A common boat chore in port and watching eagles feasting on an Alaskan beach. Mitkof Island.
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Just a short look from the kitchen sink. Eagles feeding on the beach at low tide. Petersburg, Alaska.
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A day on the boat in Petersburg, Alaska's busy North Harbor watching the coming and going of the fishing fleet and visiting yachts.
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Just hanging out at anchor in Scow Bay, just off Mitkof Island in fine Southeast Alaska summer weather.
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At last! living aboard again and out of the harbor for a short break from life ashore.
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We hope you enjoy this little Albin Vega "Cult Classic" from the seventies in which a Swedish crew crosses the Atlantic, East to West, in a Vega 27 sister ship to our Lealea.
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This is what's happening as of July 2019. By the time most of you see this we hope to be at sea again, at least for a few days.
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Spring and summer this is an almost daily thing. Dogs chase porcupines. They are slow moving and easy to catch. Too easy.
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How we rig and use our main sheet on Lealea. Lowering the mast to change the masthead light.
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Hallie is specially fitted out as a full service veterinary clinic. With Hallie, Dr. Ken Hill brings his services to remote island communities in Southeast Alaska.Dr. Hill operates two land-based clinics in Southeast Alaska, one in Cordova and one in Peter...
How does winter ashore in Alaska compare to winter in Hawaii? Well, you don't have to shovel rain.
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Motoring across Sumner Strait and up Wrangell Narrows to Petersburg. A little excitement at the dock and pancakes for breakfast.
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The Cruising Life. On the water again. At anchor and hanging with the whales in St. John Harbor, Zarembo Island in Southeast Alaska.
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Just a quiet moment captured by Laura's camera at Zarembo Island in Southeast Alaska. If you are looking for action it ain't here!
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Moving the control panel, replacing the gasket on the cock pit sole and finishing a few projects on the docks in Wrangell, AK before we decide it's time to move on and anchor in St John Harbor. A nice day (Motoring) on the water.
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Wrapping up our haul-out in Wrangell, Alaska's new boatyard. Armstrong Rents, directly across the street from the boatyard was a convenient and comfortable place to stay for under $100 a night. Painting the interior with Insuladd to complete our insulatio...
Hauled out in the new Boat Yard in Wrangell, Alaska. Life in the yard is often a dirty mess but always an adventure!
Messing with the batteries, cleaning and painting the bilge and generally getting stuff done.
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On the road again! Making our way to Wrangell, Alaska where we had a few days to enjoy the town before hauling Lealea out of the water to complete other tasks. As usual with boat yard life we discover a few surprises along the way.
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Getting Lealea ready for the trip to the boatyard in Wrangell - a fully functional galley and running engine.
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On the way to Wrangell, AK. At last! OK. Now we're here, we are getting our haul out organized with the harbor and boatyard people. Full report soon.
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Designing the new galley layout. Installing trim pieces and countertops.
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Work continues aboard our Albin Vega 27 sailboat. Chuck gets the engine controls connected and our fuel tank installed.
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After a two week frenzy, we are once more living aboard Lealea. The first phase of the refit is coming together. Installing the settee and back pieces before our move aboard dead line.
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It is good to be home and living aboard again. Months of planning, endless sanding, staining and varnishing have paid off. We are done with most of the big stuff and have moved back aboard.
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