[It’s another press release from ACR.

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I was at my local plumbing and electrical shop recently, getting more parts for a kitchen remodel. As I waited at the checkout counter, I looked over the various "impulse items" on display.

"Oh good, more cheap multi-bit screwdrivers destined for landfills," I mused to myself. "I wonder which 'developing economy' produced these?"

To my surprise, the multi-bit screwdrivers in question, from a company called Picquic, were manufactured in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hey, just up the road! That was refreshing…so many "wonder tools" are made overseas and end up being a big disappointment in design, materials, and manufacture.

A closer look revealed that these screwdrivers weren't at all the junk I had imagined. In fact, this Canadian tool appeared to be well-designed, and made of quality materials. So I bought a Stubby, and when I got home, I did some online research and learned that Picquic made another product especially noteworthy for boaters: the Mariner. I had soon tracked one of those down as well.

[It’s a press release, of course. I keep warm in my little boat with a Wallas stove/heater, or just a plain old electric heater when I’m plugged into shore power.

Our friend Captain Richard Rodriguez has some screenshots on a new AIS ap

Ben Ellison over at <

If you haven’t seen it yet, take a look at The Cruising Game. It’s a great way to lose an hour or two. Here’s me having barely avoided a collision:

RLW over at Boat Bits came across an interesting all-in-one power tool package; the Power8 Workshop.