Rich Gano asked...

I'd like to buy a couple instead.
This fellow got his at a riverside marina some place, where
he can't remember.  Anybody seen such a gizmo for sale?

Dennis responds...

Stop in the Georgian Bay for fuel at Killbear Marina. They were giving them
away as favors when we last did the Loop. Its been right in front of the
wheel since then (1996) and saved my proverbial neck several times. A worn
telephone number on the item looks like 705-342-3203.

The item is made as follows. A  1 x 2 inch piece base under a 1 x1 pivoting
top each 3 inches long. The top piece has a green flat topped dowel on one
side and a red pencil sharpened dowel on the other side, each about 1 inch
tall. The positions can be changed by rotating the top or turning the whole
assembly 180 degrees.

Lying Croton on Hudson, bound for Lake Champlain and Canadian Canals.
Hopefully they will be operating! If not, we like the Bay of Quinte and the
1000 Islands as well.

Dennis

Dennis and Esther Bruckel
1984 Albin 27 Sadie B
Kissimmee, FL winters,
Cruising summers
The smaller the boat, the bigger the adventure"
Cell phone all year 321-624-2066

We just used an aprox 1" square piece of trim and cut it about 4 " long.
Then cut out a two pieces of green and red plastic in a triangle and a
square and attached them to the back and front. Attached it next to the
compass with a piece of velcro. Then we simply change it depending on the
current buoy configuration.

Works like a champ on the intracoastal.

Frank