Re: how do you get a dry bilge for the quagga inspection?
Bow up, plug out.
On Anderson there is a small parking lot off to the side, right when you are on top of the hill. I pull up there and lower the drive a few times, there is always water coming out no matter how many times I've done this at home. Scientifically spoken: "The drive to the lake shakes it loose".
The newest drama in Santa Clara county is the "tube inspection"

This just keeps getting better and better...
