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June, July and August can all be pretty good but depends on what the weather is doing at the moment. Last summer basically sucked, with a lot of weather days but still plenty enough good days to get places if you had the patience. We are planning our longer jaunts from mid June on. Last year...

In Alaska, Knee high rubber boots, all year. Extra Toughs or equivilent.

Don't know about the 22 but I single handle our 25 most of the time.

Was it Kiko? The Orca that was kept at Newport Aquarium for a while prior to being moved to Iceland with hopes of later joining a North Atlantic pod?

An inexpensive fuel transfer pump should to the job.

Cwality?

Hmm. Very interesting sounding adventure. I used to work for the U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources (hydrology) out of Fairbanks, Alaska. I spent a good deal of time on northern rivers from the Alaska Range, north to the Beufort Sea and west to the Bering Sea. We used a variety of boat...

Actually, there is quite a difference from one port to another. My brother has a slip in Valdez for which he pays about $650.00 per year. It has much nicer docks, free parking and lots more of it. Better ramp, shower and head facilities. At Auke Bay, the docks need repair, there is limited...

Auke Bay was about 450 per month for the 25 this summer. Electric was about $7.50 per day, parking $5.00 per day. One can get a slip for winter at a somewhat reduced rate. I walked the docks last night and there aren't a whole lot of boats left in Auke Bay for the winter. Towing has become a...

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June, 07 Lynn Canal, Ak looking toward Alaska mainland.

Lynn Canal June, 06 looking toward Sentinel Island and light house.

Congratulations and thanks guys. Besides a great source of knowledge and practical information this site has helped me to see that I am not as odd as my wife tells me I am :crook . Heck honey, there's lots of folks just like me out there :smilep . Doc

Reliable power and heat are top priorities here. Smooth steering would sure be nice :thup . Fuel capacity can be a major limiting factor for traveling around S. E. Ak. and a safety factor as well. Might as well be able to reach some of the neat areas like Tracy Arm, Glacier Bay etc. :photo ...

I am not an expert in night navigation but I know from experience that it places us in an alien environment and it is good to have respect for it. One way to find that respect in a hurry is to try navigating an area that is already very familiar to you. This can show you how much different...

Well, yes, thank God no one was burned. The boat can be replaced. There is value here in a wake up call for all of us, especially in cooler regions where we use our stoves a lot. While there are lots of potential sources of ignition, the heater is something we can keep track of and control...

I have three. One is mounted flat on the console next to the throttle. One is in the aft port locker mounted to the forward wall of same, just inside the door. the Third is mounted to the aft wall of the forward port locker beneath the forward port seat.

Hey Dan. Wait. I've been out of the loop for a few days. You can't quit now. I just got that borrowed 28 foot Bayliner rowed back into the harbor and really have a lot of questions for you. The prototype bike-rower really was not fun and trying to row while subsisting on seaweed, algae, and...

I have a new plan to help facilitate payment of boat gas, er, rather, to conserve natural resources. I am designing and marketing a line of Bayliner oar locks and rowing seats. I am hoping that Green Dan can help me with some engineering details before he completely forgets his fact based...

Well Dan, with the exception of the vehicle rollover, your trip log brings me fond memories of the Bareflanks to Valdez run. Thank God you didn't hit the moose, you could have been hurt or severely damaged the vehicle and not made it to the dock. And I was complaining about having to hitch the...