Round trip to Glacier Bay

DayBreak · Posted: Sat Jun 22, 2019 11:33 pm Post subject:

Sounds good Jay. I think Tohatsu still makes the most powerheads in the world for outboard engines of which Honda and Mercury have used a lot of for their outboards. That being said, no one ever plans to have engine trouble on a vacation while in Canada or Alaska and so you may want to consider Suzuki over Tohatsu. I love Tohatsu as I have a 6 hp on a small fishing boat that runs like a champ and is mainly used in saltwater. Service when and where you need it in remote areas is also a consideration though as Andy points out.

I know you are looking at weight and fuel economy which are important and should be considered carefully because you will have these engines for a long time.

Have fun doing all the research. Take your time because you want to get it right the first time and have no regrets. As to Sportcraft, I have never heard anything negative about them. We go to them and are well pleased.

Gary.

hardee · Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:14 am Post subject:

MikeR · Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 12:23 am Post subject:

I also had a 2014 Tohatsu 50 on my old 16, great motor. But Jay, with a Tohatsu 60 you should be able to get it serviced at any Honda dealer. The Tohatsu 50 and smaller are Tohatsu-built, but the Tohatsu 60 and up (4-stroke models) are actually Hondas. There are several threads on C-Brats about this change that occurred around 2013 or so. Here's an article from the interwebs:
https://www.boatingmag.com/boats/honda-to-private-label-large-outboards-tohatsu/.

Personally, I'd go with the High Thrust version of the Tohatsu 60 for twins. That should definitely get you on plane if running just one (and I love having the high thrust version of the Merc 90 - they call it Command Thrust).

-Mike

colbysmith · Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2019 1:54 am Post subject:

hardee · Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 12:46 pm Post subject:

hardee · Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:07 pm Post subject:

Andy, good to see you moving again. had an issue with the map loading this morning, (Probably operator error, but kept me wondering for a while.)

Great to hear about the whales. That is a huge pod all in the same place.

Take care and stay safe.

Harvey
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Hunkydory · Posted: Tue Jun 25, 2019 3:32 pm Post subject:

Andy is now anchored in Fords Terror & loving the scenery & dealing with no see ums. It’s amazing being able to communicate directly with him & answer questions, while he’s there.

Jay

hardee · Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2019 2:03 am Post subject:

Great pix and write up in the blog. Follow the links from the OP. I cannot seem to get the tablet to transfer them.

Thanks Andy and stay safe.

Harvey
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hardee · Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 11:29 pm Post subject:

Well I have been back a week and Andy has been working on the photo summary that I submitted to him for the last page of his blog. I know some have been following along as he traveled, and for some it has net been a regular thing. Here is the blog address:

http://osprey-alaska.org/

We spent a couple of weeks together in the Broughtons, and I got to do what I love to do, shoot photos of great scenery with great boats. Ahh, and they are on his last blog entry as a photo summary, so if you are interested in some of what we got to see, experience and enjoy take a peek at the photos here:

http://osprey-alaska.org/2019/09/19/a-small-gallery-of-harveys-photos/

Enjoy. Andy did a great job of organizing his trip and documenting. He is a great reporter, and an excellent buddy boat skipper.

Harvey
SleepyC Moon

SeaSpray · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 1:46 am Post subject:

Very nice photos Harvey!

Steve

hardee · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 4:44 pm Post subject:

Desert Dory · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:06 pm Post subject:

Hi Andy,
I just finished reading your blog and have to say, that was quite the trip. Really loved all the photos you and Harvey took too.

One of these days, post retirement, I hope to do the same.

Quick question, my boat has no radar. That's pretty much a "must have" for that trip, right? I suppose you could go without but you'd end up sitting, waiting out the fog, without it.

colbysmith · Posted: Mon Sep 23, 2019 9:21 pm Post subject:

hardee · Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2019 2:40 pm Post subject:

My $.02. (And I have not done the Alaska part so....) In the straits on the east side of Vancouver Island you get Fog in the mornings unless the wind is blowing. If it is then there is no fog, there are waves. If you have to wait until the fog is gone, then you have to accept that you are going to be dealing with waves. (You might have an hour between for and waves.) If you are OK to travel in the fog, you can have 5-6 hours of daylight before the waves start, so using the radar increases your travel time availability.

(Non of that excepts you from the fact that if you have radar and are not using it and something bad happens your liability will be increased by multiple factors.)

I would agree with Colby. I really only used the radar a few times, maybe 6 or 10, but it makes longer travel days possible, without dealing with the waves.

Harvey
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