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I understand all these BC miles just are not marketable for the cruise lines. Perhaps there are reasons that the free market enterprise likes SE Alaska.

American Cruise Lnes has a nice trip within the northern part of SE Alaska that starts in Juneau and returns to Juneau. Perhaps the best small ship cruise is Alaska Dream Cruise owned by Allen Marine. When the ships travel through BC they do not stop because there is so much more in SE Alaska...

The tracking issue may be related to a condition called keel walking. This can occur when the bottom of the keel is wide enough to be a planning surface. This is why fast lobster hulls have narrow keel bottoms.

Our boat is a 32 foot trawler with the sp 135. It has plenty of hp for the hull, some may say over powered. The sp 135 is a non electronic engine with simple maintanance and good parts availability.

802 or 804?

I always wanted to name a boat Jolene due to the lyrics of the song Jolene. My would never approve.

Has it been mentioned to consider using floating line in order to reduce the chance of line in the rudder or prop? I have towed a 16 foot Lund with 25 hp ob with no problems.

We use the Ace puller, mounts to the Scotty Downrigger base and plugs into the Scotty 12 volt socket, and stores in a bag.

Yes, bought a boat in Canada the fall of 2014 and imported to USA, no problem.

We own a 22 Hewescraft that we use for fishing. It is lighter then fiberglass and durable. Most new small boats sold here are now of this type, almost no new fiberglass boats sold here for the past 20 years. About 95% of the several dozen fishing charter boats are aluminum. I have owned...

Rob, the cat 3160 is the earlier engine to the 3208 and would work as a replacement if you are unable to find another 3208. If you need to remove your engine it may fit through a window. I have stuck a fork through a boat window to remove an engine. Just some random thoughts.

Been there, agree, spend the time elsewhere.

I dropped a Downrigger over off a skiff. A guest dropped a fishing pole over. Yes, I carry spare eyeglasses, never needed them.

I have see orcas eat young sea lions, seals and sea otters.

Rob, You may wish to join boat diesel.com, there are several post of cat 3208s with similar issues. I have found this forum helpful. Ken

December 23, 1952, two Coast Guardsman, stationed at the light house , returned to Cape Spencer with their prize- a Christmas tree. While one man went to operate the boat lift, the other began to have trouble with the boat's motor. Finally, with a dead engine, this young man was carried out to...

RC, good luck in finding the right boat. The search can be fun. Ken

8.2 engines are junk. I suggest you do a little research on them, like at boat diesel. Good luck on your search.

Sam, looks like the weather may keep you in Ketch a few more days. The 84 bouy is read 25k with gusts to 50k.

Eric, We have enjoyed the west side of POW. Even bought a lot in Port St Nick many years ago and thought we would build a cabin. After owning it for 20 years we never did build and sold it. Ken

Thank you Sam for your posts. I have enjoyed following your group. I have made the trip north from Puget Sound to Alaska a number of times and never saw the water as calm as you have, especially in Johnstone.

We love the outside and carefully pick the weather. Sitka is located with instant access to the outside waters or the inside passages. This is the reason we live here. Oh, and the fishing is not bad here.

We like the sand piper too, just does not fit the boat.

We store an eddyline Sky kayak. It is 10 ft long and weighs 32 pounds and is unsinkable. Because it is stored on deck a cockpit cover helps keep the rain out and the interior clean.

The head is like playing poker, you get a straight flush or a full house.