Barrel o Monkeys in Whittier Alaska

The saddest season - winter storage.

Port rigger and washdown pump mount. 3/8 " aluminum plate cut with a band saw, rounded edges with a router. Washdown pump hangs beneath, intake hose hangs over the side as needed.

Trolling in Passage Canal - Whittier Alaska in background.

aft steering station before throttles were installed

Aft steering is really handy for fishing and for manuvering around in the harbor.

Weathered CDs in Kaktovik *

C-Dorys at Barter Island ( Kaktovik ) Alaska

Whales at Naked Island, Prince William Sound, June 04

Good day shrimping makes up for no luck fishing, but -

Spinning in place, 7'10" inflatable beneath radar arch

June 2007 - Finally rigged up and ready to go. Extend-a-hitch, Webasto diesel heater, Maxwell anchor winch. This do-it-yourself stuff is for the birds. *

Dall Porpoise - playing with the bow wave

Secluded camping spot

Scupper fix - works like a charm

Scupper fix - 3" PVC discharge hose hose-clamped onto the scupper drain. I saw a smaller version of this on a rigid-hull inflatable. No water at all came back onto the deck, and everything on deck drained out. *

Things that come out of the shrimp pots

The trick is to hold the fish way out in front of you toward the camera. They look much bigger that way.