It’s been three years since I’ve hauled the Katahdin so it’s time again. I preferred to haul in Victoria where it’s $0.70 on the dollar and lumber is available. Problem was that the rudder got shoved over hard and locked after a move in the...
It’s time to return to Alaska again–to destruction, frozen pipes and this time uprooted trees–lots of them. We had an Easter storm that even the Easter bunny couldn’t stand. Move over Punxsutawney Phil……. It’s good-bye to...
I left Kupreanof September 20 for Seattle on the ferry–another disaster which I’ll address in a separate Alaska Ferry Post soon. This time, I drove my new Toyota Tundra on board loaded with all sorts of tug stuff and two coolers of food/halibut, etc. And...
Eighteen years in Alaska has not been easy on the old girl–it’s time to fess up about deferred maintenance and get out the wrecking bars and nail pullers. This is the Texas deck portside looking aft–this is the step into the pilot house where I had...
So as not to let down our most ardent fans–here is the next chapter in the refit of this 112 year old tug…. OK–we’ve painted the upper and lower house, plus hauled out on the marine rail and cleaned & painted the hull. So I’m now...
Now it’s time to haul the Katahdin out of the water and clean the hull. I have to tow her with our skiff and can do this only at high slack. Problem is, that everyone else moves around at high slack–including this skiff, two seaplanes, a fuel barge and a...
