Recent content by stevej

Sable/Black cod is my favorite. A bycatch at the Halibut grounds and the soft oily texture was not popular with the halibut fishing crowd out of Newport. Most considered it crab bait so we would swap small halibut for Sable at the cleaning station. Came home with pounds never had enough! Smoked...

Surprised no one brought up the old Mascoat thread BC started way back when. I put 5 gallons on the interior of Shearwater prior to the first Alaska trip. 3 coats, top, sides and under the V-berth. 2 coats full length the hull sides to 12" below the gunnel. 3 coats of latex. Made a difference...

r Be pretty big on a 22’ 22.5” long 14.5” wide 13” tall (12” spool) No wet anchor line inside the boat was one factor, along with using the locker space for an extra battery as part of the Alaska bound preparation. There also seems to be A lot of discussions around failure, almost works...

Going to be working on the boat today and will grab some measurements for you Hardee. Fairly sizable package, if I remember right believe it’s loaded with 170’ of 1/2 rode and 30’ of 3/8 chain. Not a deep water system but good up to 40’ or so.

I (Shearwater) love my big ugly reel windless, never found the front deck of much practical use so did not mind giving up the space. Thing is a beast, uses a made in USA Ramsey winch motor so parts and repair should never be an issue if needed. Honestly I don't bother to power up on the anchor...

I replaced my garlick with an OMC bracket, don't know if they are still made but exceptionally well made and going strong after 15 years. I run a 15 hp Yamaha, if I had a do over think I would go with the Yamaha 9.9 or a 25 Etec. stevej

My Wallas died a few years ago after many, many hours of trouble free service and wanted to move in a different direction for heating/cooking so never spent the money to revive it. I purchased a used Origo from a fellow C-Brat that sat in the garage for 5 years then installed it for the Alaska...

Back at home now with some time to recap the trip. Pretty amazing adventure and lots to cover. Will get the pictures upload first then do a trip log of anchorages, learning experiences and equipment review. stevej

Fishing has quieted down, so have some time again. Really enjoyed hunters bay, some shore exploring opportunities with the remains of an old canning and mining operation. There is also a large pier that is under construction but no idea what for. We had the place to ourselves and did a lot of...

Been without internet until a couple days ago so first chance I be had to update. Launched last Wednesday at Knutson cove and headed South around 1:00 PM. Dixon entrance turned pretty snotty with steep 3 footers just prior to rounding the South end of Prince of Wales. Seemed like we were...

Left the house at 06:30 and made it to the halfway point Williams lake around 10:30 last night. 600 miles no problems other than the Seattle area traffic. Beautiful drive wish mostly blue sky's and a spectacular sunset. Greeted by another pretty day today and will be on the road shortly. Link...

All the upgrades and boat work is finally done (see the fishing to Cruising transition thread for details http://www.c-brats.com/viewtopic.php?t=23975 ) and we leave this Saturday (6/25) for Prince Rupert. The plan is to spend 15 days exploring the West side of Prince of Wales Island. Due to the...

Harvey, Would have preferred to have more chain but it's one of the limitations of having a spool type windless. Chain requires a lot of room on the spool and you loose rode length at a disproportionate rate by adding. I opted for short but heavy, the 3/8" chain weight is around 1.3lbs per foot...

Finished up the EZ anchor windless install and anchor roller mounting. Had to have the roller diameter reduced by 3/8” and build a couple spacers. Still have a ¼” gap between the ears on the roller assembly and the anchor so will build a couple plastic washers to bolt to the ears and take up...

Thanks for the comments Greg, was pleased how the hatched installed windless electrics turned out. Keeps it all in one place! Completed the shelf over the plumbing and prop storage. Aluminum angle “iron” is used to support shelves and both have piano hinges to allow full access. Mounted the...