Fireworks started at 11:59pm last night in Juneau. We took blankets up to the top deck of Airship and watched from our spot here on the dock. Not bad, Juneau. Not bad. We’re skipping the parade today (I know, party poopers) so we can get the boat all clean and nice…
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Above photo: sunset in Juneau, Thursday night. We left Juneau midday yesterday and headed for Admiralty Cove. Admiralty Cove is about three hours from Juneau, at the top of Admiralty Island. The weather was crappy, but we fished for a bit anyway (out near Skull Island). We eventually called it…
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We’ve been hanging out with friends here in Juneau for a few days (and getting a bunch of work done with reliable internet, woohoo!) The night we arrived, we went out to dinner with our friend Steve (from Nordic Tug Charters) and the guys from Calgary who are on the sailboat…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Getting ready to get off the blocks and into the lift: Our new shaft seal arrived mid-day yesterday. Note: if you want to send something to Alaska and have it get there the soonest, do not use FedEx or UPS. Send it expedited vis USPS. The…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Oh, but I cut out that fourth one that was over on the left. Well, trust me…there were four. We walked into town today and stopped back in at Trickster Co. to pick up a shirt for my mom (requested after she saw Kevin's) and then…
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Airship Goes to Alaska Awwww, the last part that we're waiting for (the PSS dripless shaft seal from PYI in Seattle)…the one we thought would arrive yesterday, did not. And then it also didn't arrive today. Maybe they sent it via Fed Ex or UPS instead of expedited USPS as…
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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 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 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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