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I replaced mine when I was looking for places that might have had water intrusion. The brass lining and caulking had held, but it was a good time to increase the size and placement. The original holes didn't drain very fast or get the splash well very dry and I wanted to lower the hole 1/8th...

The first year we had our trawler, my wife asked me a few times when I was going to sell Limpet. We've only had it out about twice a year since. But she doesn't ask me about selling it anymore and it mostly just sits in my shop. She does ask when we can take it for a cruise again. Seems I...

I have a $100 Chinese diesel heater on my C Dory and a $1,000 Espar on my trawler. I prefer the $100 unit. There are plenty of posts on various websites that find fault with the Chinese heaters, but it is generally the install that is the problem, not the product. Just for your information...

Older totems.

The T-Lock composite roofing made it past its warranty date.

I used Azek to make some simple cabinetry. It's PVC, screws and glues, floats, and is relatively inexpensive. In my photo album under Modifications-Cabinetry.

As perfect of a couple's boat as I think I've ever seen. Of course, I'm often accused of being a minimalist. But Tortuga looks like safe and decadent minimalist boating. I had a strip-planked mahogany hull (bronze boat nail edge-fastened and Resorcinal glued) and the hull was perfect at age...

Back to civilization at Snug Cove.

Duh.

Mom and cub.

Abandoned steam donkey.

Visiting Billy Proctor's 1,000 year-old cedar tree. We also stopped and visited Billy at his museum.

Cemetery.

Cemetery.

The cemetery at Alert Bay.

Boat on the beach in Sointula.

Dawson's Landing Store. I carried $93 of groceries out in one hand.

Even more birds.