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Baranof Bathhouse

Auke Bay

Peter and Judy, It's really good to hear you've been able to enjoy some BC cruising after the restrictions from earlier this summer were relaxed. We're hoping to spend a little more time in that area as we return southward in a couple weeks.

I went through the same process earlier this year with the steps on my boat, which I think is only a year different than yours. I remember this thread from a few years ago, which reminded me that delaying action on Bob Austin's advice is generally not a good idea. The balsa core had rotted to a...

Harvey, I follow a similar approach to yours and use roughly the same length as my rode for the anchor alarm. I find that if I try to get too precise, I occasionally get false alarms. Right now I think the default value is 200 feet, and I've generally been putting out about 170-200 feet of rode...

I ordered these from Defender, which fit the gas and water caps on my 25. You may be able to find one that fits at your local hardware store. https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?id=2034674#

Anchoring seems to be part science and part art. In an effort to more precisely place the anchor for specific conditions, I’ve been using the following technique, which takes advantage of the sonar, chartplotter track, and windlass. This process has crystalized for me during my time in Alaska...

Chartplotter at Anchor Cannery Cove

Chartplotter at Anchor Fords Terror

As Bob describes, the cabin roof will be your only practical option unless you construct something like Harvey has on SleepyC: This would work only if you don't already have a bimini or camperback. The orientation on the cabin roof will depend on other stuff you have on the roof. Our boat has...

Richard, Thanks very much for the suggestions for places to see next week. Warm Springs Bay and the springs themselves are at the top of our list. It looks like high slack for the Summit/Devil's Elbow in Rocky Pass for late next week will be early afternoons, which should make the timing...

Working on my planning for the trip south. Since we didn't get to visit any of the Chatham Strait bays (Warm Springs, Red Bluff, Ell Cove), I'd like to go that direction on my way south, rather than Stephens Passage. The most direct route involves Rocky Pass, which sounds interesting and...

Here is a list of the equipment that either came with or that we’ve added to Intuition. Since I’ve referenced some of them other places, I decided to provide a listing here. Power Honda 150 outboard primary Honda 9.9 outboard for emergency use Ground Tackle Primary anchor and rode: 22 lb...

Cooking (and heating) with gas

Propane Locker

Cockpit Storage Box

Solar Generator Input Outputs

Thanks for the responses to my WOT RPM concerns. Our Honda motor has fuel injection, so not concerns about the carbs. I thought about weight and distribution after I noticed the issue on Saturday. The only additional weight I could think of was the 5 gallons of extra water I was carrying...