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Category Archives: Comment
A SE Alaskan Plant to Admire but Avoid
So you have anchored in a beautiful bay or tied up to a State of Alaska float and want to take a short hike up into the woods. One of the plants you most likely encounter is devil’s club, Oplopanax … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Comment, Cruising, Harbor Notes, Places, Travel Hints
Tagged Devil's club, hiking
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Replacing Those Sacrificial Zinc Anodes
Every other year I make the trip from Juneau to Puget Sound and part of my winterization is performing basic maintenance and using North Harbor Diesel in Anacortes for dry storage. I like dry storage because not only is it … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska, Comment, Talk Story
Tagged Alaska, boat maintenance, Juneau, zinc anodes
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Sea Chair
A wonderful little film and a neat idea. I will not spoil the effect by explaining here. Watch the film! Sea Chair from Studio Swine on Vimeo. The film truly highlights the problem of plastic pollution in the ocean. Modern … Continue reading
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The Endicott Arm Shrimp Pots
For years I have been going in and out of Endicott Arm to Dawes Glacier and Ford’s Terror and along the eastern shore south of Sum Dum are dozens of old rusting shrimp pots stacked up. I wondered if they ever … Continue reading →