SV Panta Rhei Retirement Trip

Vessel Name: Panta Rhei
Vessel Make/Model: Able Apogee 50
Hailing Port: Seattle
Crew: Larry and Karen
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18 September 2017 | Seattle
23 August 2017 | Prince Rupert
15 August 2017 | Anan Bear Observatory
19 July 2017 | Petersburg, AK
17 June 2017 | Hoonah, AK
03 June 2017 | Seward AK
03 June 2017 | Denali
25 April 2017 | Seward AK
23 March 2017 | Seward, AK
11 March 2017 | Seward, AK
23 January 2017 | Seward AK
06 December 2016 | Seward AK
12 November 2016 | Seward Alaska
14 October 2016 | Valdez, AK
21 September 2016
05 August 2016 | Seward, AK
26 July 2016 | Whittier, AK
19 July 2016 | Valdez, Alaska
05 July 2016 | Seward, Alaska
Recent Blog Posts
18 September 2017 | Seattle

We are back in Seattle

It feels like home. Of course we are not in Silshole. Maybe we will be, someday, but there is a list and we are on it. In the meantime we are at Bainbridge Island Marina.

23 August 2017 | Prince Rupert

The dinghy holds air again

It wasn't very nice of the bear to tear the fabric across a seam. We were worried that we couldn't patch it but tried anyway. The glue had a job to do and it did it!

15 August 2017 | Anan Bear Observatory

A Grizzly Bear damaged our dinghy

We were visiting the Anan Bear Observatory south of Wrangell. It is one of the best places to visit in all of SE Alaska BECAUSE it has bears. But (as we learned) there is a dark side to this bear concentration. And of course, there is a story to tell.

19 July 2017 | Petersburg, AK

Moving On

"No matter where you go, there you are" (unknown reference). By now we have been there and done that. Most recently that included Cannery Cove on Admiralty Island. The photo shows the quiet grandeur of the setting with Ron and Suzie's boat SV Tango in the foreground. It has been like that for the last [...]

17 June 2017 | Hoonah, AK

We are in Hoonah, SE Alaska now

We got something resembling a high pressure ridge so we moved expeditously across the Gulf of Alaska. The crossing took three days and weather stayed as forecast. That was a very good thing. The weather changes in the far north far more rapidly and dramatically than we ever experienced in the more southern [...]

03 June 2017 | Seward AK

Crossing the Gulf of Alaska

We are still in Seward, AK. Now that spring has come, why not start south?

Engine trouble

19 April 2013 | 35 37.00'S:174 32.12'E
Larry Nelson
What a difference a day makes. Last night the anchorage was smooth, the moon was out and the sky was beautiful. In the morning there was little wind, but we got an early start because we had 55nm to go. Eventually the wind came up and we sailed. Three hours from our destination though, things began to go wrong. The wind which by this time had built to a brisk 25 knots moved north...a noserly. We started the engine and took down the sails and motored, but the engine would not give good power. We could only get 2200 rpm. The engine is rated to produce 3200 rpm. So...slowly we moved into head seas. We arrived at the destination just as a thunderstorm was in progress and night was falling. Night comes fast here. We had only minutes to find the narrow, tricky entrance while dealing with thunderstorm winds and rain. Because the sky was overcast, when night comes everything gets very black. No entrance to this anchorage would be possible after dark. We made it in and quick put down the anchor, but the anchor dragged. Now I remember, it dragged last time we were here, too! Doubling the anchor weight didn't solve the bottom problem. On the second try (in a different and more exposed spot) we held. Weather isn't too bad so we expect to be OK. I wonder if our problem is a plugged fuel filter? The fuel we got in Tonga was bad and maybe it is just now catching up with us? The primary filter isn't the problem; I switched that out to my hot spare. But, the secondary filter is still a possibility. With a diesel engine, it's always the fuel, they say. On the other hand, it could be the turbocharger?

The picture shows Terry and Brian from SV Off Tempo. Terry and Brian stayed a couple days with us in Auckland. We first met them in Seattle. The further you get from "home" the more precious friends from home become.
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