We hiked a good ways up the trail before turning back due to a large blow down on the trail that is hard to over or around.
We also walked "The Loop" at least 3 times before leaving on Wednesday morning.
All in all it was a short but fun trip.
Thursday, June 27, 2019
2019-06-25 Naha Trip
Ryan Doran and I took advantage of the nice weather and made a short overnight trip to the Naha.
We hiked a good ways up the trail before turning back due to a large blow down on the trail that is hard to over or around.
We also walked "The Loop" at least 3 times before leaving on Wednesday morning.
All in all it was a short but fun trip.
We hiked a good ways up the trail before turning back due to a large blow down on the trail that is hard to over or around.
We also walked "The Loop" at least 3 times before leaving on Wednesday morning.
All in all it was a short but fun trip.
2019-06-14 Wrangell maintenance
I had previously scheduled June 17 - 19 at the Wrangell Boat Shop for annual maintenance that needs to be done on the boat. The weather in Clarence Strait was considerably better on the Friday the 14th so I headed up there then, making it to Wrangell in one day.
My haul-out was not scheduled until Monday afternoon so I just cooled my heels waiting in the harbor over the weekend.
On Monday afternoon, right on schedule, they hauled the boat out of the water and into their shed.
They pressure washed the bottom right away in preparation for bottom paint the next day.
Here is the complete list of the work I had them do for me:
Pressure wash the bottom
Repaint the bottom
Replace all external zincs
Replace all internal "pencil" zincs
Replace impellers for main engines
Replace impeller for generator
Replace glow plug and screen on diesel furnace
Replace filter elements in Racor fuel filters
Troubleshoot problem with shower drain
Whenever I have them repaint the bottom I always ask them to remove the props on the bow thruster and clean out that tunnel very thoroughly. It is a very small bow thruster and it needs to be as efficient as possible.
Here at the Wrangell Boat Shop they don't use a sling method to haul the boats. Instead they had a "cradle" that the boat sits in and then it is winched up inside the building.
I stayed on board during this maintenance session. The boat was at a slight downhill angle but it was not prohibitive.
They had me plugged into shore power so the only inconvenience was that I had to use the bathroom in their shop, which believe me, is an experience all its own.
When they started looking at the drain problem they immediately found a filter on the shower drain pump which was totally plugged. That solved the shower drain problem. I still need to get a plumber to fix the control knob which is not mixing hot and cold to make warm.
They launched the boat as scheduled on Wed afternoon and I spent that night over at the transient dock in Heritage Harbor.
On Thursday morning I took off bright and early and made the run down to Ketchikan in one day.
So the annual maintenance chores needed on Faraway have been taken care of for another year.
My haul-out was not scheduled until Monday afternoon so I just cooled my heels waiting in the harbor over the weekend.
On Monday afternoon, right on schedule, they hauled the boat out of the water and into their shed.
They pressure washed the bottom right away in preparation for bottom paint the next day.
Here is the complete list of the work I had them do for me:
Pressure wash the bottom
Repaint the bottom
Replace all external zincs
Replace all internal "pencil" zincs
Replace impellers for main engines
Replace impeller for generator
Replace glow plug and screen on diesel furnace
Replace filter elements in Racor fuel filters
Troubleshoot problem with shower drain
Whenever I have them repaint the bottom I always ask them to remove the props on the bow thruster and clean out that tunnel very thoroughly. It is a very small bow thruster and it needs to be as efficient as possible.
Here at the Wrangell Boat Shop they don't use a sling method to haul the boats. Instead they had a "cradle" that the boat sits in and then it is winched up inside the building.
I stayed on board during this maintenance session. The boat was at a slight downhill angle but it was not prohibitive.
They had me plugged into shore power so the only inconvenience was that I had to use the bathroom in their shop, which believe me, is an experience all its own.
When they started looking at the drain problem they immediately found a filter on the shower drain pump which was totally plugged. That solved the shower drain problem. I still need to get a plumber to fix the control knob which is not mixing hot and cold to make warm.
They launched the boat as scheduled on Wed afternoon and I spent that night over at the transient dock in Heritage Harbor.
On Thursday morning I took off bright and early and made the run down to Ketchikan in one day.
So the annual maintenance chores needed on Faraway have been taken care of for another year.
2019-06-08 Fire Cove
My buddies from my "used to job" asked if I wanted to link up with then at the Fire Cove dock, which is deep inside Neets Bay. I had commitments for Friday evening so I left Saturday morning to meet up with them out there. It was about 4 hour run for me to get there.
The dock at Fire Cove is very small and they had 3 boats there already, so I had to raft onto one of the other boats.
Sorry I did not get any pictures.
They each had a 4 wheeler, and two of them had dogs with them. So it was a lively group at the small dock.
We took the 4 wheelers up the road system a good long ways, perhaps 7 or 8 miles, and then stopped to fish in some of the ponds and streams that we found. Trout fishing was generally good and we kept a nice assortment of cut throats which eventually became appetizers for our dinner that night.
We had a nice gas fired fire place and with comfortable deck chairs enjoyed our appetizers and then later our dinner out on the dock.
I only stayed the one night and so headed back the next morning. It was a long way to go for one over nighter, I admit, but a good time was had by all.
The dock at Fire Cove is very small and they had 3 boats there already, so I had to raft onto one of the other boats.
Sorry I did not get any pictures.
They each had a 4 wheeler, and two of them had dogs with them. So it was a lively group at the small dock.
We took the 4 wheelers up the road system a good long ways, perhaps 7 or 8 miles, and then stopped to fish in some of the ponds and streams that we found. Trout fishing was generally good and we kept a nice assortment of cut throats which eventually became appetizers for our dinner that night.
We had a nice gas fired fire place and with comfortable deck chairs enjoyed our appetizers and then later our dinner out on the dock.
I only stayed the one night and so headed back the next morning. It was a long way to go for one over nighter, I admit, but a good time was had by all.
2019-05-27 Harbor cruise
Former co-worker, now good friend, Kim Whalen had her parents in town so we decided to do a short harbor cruise on Memorial Day.
Things did not start out on a good note when I attempted to back out of the slip with the bow line still tied to the dock. Things got better from there.
We just rode slowly over to the ship yard, and then back through town, eventually going around the back side of Pennock, to get back to the harbor.
Things did not start out on a good note when I attempted to back out of the slip with the bow line still tied to the dock. Things got better from there.
We just rode slowly over to the ship yard, and then back through town, eventually going around the back side of Pennock, to get back to the harbor.
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