Sailing Karma

Sailing around and around until we either get dizzy or fall off

Day:2 Ruff 'n' Tumble Repower: Engine Removed

Day:2 Ruff ’n’ Tumble Repower: Engine Removed After our late start dismantling yesterday, today commenced around 11am with the goal of hopefully getting the engine out of the boat and on the deck somewhere. There wasn’t too much left. Essentially the goal is to disconnect everything from the engine so its just sitting there. We had 2 major components left, the coupler and the forward engine mount bolts. The coupler is where the transmission has a plate where it bolts to a matching plate on the end of the propeller shaft. Yesterday we were able to remove 4 of the bolts but there is an adapter plate of sorts between the transmission and prop shaft so there were four more bolts to remove. The access wasn’t the most comfortable per say, but they came loose and I was even able to pull the bolts all the way out! Quite satisfyingly this left the transmission and the prop shaft to be able to turn independently, definitely disconnected.

Gwaii Haanas: Hlk’yah G̱awG̱a & G̱andll K’in Gwaay.yaay

Venturing further south and deeper into the Gwaii Haanas Haida Lands and sites

Gwaii Haanas: K’uuna Llnagaay & T’aanuu Llnagaay

Now in the Gwaii Haanas national park we explore the villages sites of the Haida

Daajing Giids, Haida Gwaii

Arrived in Haida Gwaii at the sort of capital of Daajing Giids where we immediately began becoming intangled in the town

Crossing the Hectic Straight to Haida Gwaii

After turning south we make a few stops to stange and the actually go across the straight separating the Haida Gwaii Islands from the BC Coast

Heading North, Lax Kw'Alaams

Landing in an off the beaten path native village near the Alaskan Boarder

Prince Rupert

The northern most town of significance on the BC Northern Coast, Price Rupert was almost the turn around point for us before heading to the famed Haida Gwaii