but I was puckered the whole time!
Lots of improvements to the hwy over the years and more and more areas are getting shoulders but not all areas yet. As previously stated, downshift
on the Santa Rosalia grade so you will still have brakes if you need them.
I run an outboard so I always zip-tie a red flag to it as I was stopped once and given a warning.
Make sure you have your boat and trailer insured by a mexican policy while towing and have a seperate on the water policy. On my last flight down I
talked with a guy who had his boat stolen from anchor and was out of luck because he only had a towing policy. I used Discover Baja for my insurance
and last January I actually had to use it when a semi forced my trailer off the road. The claim was settled in just over a month to the limits of the
policy and Discover Baja stood by me through the whole process. Everytime I couldn't get a response to an email all I had to do was cc: Discover Baja
and suddenly I had a response in less than 24 hrs. They are an awesome travel club and I highly recommend them. I have now replaced the Striper with
a Parker 2310 that I will be towing to La Paz in October.
In Memory of E-57
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captkw
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alan
be glad your striper was a outboard as most are inboards and have issues in fuel punps and rust..parker is a good make..question ??? where were you
stopped for not having a red flag for a outboard ?? as a marine tech and boat yard owner,,that takes the cake of a lot of boat towing storys that I
have ever heard !! myself have towed to alaska to panama.. and so many times in baja that I cant count at all if asked at the perly gate.. K & T
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[Edited on 6-4-2012 by captkw]
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Alan
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captkw- It was so many years ago I can't remember where they cautioned me about the red flag for the outboard but it made sense to me because raised
to the towing position it does stick out behind the boat a ways so I have just obliged them ever since.
Yes that was definitely my most hair-raising tow experience. Came around a corner just above Catavina to find a semi straddling the centerline. We
both managed to steer around one another to prevent a head-on but that dropped my trailer tires off the pavement with about an 18" drop that broke
both axle mounts on the right side. Somewhere during the ensuing fishtailing my boat ended up on it's top out in the desert. I managed to keep my
truck on the pavement with the shiney side up. It was pretty devastating at the time to see my boat smashed out there but in the long run I guess I am
better off. A Parker is a much better built boat than the Striper and it has the identical engine of my Striper - Yamaha 225. Another up-side is
that my engine had over 1200 hrs whereas this one only has 120. I am getting a new 48 gal bait tank installed right now and hoping to pick it up
later this week so I can get in on the WSB bite that has been going off.
In Memory of E-57
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captkw
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WHAT WSB BITE?
where are the ghost's biting ?? and yes a parker blows away a striper !! hands down !!have not heard of any wsb,but my head has been down in the bilge
working like mad this time of year..but will stop and chase ghost in a second !! best fish in the world in my humble mind...LOL K & T ps where were at when you were told to hang a red flag on your outboard....thats
f---ing nut's !!
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woody with a view
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i had a TJ cop stop me for my longboard hanging 2' out the back of my truck once. a little hagling and he finally turned over my driver license. he
must have saw the 2 phone numbers i have taped to the back for Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal (TJ and Ens). he handed me my papers and literally
burnt rubber leaving.
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edm1
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
i had a TJ cop stop me for my longboard hanging 2' out the back of my truck once. a little hagling and he finally turned over my driver license. he
must have saw the 2 phone numbers i have taped to the back for Sindicatura del Gobierno Municipal (TJ and Ens). he handed me my papers and literally
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Could you share us those phone numbers?
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