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Gwaii Haanas: Hlk’yah G̱awG̱a & G̱andll K’in Gwaay.yaay (2023 July)
Sticking to my journal as a guide, we continue south to other parts of Gwaii Haanas Park including the rest of the Watchman sites. The first would be Hlk’yah G̱awG̱a (Windy Bay) where a recently raised legacy pole stands. The island, Tllga Kun Gwaayaay (Lyell Island) also houses the site of a very important protest…
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Teakern Arm & Sarah Point
Having heard of Teakearn Arm’s apparent awesomeness from SV Walkabout, we set it on our chartplotter for the day’s itinary to scope it out. We were thinking, due to the depth of the anchorage and our manual windlass, that we wouldn’t be spending the night or maybe even departing the boat once there. With a
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Squirrel Cove
A few beers, popcorn, and silly movie later we decided to leave and head across the way to Squirrel Cove on Cortez Island. This did have hikes as well as a tiny town accessible. Anchoring in the middle of the bay by Dual Dragons, we set the hook and finished the hatch install, deciding to
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Day 16 & 17 Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Repower: Alignment and Connecting it all up
Now that the two things that didn’t fit now sort of, well are supposed to at least fit, the next task is to do the actual fitment. The major aspect of this is getting the engine and therefore transmission aligned within 0.005ths of an inch. Essentially tilting, twisting, and turning the engine before bolting it
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Day 9 – 15 Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Repower: That which doth not fit
Two things we knew to expect, but really hoped would just work out did not. These 9 – 15 days address those and stretched the project out longer than we anticipated. But hey we are still only 15 days in and can see the finish line! The dry fit of the engine day 9 told
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Days 7 – 8 Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Repower: Plans, Cranes, & Automobiles
Day 7 is a mystery but the 8th was a most important day. A circus of logistical bedlam unraveled all day. Highlights follow. PAYMENT FOR NEW ENGINE Many phone calls leads to 1 hour phone call for a wire transfer. The hope was to get a receipt before Janet and Amos arrive in Sidney. That
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Days 4 – 6 Ruff ‘n’ Tumble Repower: Stagnation to Domination
Many a chore has been accomplished the last few days. We even had time to procrastinate! After many a scrub on day 3, we still had more cleaning to do so day 4 we scrubbed until we had only nubs. It seems the more we clean the more dirty the boat gets. Stuff absolutely everywhere
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“The right size for a yacht is large enough to have 6 onboard for cocktails, 4 onboard for dinner, and 2 onboard to sleep” – William Stuart Herreshoff
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