Neighbors
RichardWed Dec 21 16:42:42 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
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Comments [7]
Thu Dec 22 21:51:04 EST 2011 | Pete Elwell
Republic looks like she came from the same yard as Masonic .
Sending you an email . See you soon .
- Pete S/V Mariah NY, NY
Sending you an email . See you soon .
- Pete S/V Mariah NY, NY
Thu Dec 22 23:55:46 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Yes, they look quite similar. I don't think anyone is around now from either boat to ask.
Fri Dec 23 15:21:48 EST 2011 | Joe Berta
Best of the season Richard!
Even we here in Ontario are now surrounded with ice as Nogies Creek Bay had froze over a couple of days ago.
I very much enjoy your images.
Joe
Even we here in Ontario are now surrounded with ice as Nogies Creek Bay had froze over a couple of days ago.
I very much enjoy your images.
Joe
Fri Dec 23 16:19:20 EST 2011 | Ron Ouwehand
Hello Richard, I just wanted to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. It's almost been a year next week that we first met at the Bluffs in Scarborough. All the best!
Ron O. S.V. Old Hand
Ron O. S.V. Old Hand
Fri Dec 23 21:44:56 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Joe, thanks very much. Hope you're enjoying the winter. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Ron, thanks very much. I remember your visit a year ago in Ontario--back when the ice was thin enough that I could still break it to get out sailing. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Richard
Ron, thanks very much. I remember your visit a year ago in Ontario--back when the ice was thin enough that I could still break it to get out sailing. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Richard
Sat Dec 24 10:52:53 EST 2011 | Joe Berta
Remember the video Richard, back when the ice was thin enough: http://youtu.be/26tLBkJYhC4
***** Merry Christmas *****
***** Merry Christmas *****
Sat Dec 24 11:51:16 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Joe, yes I remember that great video you took of Issuma breaking ice to go sailing. I was looking at it last night.
Richard
Richard
Neighbors
RichardTue Dec 20 20:11:30 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
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Tue Dec 20 21:53:19 EST 2011 | Victor
Very potent guard. Nothing will be missing off Issuma.
Tue Dec 20 23:58:11 EST 2011 | pete Elwell
nevermind about the boat details . Just read up on her . Amazing . Talk to Darius if you see him . ( F/V Masonic )
Wed Dec 21 1:16:15 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
:) Yes, it is very safe in the marina. The man in the picture is, as you know, coming back from a hunting trip :).
Pete, thanks, if I see anyone about on Masonic I will talk to them (I don't see anyone around on most of the fishing boats here now).
BTW, the hydraulic anchor winches that most Alaskan fishing boats have on the foredeck--I understand they are usually some chain and then a lot of cable. How well does that work? Using just chain and cable I would think the shock loads would be too high and the anchors would either drag or the chains would break?
Pete, thanks, if I see anyone about on Masonic I will talk to them (I don't see anyone around on most of the fishing boats here now).
BTW, the hydraulic anchor winches that most Alaskan fishing boats have on the foredeck--I understand they are usually some chain and then a lot of cable. How well does that work? Using just chain and cable I would think the shock loads would be too high and the anchors would either drag or the chains would break?
Wed Dec 21 21:51:40 EST 2011 | Douglas
What do you think would be a better anchoring system? Many people will tell you to use heavy chain in Alaska than the sizes typically used else where, but that may not likely be best - consider more weight is better put into a larger anchor, next more chain length. Steve Dashew tells of his Sundeer 64 boats went through a big hurricane in Grenada anchored on 3/8″ Acco G70 chain with winds of well over 100 knots and big seas without a failure. Generally, Alaska boats have big anchors and associated gear - been there done that and follow that philosophy for Northern waters.
Wed Dec 21 22:11:52 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
What I'm not understanding is how this system absorbs shocks. With an all-chain rode, it is straightforward to attach a nylon snubber line to the chain to absorb shock loads. With a chain rode going to steel cable, I don't understand how a snubber could be attached to the cable to absorb shock loads.
