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58’ William Garden passage maker.

The 58’s are a loophole boat. Govt. regulations allow them to fish in Ak. State waters inside 3 miles. The have gotten so distended on depth and beam to maximize their hold and living/working space. A Search for 32’ Bristol Bay boats shows very similar in extreme proportions to beat a length...

After 34 years in the Bering Sea (all seasons) I get ask "Hey what's the biggest waves you've ever seen?" I tell them, "I'm not sure, I had my eyes closed."

William Garden designed this boat for passage making. The original design states "To take a family non-stop to the Galapagos." Big bow, small wheelhouse and windows back from the bow, small salon, low windage, wide walkways, high bulwarks topped with real handrails all the way around. Twin...

How so? I understand it will be quieter, but HP is HP at the prop.

I was taught, the deeper the wake, the harder the boat is working, the deeper the hole it's digging. If you are pushing $ out the smoke stack to get extra speed, look your wake. Do you have bunch of white water from cavitation? And big triple humps for wakes? So far, my 68 year old double...

Gear loss is figured into any pot fishermen's business. You did good. A lost pot used to be called a ghost pot as it would capture and kill sea life forever. Stuff crawls in, dies and becomes bait for the next round. Now days they use a length of cotton twine that rots in 60 days and releases a...

Another option, but better if it's in the original build. 330 lb. anchor.

Your wake can tell you a lot! Before flow scans, load indicators, GPS to the 100th degree, the old timers watched their wake, a lot. Show us your wake. I borrowed the top shot off the internet. Lower image is our 1952 William Garden double ender at 9 knots. The smoothest, quietest boat I've...

We did it before we left for Alaska.

The US has a break on "farm fuel" it's not taxed for road tax. It's also dyed for the off chance of catching a pickup truck using off-road diesel. We do have "Sea Stores" however. Tax free liquor you can get bonded and delivered to your vessel. They put a seal on the storage area, you can break...

I found a couple images from the recent past. Seems kinda slow out there, so I thought I'd throw these out....:-)

Thanks I'll head over to work on that!

Best knife for ropes My first attempt to make a"how to" video. And as they say, Like/Share/and Subscribe to our channel. Leave glowing praise or throw tomatoes..? (I wanna get rich and famous) It's show and tell to anyone suffering to tame your ropes. (Not selling anything)...

After 68 years and a bunch of $ (I suspect) this rudder works really well on a 61 ton dis. vessel. It's been plated (foiled sorta) A leading edge added to front for balance, and an articulating tail. As the redder deflects, the tail accelerated the force. The hull shape and loading makes all the...

hahaha, how bout' the first nights on me?

Mike we are planning on being up there (still) by mid April. I think that area is one of the best kept secrets in cruising. Lots of locals know, but few outsiders..:-)

Captobie, do you know my boat, and the previous owner? I picked through the pieces of Chaak on the beach in Garibaldi. The Seattle hotshot racing trimaran waited outside the bar for flood tide, an outside wave caught them and they broke up on the north jetty in no time. All surf type guys, no...

I much prefer the Aleutians and Alaska in the summer than the West Coast of USA. While I understand the appeal of day hopping, unless you have a reason to visit any given port, say hopping is, by far, the slowest, most expensive, and perhaps least safe way of transiting this coast. Fastest...

Most of my bottom shots are vertical (not cool here) Shaped like a whale underwater. Quietest, no fuss vessel I've ever driven. Ironbark skirt above and below waterline for ice and logs

We cross in almost any conditions as long as it's flooding. Do not attempt crossing on the ebb even in good conditions. Use current tables, not tide table, big difference.

I've been up and down the coast more times than I can count. But I recently received this from a friend: Weatherrouting LLC is used by all shipping and yachts around the world. They will give you a few weeks free to ck it out. Marine Weather Forecast Services | Weather Routing Inc (wriwx.com)...

Camped in Death Valley last March, we were informed the park was closing due to Covid. Our planned 10 ten day vacation turned into a two month stay away from home. The desert was awesome in our little spaceship. We were sheltered, fed, and very comfortable.

One wicked afternoon, I was getting the stuffing knocked out of me in the Bering Sea, while chatting on the VHF with a container ship. He said "Your little (123') boat rises and dips in these short sea's, it looks very uncomfortable (20-25 footers at the time) My big ship spans so many swells at...

I do public speaking, covering fishing and Bering Sea stuff. I usually open it up for questions at the end. Inevitably I get ask "What's the biggest wave you've seen?" ..."Ahh, well I'm not sure, I had my eyes closed." Getting a decent image from your boat is almost impossible. From the...