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After 26 years I retired from the USAF this spring and my wife was adament that I find another job this fall after spending the summer fishing between North Pole and East cape Baja. I finally found the job I was looking for. I will be spending the winter trapping in the Wrangle Mtns. I will...

I've been shrimping in PWS for 8 years and in the last 3 years I have noticed a decrease in shrimp numbers and a noticeable reduction in average size. In almost all the places I set I am the only person to set there as far as I know, so I don't think localized overfishing is the problem. I...

I am looking for a cheap fishfinder to put on an 18' aluminum boat I'm taking to Baja. Any ideas on a cheap but workable fishfinder, I'm trying to keep this project as cheap as possible. I might even consider a used one if someone is upgrading. Thanks

I am building an aluminum fuel tank for a boat and am looking for a filler neck. I want a neck that will accept a 4wheeler/snowmachine type cap that has the guage in it. It can be weldable aluminum or plastic and designed to be attached with screws. Any ideas will be welcome.

Wolves killed and ate a neighbors dog yesterday about 100 yds from my house and everyone is all excited around here. I live next to a lake and every winter these wolves patrol the shoreline every few weeks looking for tasty dogs and kitties but most people don't realize it. I've found remains...

With retirement just around the corner I'm heading to Juneau tomorrow to buy another boat, an 18' Bayrunner. In early spring I'll tow it to Baja and leave it so in the future we can fly down and use it. I'm not looking forward to the drive, about 4,500 miles, but it'll be worth it. Once I buy...

I am going to buy a boat in Baja or tow one down there and leave it. Has anyone here legally left a boat in Mexico? What was required? My C-dory will be staying here. If anyone knows of a used 18'-23' bayrunner or something comparable in AK let me know. Thanks

During my last trip to PWS, twice I had large fish hit herring being caught on a sabiki rig. I have had this happen on numerous other occasions. I believe the cause is that the 10-15 seconds of frantic activity when a baitfish is first hooked is so violent that anything near can't resist...

Has anyone installed a permanent defroster system on their boat? I don't really like having a couple of fans up on the dash because they impair vision and my dash always has lots of other crap on it. What I envision is a small squirrel cage above the electronics shelf with directable vents...

I'm back from 10 days in the SE AK, mainly around Hoonah. We had a great time, plenty of rain but we expected it. The ocean was a bit bumpy at times but not too bad. Boy that country was full of crab, just about everywhere we dropped a pot we got king, tanner, or dungeness. We even got 3...

I'm back from 10 days in the SE AK, mainly around Hoonah. We had a great time, plenty of rain but we expected it. The ocean was a bit bumpy at times but not too bad. Boy that country was full of crab, just about everywhere we dropped a pot we got king, tanner, or dungeness. We even got 3...

Does anyone know anything about finding abalone in the Sitka/Hoonah area? I'll be heading there in a few days and am finding info about Alaska abalone pretty scarce.

I have run into a possible problem. I have filled over 100 unused bolt holes in my boat and bought a gelcoat repair kit from West Marine to cover them. I used West system epoxy to fill the holes and the instructions with the gel coat says it doesn't stick to epoxy. Should I worry about it...

I got some new C-Dory stickers to replace the old ones and was wondering if anyone knew how to remove the old ones?

I've started refinishing my boat and need to use rubbing compound on highly oxidized areas. I got some rubbing compound that is brown and it leaves brown stains in some areas. Is this just where I haven't got the oxidation completely off? Is there a special rubbing compound to use on gelcoat...

Hi, next summer I want to take a trip from Haines to Juneau and maybe over near Sitka. Does anyone have any recomendations on when the best time would be to make the trip considering sea conditions and rain? Thanks

I've seen a few posts about a cooler mount that is being offered by the factory for the 22s. I've looked around their website and can't find a mention or picture of it. Does anyone know where I might find a picture? Dale

I'm having trouble sending a private message. I typed the message and hit submit and got a message that the message has been submitted but the message stayed in my outbox and didn't show up in my sent box. I've sent PMs before and they worked. What did I screw up?

Does anyone know of a safe place to store a boat on a trailer in Valdez? I see that a few are stored at the campgrounds, does anyone do this? Thanks

There have been discussions in the past about marking distance on the a nylon rode. I found something that has worked well for me. I got a can of that black liquid rubber used for electrical connections and marked the line every 50'. I put a 1/2" wide ring around the line, 1 ring equels 50'...