Wed Dec 21 23:20:56 EST 2011 | Doug
Having fished in Alaska - I don't know of a single fishing boat using an anchor-snubber. You hear about yachts using anchor snubbers - go figure. I can also say that I don't personally know of a yacht’s chain rode breaking though I do know several boats being lost due to a dragging anchor. Keeping that in mind, I know where I want to put the weight - a lot of it - at the anchor. Make the anchor roller/hause as big as possible to accommodate big anchor stocks etc if you intend to work northern waters.
Wed Dec 21 23:54:50 EST 2011 | Doug
That said - my own 55' 45GT steel trawler carries a 50'x 7/8" nylon snubber that attaches to my all chain anchor rode using an 'ultra chain grab' and terminates onto the foredeck bollards through bulwark mounted chocks. The snubbers are fitted with clear vinyl tubing for chaffe protection through the chocks.
Thu Dec 22 0:47:25 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Thanks, Doug. It's been puzzling me for a while, how the fishing boats are anchoring without snubbers, which I always thought were necessary. Issuma also has a nylon snubber, and rope (90m/300') attached to the main anchor chain (70m/200').
I've been looking at those hydraulic anchor winches thinking if I could get a big enough one, down where the chain locker is, that it could handle a long chain-and-rope rode well, as one would not have to do anything special when the rope/chain splice came aboard (ie, avoid having to transfer the rode from a rope gypsy to a chain gypsy).
Richard
I've been looking at those hydraulic anchor winches thinking if I could get a big enough one, down where the chain locker is, that it could handle a long chain-and-rope rode well, as one would not have to do anything special when the rope/chain splice came aboard (ie, avoid having to transfer the rode from a rope gypsy to a chain gypsy).
Richard
Thu Dec 22 12:12:33 EST 2011 | Pete Elwell
All the boats I worked on up there used the same system of cable to anchor . I was often the crew hauling , and would use my foot to make sure it all lined up nicely , as a twist can screw up the cable or make it to big to fit on the winch , and you don't want the chain starting in the middle ... One boat actually had 3/8 line on the anchor that was to long for the winch, so we had to haul it up in two sections . pain in the ass . I also use line to chain , and haul by hand . seen anchors drag , but never snap ....
Thu Dec 22 22:40:59 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Thanks, Pete. Handling two sections of cable sounds like quite a pain.
I have not yet gotten the handling of the rope and chain on Issuma to the point where I want it to be (simple, safe and quick to do singlehanded)--using chain alone is easy, but after the rope goes out, getting it all back aboard is not so easy...
I have not yet gotten the handling of the rope and chain on Issuma to the point where I want it to be (simple, safe and quick to do singlehanded)--using chain alone is easy, but after the rope goes out, getting it all back aboard is not so easy...
Daysail
RichardMon Dec 19 16:49:54 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
Saturday was a pleasant-enough day for a daysail--Friday's gale was over and there were just light winds and occasional rain in the forecast before Sunday's gale. The frost on the deck even cooperated by melting before we left the dock.
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Pushing
RichardFri Dec 16 21:19:17 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
Tugboat Sonja H pushing a barge at sunset.
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Sat Dec 17 2:18:16 EST 2011 | Amos
Beautiful picture!
Sun Dec 18 0:51:05 EST 2011 | Victor
What is behind Sonja H, another push barge? or is it just something co-incidental behind on the horizon. Strictly in-port procedure I think.
Sun Dec 18 11:38:20 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Thanks, Amos and Victor.
Behind Sonja H are islands. The setting is just outside the breakwater.
Richard
Behind Sonja H are islands. The setting is just outside the breakwater.
Richard
Mon Dec 19 10:16:27 EST 2011 | AMos
Behind the tug cabin on the x axis is the long flat rear deck of the tug, and the plume of her wake while shoving a much heavier object.
A Balmy Day in December (cont'd)
RichardThu Dec 15 11:53:43 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
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Fri Dec 16 17:09:32 EST 2011 | Terry
nice pic .... sitka looks like a nice town .... are you there for the winter ??
Fri Dec 16 18:44:57 EST 2011 | Victor
That cloud looks like modified UFO
Fri Dec 16 21:14:23 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Terry, yes, Sitka is a nice town.
Victor, yes, the cloud does look like a UFO--perhaps that explains the sudden change in the weather :)
Victor, yes, the cloud does look like a UFO--perhaps that explains the sudden change in the weather :)
A Balmy Day in December
RichardTue Dec 13 1:21:22 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
This is another picture from the other day when the weather was so nice. Since then, there has been a howling gale with heavy rain and hail to make one better appreciate how nice it can be.
