Time for pictures (non-wood boat warning!)

[BrianW]

Boy we had a nice day today. So we packed up a picnic and headed out to find a deserted island with a decent beach.

Found one...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Sitka/honuonbeachwhilecamping2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Sitka/beccaandmichelleintheraftMay2007.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Sitka/honuonbeachwhilecamping1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Sitka/regineandbeccainraftMay2007.jpg

[brad9798]

WOW ... those pix are completely beautiful ... simply incredible!

THANK YOU!

[R.I.Singer30]

Nice photos.Thanks again.Summers a comin'.'Cept for the other side ;0)

[The Bigfella]

Didya go for a swim?

[Phillip Allen]

Didya go for a swim?

maybe in the warm shallows but I'd bet not in any deep or moving water...

[Paul Girouard]

Nice photos Brian:cool: Must a got up into the 50's eh;)

[BrianW]

Didya go for a swim?

No, but kids seem to be able to swim in that water. I think their little hearts can take it much better than older folks. I've waded in it before, and once ya numb up, it ain't so bad. :)

[The Bigfella]

I'd be stopping at about 3' depth - right before the bells get rung

[S.V. Airlie]

Those are terrible pictures. I don't want to see them... How dare someone polute the bilge...I mean really...:eek:
Umm I wonder when I can get there to see those places in person? Drool...

[Nanoose]

Beautiful. Alaska reminds me so much of BC. What a wonderful, private spot! :)

[BrianW]

I'd be stopping at about 3' depth - right before the bells get rung


Yeah, that's about where I stopped too. :)

[BrianW]

Umm I wonder when I can get there to see those places in person? Drool...

We're open 24/7, 365 days a year up here. But there not all as nice as yesterday. If your looking for a local guide, then just let me know. ;)

[Robbie]

very nice

[Leon m]

That last pic with the fire is absolutely freaking stuning !

[BrianW]

That last pic with the fire is absolutely freaking stuning !

Thanks,

I let PhotoShop Elements do it's 'auto-fix everything' deal, then I hit it with just a bit more saturation. Maybe a bit too much. :)

The others are just 'auto-fix everything.' Plus some horizon straightening.

Oh, and I cloned out an extra orange poly-line in the first picture. If ya zoom in near the bow door, you might notice my amateur work.

[seanz]

That last one is now wallpaper.
Great shot of brilliant scenery and we're not short on scenery down here you know,high praise and all that....
cheers
sean

[erster]

Boy we had a nice day today. So we packed up a picnic and headed out to find a deserted island with a decent beach.

Found one...
Very nice shots, Brian.
Me too......And even the old goats can swim and spend some time in it, too. :p I do need to work on the trim of my sails. ;)
Sorry but its wood. I can only afford wood.


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v356/Bateau1/dayatthebeach.jpg

[Donn]

Lovely, Brian! Great pics and a great spot.

How about some details on the boat? It looks like it'd make a perfect all-weather bay workboat for hauling pots, clamming, Eel Grass harvesting and beach combing.

Size and draft?
Power?
What's the enclosure consist of?
Is the bow ramp manual or remote?

[sawcutmill]

"That last one is now wallpaper"-
I did too, incredible.Thanks and send more pics please.....

[Spin_Drift]

Thanks Brian, The last photo is a wallpaper on my computer as well.:D

Wonderful spot, crystal clear water. What a nice day you and your family must have had...:)

We are counting days as we will be in Homer, Alaska second of June...
Beautiful scenery there as well...

http://www.homeralaska.org/photos.htm

[BrianW]

Lovely, Brian! Great pics and a great spot.

How about some details on the boat? It looks like it'd make a perfect all-weather bay workboat for hauling pots, clamming, Eel Grass harvesting and beach combing.

Size and draft?
Power?
What's the enclosure consist of?
Is the bow ramp manual or remote?

Donn,

It was made locally. We have several aluminum boat builders in town. No wood builders, unfortunately.

She's 22ft long, kinda narrow, around 7.5ft beam. Plenty of 'vee' in the hull to knock down minor chop, but she's no deep vee'd ocean runner for sure. Draws about a foot with the engine trimmed up.

We just repowered to the newer Suzuki 175hp four stroke. Cruises at 4200rpms, 30mph, and burns about 8gph doing that. Crank it up to max 6000rpms (due to a nice large 16inch prop) and she goes 40mph and burns about 13gph. Needless to say, not much call for running that fast. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Honu/honuonthetrailer.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Honu/suzuki175hungontransom2.jpg

Not much in the 'cabin' except a bench seat with storage, controls, vhf, gps, and a depth sounder.

Oh... new pot hauler engine...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v136/BrianW/Honu/haulersetup-1.jpg

The bow ramp is manual. There is a trailer winch and strap mounted up front, with the strap attached to the door, if someone really needed the help. But I usually just pull it up with the bow line.

[JimD]

Nice pics, Brian. I'm looking forward to taking a few of my own over the next few months.

[Donn]

Thanks, Brian.

It looks like the aft 2/3rds of the cabin enclosure is fabric. Is that right?

Is the kicker outboard for safety, or trolling, or both?

It looks like it could be planed with a much smaller engine. Is it heavier than it appears?

[The Bigfella]

That seems like a lot of fuel Brian? I'm not sure of the consumption of my small boat (40hp 2 stroke Suzuki) - but I measured Grantala (50' 25 ton) at 18 litres (approx 4.5US gallons) to cover a 13 nautical mile trip to the slip once - with a dirty bottom.

[Tristan]

A real nice way for me to start my morning Brian, Thank you.

[The Bigfella]

Just wait till he gets back from Europe with all his photos!

[S/V Laura Ellen]

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid222/pf9e0ab6b257ddbdeca08bba75cb6a2fe/eb3f9e10.jpg

[The Bigfella]

Ghost bridge

[S/V Laura Ellen]

Ghost bridge

The two Bluewater bridges connecting Sarnia, Ontario, Canada and Port Huron, Michigan, USA.
The St. Clair river, in that area, has a 7 knot current and is one of the best drift dives that I've been on., especially when the 1000' lake freighters are above you.

http://www.sarniayachtclub.on.ca/assets/images/SarniaPortHuron.jpg

[WX]

Nice photos...looks like a nice place to be.

[Caleb Chia]

Boy we had a nice day today. So we packed up a picnic and headed out to find a deserted island with a decent beach.

Found one...

Did you have a polarizing filter on your camera?

[BrianW]

No, but I'd like to buy a couple filters in the future. I ran the images thru Photoshop Elements, on the auto-fix setting only, except I enhanced the saturation on the last picture a bit more.