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2008 Week 40 in review
A reader question about Enterprises Reader Saúl emailed me for some Enterprise information: Would you know where I can find an image of the logo placed by Enterprise Engines & Foundry on the armor parts they created during WWII? I … Continue reading
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2008 Week 34 in Review
Here’s this week’s cruising schedule aboard Catalyst, from Juneau to Petersburg: Sunday, August 17 – Juneau to Limestone Inlet: kayak paddle in river, salmon in river and along shore (rainy) Monday, August 18 – Limestone Inlet to Ford’s Terror: meet … Continue reading
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2008 Week 33 in Review
Here’s this week’s cruising schedule aboard Catalyst, from Petersburg to Juneau: Sunday, Aug. 10 – Petersburg to Scenery Cove: Depart Petersburg, Hike Baird glacier (cloudy) Monday, Aug. 11 – Scenery Cove to Donkey Bay: Bubble netting whales, Kayak Donkey Bay … Continue reading
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2008 Week 32 in Review
The Catalyst is sticking to her Wilderness Discoveries cruises this August, running seven-day, six-night trips that “provide the best of Southeast Alaska.” Each trip is one way from Juneau to Petersburg, or from Petersburg back to Juneau, touring through some … Continue reading
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2008 Week 31 in Review
Sobre las Olas on display I finished up most of the work on the Sobre las Olas just in time for the “Old-Fashioned Day in the Park” in Marina del rey. It’s a free annual event at Chace Park , … Continue reading
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2008 Week 30 in Review
Work on the Sobre las Olas I spent all this week in Los Angeles, working on the Sobre las Olas (her name means “over the waves”), a beautiful fantail yacht: All the pieces I shipped to California arrived, but I … Continue reading
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2008 Week 29 in Review
An update from the Duwamish The Worthington Company (1-800-892-6189) does not have any parts for the fireboat Duwamish‘s air compressor. They do stock a lot of parts for old air compressors, but this one is very old and rare. We’ve … Continue reading
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2008 Week 27 in review
An update from the John N Cobb We hear that NOAA has decided to tow the John N Cobb back to Seattle before decommissioning the boat. This may give the engineers and mechanics a chance to determine the problem. All … Continue reading
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2008 Week 26 in Review
This week, Old Tacoma Marine Inc. headed east to New York to see some neat old boats and engines. First stop was Waterford, New York Tim in Waterford I had a very nice talk with Tim Ivory in Waterford New … Continue reading
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2008 Week 25 in Review
An Update on the Duwamish Progress on the Duwamish air compressor continues. I’ve determined that it is, in fact, a Worthington (despite the “expert” opinions we’ve been receiving). We located an identical air compressor a little south of here and … Continue reading
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