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Tue Dec 13 12:37:38 EST 2011 | Amos
Oh, that fickle Mistress, weather!! Just goes to show how alert you have to be. I am glad at least the gales find you in a snug harbor.
Thu Dec 15 11:39:22 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Amos, thanks, it is very nice to be in a safe harbor for the storms and only go sailing in the pleasant weather.
A Balmy Day in December
RichardSun Dec 11 20:45:54 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
It was a beautiful day in Sitka yesterday, and we took advantage of the opportunity to go out for a pleasant daysail and to test the autopilot (which is finally working).
We motored out of the harbor, then sailed to windward in a very light breeze. After a while, we turned back.
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A Balmy Day in December
RichardSun Dec 11 20:44:06 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
(continued from above)
We set the spinnaker to sail back with, and to dry it out. By the time we had it set, though, the wind had lightened to almost nothing and we were making less than a knot thru the water. The current was in our favor, but carrying us too close to Old Sitka Rocks for comfort, so we dropped sails and motored back to harbor for sunset.
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Neighbors
Richard/MaggieFri Dec 9 21:56:05 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
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Sat Dec 10 16:36:32 EST 2011 | Terry
i think "sea king" needs a gallon of TrimClad
Sat Dec 10 22:51:25 EST 2011 | Victor
I was just about to add something similar like this must be The King. Otherwise I see no winds, no inclement weather which usually is
a Talked of the Town.
a Talked of the Town.
Sun Dec 11 10:32:07 EST 2011 | Ron Ouwehand
Hello, the place you are staying in now certainly has a much nicer view I'm sure than the Scarborough Bluffs! Good luck with your heating systems.
Sun Dec 11 20:11:57 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
The boat does look like it could use some paint.
The weather has been warmer lately--all the snow has gone and it was a calm day.
Yes, the view is much nicer here than where I wintered last year.
The weather has been warmer lately--all the snow has gone and it was a calm day.
Yes, the view is much nicer here than where I wintered last year.
Mon Jan 9 10:32:33 EST 2012 | bowsprite
i love it! I wish I could paint this boat before it gets painted! Lovely noble vessel. Hail, Sea King!
Neighbors
Richard/MaggieThu Dec 8 23:13:02 EST 2011, Sitka, AK
Issuma's masts are just visible above the M in Masonic. Sitka harbor mostly has fishing boats in it. The boats closest to Issuma are all higher, so provide a nice windbreak.
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Sat Dec 10 22:53:44 EST 2011 | Victor
Those must be a Tall Ships with a little draft.
Sun Dec 11 20:05:00 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Victor, yes, they are pretty high out of the water. Many of the fishing boats have a big enclosed area at the stern (what looks like stainless steel sheet metal on the aft deck of Hukilau in this picture) that stops a lot of wind.
Mon Dec 19 1:00:59 EST 2011 | Pete Elwell
Masonic ! I can't remember the owner's name at the moment, but know him from kodiak ! Love your stories . Pete Elwell S/V Mariah , Ny, NY
Mon Dec 19 1:03:16 EST 2011 | Pete Elwell
You were speaking of the shelter decks on longliners they put on in the winter ... Or the wave wall ? part time commercial fisherman / part time sailor here
Mon Dec 19 11:59:30 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Pete, thank you. I was speaking of the shelter decks on the longliners nearby providing a windbreak for Issuma. I did not know what they were called before.
Richard
Richard
Tue Dec 20 23:11:45 EST 2011 | Pete Elwell
Darius ( ! ) is the skipper of the Masonic . He is a really nice guy . Fished near him on the F/V Pacific Cloud in Kodiak .
The stories from the Orbit II are amazing . Issuma seems unique . Who/where was her builder ?
The stories from the Orbit II are amazing . Issuma seems unique . Who/where was her builder ?
Wed Dec 21 1:07:47 EST 2011 | Richard Hudson
Pete, thanks. glad to hear you've enjoyed my website.
Thanks for Darius's name. If I see him I will tell him you said hello.
Richard
Thanks for Darius's name. If I see him I will tell him you said hello.
Richard
