My daughter Jennifer and I and her significant other Virgil brought the boat back from Juneau in record time. We had 3 days until they...

We had another crew change in Auke Bay when we returned from spending our time inside the Bay. Jos and Hayden and Aiden flew out and...

Private motor vessels entering Glacier Bay from June 1 - August 31 must have a permit. When I visited GB in 2010 and again in 2017 the...

I have been planning this trip for almost a year, and then it finally began. I have been to Glacier Bay twice before, in 2010 and again...

My philosophy is that if the opportunity arises to make trips with good friends, you should take advantage and make it happen. My friends...

My second wife was Judy, who sadly passed away from complications from heart surgery just at the start of the Covid mess. Her two...

Starting on July 1st I am booked pretty much for the entire month of July with trips with guests. So, I decided to take advantage of 3...

One of my longtime buddies here in Ketchikan asked me to help him run his boat over to Craig Alaska, and then to stay for a few days of...

The mechanic finished putting my engines back together on Tuesday and the weather looked decent so on Wednesday morning I took off for a...

I am no mechanic, for sure, but I do understand the basic principles of how diesel engines work. Diesel engines use "injectors" to spray...

I probably wouldn't have made this trip under "normal" circumstances, due to the weather forecast. But I was feeling pressure to get out...

I decided to make a trip up into George Inlet. There are a few little coves up there that one can anchor up in but I enjoy going to one...

Every year in mid-April I run the boat the approximately 85 miles up to Wrangell for haul out and annual maintenance tasks. Here is a map...

The weather forecast was showing mostly sunny weather and light winds for 3 days, with a little rain on Saturday. I decided to schedule...

Maintenance issues, time constraints from my other commitments, and bad weather have combined to keep me in port since my last trip in...

No matter how diligent I am with preventive and scheduled maintenance there are always unforeseen issues that arise from time to time. My...

I can only get out for overnight trips on Friday and Saturday during the City League basketball season. Last weekend the weather was...

As I've mentioned in previous posts during the City League basketball season the only days that I can get out for an overnighter are...

What better way to usher in a new year than to make a day trip to one of my favorite places on this Earth, the Naha? Jennifer & Hayden...

My oldest daughter Jennifer and my grandson Hayden are in town for about a week to help celebrate the holidays. We didn't know if we'd...