…for an earthquake, tsunami, landslide of the bluff, or an oil spill from the trains?  These are all possibilities here at Shilshole and we could be cut off from city services and have to rely on our own resources and our Shilshole community.  The Shilshole Liveaboard Assoc (SLA) is actively involved with the City of Seattle neighborhood HUBs for emergency preparedness and communication.  You can read more at Shilshole Prepares.  If you are interested in getting involved with the HUBs or emergency communication, please check the bulletin board at the gate for contact info.

KING 5 is also helping you and your family get ready with all day coverage on Monday, July 24. See their plan here.

Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) Consumer Protection Department is advising boaters with vessels having a US Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation to be wary of any letter arriving by US mail offering renewal. An increasing number of BoatUS members have complained that these letters direct them to websites that may be mistaken for the actual US Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Center located in Falling Waters, West Virginia, and appear to show a significant increase in the annual fee to renew US Coast Guard (USCG) documentation.

read more here…BoatUS

Many of us have unused boat parts laying around or are  looking for a good buy on a needed item.  One way to get your information out is with the weekly V-Man checkin.

Every Monday evening at 8pm, VHF channel 71, boats at Shilshole Marina turn on their VHF radios to practice radio protocol, hear the latest security announcements, offers to buy, sell or trade items, and to do a dock by dock roll call.  It is a directed net which means there is someone moderating the conversations so all can participate without confusion or conflict.  Check out more info at Shilshole V-Man