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thataway

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I don't know who 1K4475 is, but appears to be a C Dory 22 Angler. Caught just inside of the breakwater in Victoria harbor lashed to a patrol boat. Busted might mean broken down, and a tow in (has kicker--which on blow up looks as if it might be running?). Or it might mean…….
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Anyone want to fess up the story. Candid camera is always lurking.

We went whale watching with my grandkids on a rather amazing boat--Eagle Wing Tours, suggested by Jim "Bath" (As our skipper Chris called him.) The boat was an aluminum Cat, twin 625 hp Volvo D11's, cruising at 32 knots and 2200 RPM--fantastic riding boat. Now if C Dory……

The usual whale tail:



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And of course sea monsters:


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err…cow and calf, sounding at slightly different times:


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Just a little of otter, out for a swim in the middle of the Straits of San Juan de Fuca!

This is why even Floridians love the PNW!
 
Nice photos of the sea life!

The C-Dory looks like it might be a 19 to me?

(A person can't get away with a thing, can they :wink )
 
Hey guys,

It might not mean anything that the skipper of this C-Cory was stopped. I worked as an Aux. Florida Marine Patrol officer while I was stationed in Panama City, Fl. and we often stopped boats for life jackets/safety checks.

I did several ride-alongs with the Game Wardens in California while stationed there and they would often do fishing license checks on as many boats as they could, especially as they entered or exited the harbors.

So... it probably was a routine check or he could have had engine problems. :D
 
Hi Bob,

Glad you enjoyed your time with the Eaglewing folks... great "sea monster" photo! :D

If that black patrol boat was in the Victoria Harbor area, they seem to be a lot more active than usual - making sure people stay at the posted speed limit AND close to the yellow buoys. (A heads up for the gathering there)

Have fun with the rest of your trip on Vancouver Island.

Best wishes,
Jim
 
My brother was military and he told me that those cameras can spot you from a mile away if you're doing anything illegal. Kinda cool, but kinda annoying in a big brother kinda way. I've been stopped a few times over the years on lakes and salt just to be checked but never did anything to earn a ticket.


I love the "sea monster" picture :mrgreen:
 
I get stopped by marine patrols quite a lot, down here in south Louisiana. The CD22 is an oddity here, and after a brief, "You got life jackets", the rangers then start the, "What a great boat. Where'd you get it", routine. They just want to see the boat. I appreciate the job they do, but I need to get some brochures.
 
Nice sea otter photo. In the 12 years or so we have lived here I have seen river otter hundreds of times in the SJ's but never a sea otter. What area was it in?

Can't wait for the Gathering next week.
 
Probably a routine check. I was pulled over and lashed to the patrol boat in the first week I got my boat on the water.

I too was near the breakwater. I was over near the mouth of Esquimalt Harbor.

They came up to me and then did a check on all the safety equipment and my pleasure craft license etc etc etc. In fact they did some ridiculous warnings like because I had a radar on the boat they said I needed a radar reflector.

However the rules DO NOT require a reflector UNLESS you are out in really bad fog and weather that does require it. The Officer said that because I had the radar on the boat it assumed that I might be out in that type of weather so it was a requirement even though the day was sunny and clear.

As I said probably just a marine check.
 
Another interesting note is the 1K number. I believe that is an east coast number and older than 7 years.

The numbers here in BC use to be 14k numbers. They now have registration numbers that begin with BC not a K number
 
rainger":aneazjto said:
Another interesting note is the 1K number. I believe that is an east coast number and older than 7 years.

The numbers here in BC use to be 14k numbers. They now have registration numbers that begin with BC not a K number
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I thought all of the U.S. state registration numbers were preceded by an abbreviated state ID, such as CF, NV, OR, WA, etc.

Maybe the 1k…. number is because the vessel has been documented?

Joe. :teeth :thup
 
Sea Wolf":1ndp1rsw said:
rainger":1ndp1rsw said:
Another interesting note is the 1K number. I believe that is an east coast number and older than 7 years.

The numbers here in BC use to be 14k numbers. They now have registration numbers that begin with BC not a K number
Click to expand...

I thought all of the U.S. state registration numbers were preceded by an abbreviated state ID, such as CF, NV, OR, WA, etc.

Maybe the 1k…. number is because the vessel has been documented?

Joe. :teeth :thup
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It isn't US. Canadian registration was a 1k or 13k or 14k number before they went to letters from the Province. My old boat registered in 2003 when I brought it into Canada in 2003 was given a 14k number. My new C dory was given a BC number.
 
Interesting comment on the radar reflector! It makes me think (as usual) that many MP officers have little understanding of boating. Sorry to be a cynic.

Tom, This little Sea Otter was about 6 miles South of Vancouver Island, and we were about 30 nautical miles out of Victoria Harbor, so pretty much in the Straits. I have seen many of them off the Coast of Calif--mostly from Pt. Conception to the Oregon boarder--and I had never seen one in this area either. I considered it unusual--and I believe that the skipper of the Whale watch boat said it was the first time he had seen one up here also. He was not timid, and the boat got quite close. The otter continued to swim along to the US coast...
 
Hmmm...thought those little fellers were all over the place up here. But, now that I think about it - that's just because they are all over the place where I live.

Can't hardly take a stroll down the beach in Freshwater Bay without seeing a Sea Otter. They tease the dogs left and right...
 
Bill are you sure that you are seeing a SEA otter and not a River otter in the sea. The SJ's are loaded with river otter and there are 4 in Friday harbor right at the docks if you know where to look. I hear people calling them sea otters all the time but they are wrong.
 
I'm far from an expert, but just took a look at this page - and now I'm even more confused.

Based on size, they seem closer to river otters - they don't appear to be 50-100 lbs., but I don't get that close to them so size is deceptive.

However, the article mentions only sea otters eat on their backs - and I've seen those in Freshwater Bay do so.

Given the locale to the Elwha River, perhaps I'm seeing both.
 
A couple of weeks ago a River Otter attacked an 8 year old boy that was playing in the Pilchuck River in Lake Stevens. Had it not been for his grandmother coming to his rescue and some bystanders he probably would have been killed. The boy suffered serious injuries and his grandmother's injuries were more severe. Both were hospitalized with dozens of bite and scratch marks to the face, arms, chest and legs. A couple of weeks before that, presumably the same otter attacked a girl that was floating on an inner tube in the same river. Initially it was thought that it was a female otter with young, however Fish and Wildlife Officers trapped and euthanized a large male otter just yards from where the attack occurred. When located by officers, the otter acted aggressively and did not appear scared of dogs or humans. (Aggression is not usual for this species).
 
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