Airship Goes to Alaska After we successfully installed our second new Cutless bearing this morning and did a ton of work (work work, not boat work), we thought we'd take Steve's and Julie's suggestion (and Julie's car!) and head north to check out Echo Cove. It was a beautiful drive…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Wow! This is QUITE a change from yesterday's weather, for sure. We put our Cutless bearing in the freezer last night and then went and had a nice dinner at The Rookery Cafe. (Pro Tip: if you chill the Cutless bearing first, it'll shrink a little…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Alrighty gang, here's an update on our mechanical issues. I don't even think there will be pretty pictures this time, so if boat mechanical issues are not your thing, feel free to skip this post. 🙂 As you may remember, we had a little excitement at…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Camping in the boat yard! This is where we spent last night, and where we'll likely be spending a few more nights (along with dollars, yes, we'll also be spending dollars). Last night we were doing some work and more troubleshooting and it appears that we've…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Yep, we're still here. But hey! Check out this gorgeous weather we've had! We're working to 100% figure out and fix the shaft seal/Cutless bearing issue we have while we have access to a lift (to haul the boat out again if we need to) and…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Yesterday we did a bunch of work at the boat, went up and put some laundry in, and were let in on a great deal to pick up some freshly caught sockeyes for $6/lb (we bought two, about 10lbs), from Joe the gillnetter here at the…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Okay, for those of you interested, here's an update on our mechanical issues! Yesterday morning we got in touch with Steve at of Nordic Tugs of Alaska, who connected us with Mike Svensson, a shipwright here in Juneau who was going to look at our boat…
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Airship Goes to Alaska I took a few photos yesterday before (well, and after) all the drama. It was sunny and clear and we got quite a different view of the scenery than we did on our way out of Juneau last week as we headed to Hoonah, Elfin Cove,…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Excitement at sea today! We were cruising from Icy Strait through Southern Lynn Canal toward Juneau, Alaska. The seas in Lynn Canal were much heavier than forecast – seas 5-7 feet! (forecast was 3 feet for Southern Lynn Canal, 5 feet for Northern Lynn Canal…so, you…
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Airship Goes to Alaska One of the most important things I learned in art school was how to edit. So many students try to cram every idea they have and every technique they know into each piece they make, and one of the biggest challenges for professors is to get…
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