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
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?
This time it is the engine
About 10:30 GMT the wind died and we started the engine. It was dark and the refrigerator had just completed its cycle for recharging the holding plates. The electricity from our new large alternator that was charging the batteries was nice to see. About 1 hour later though, the engine started to lose rpm. It took another hour to completely quit.
Now where did we put that spare fuel filter? We have two. I remember. Karen and I both searched and eventually we found them. I replaced the fuel filter and bled the system using an electric fuel pump I installed to make this possible. It fills the filter with fuel that is passed through the filter which avoids contamination. Happily, when we turned the key the engine started quickly. Unhappily we cannot get more than 1800 rpm. I rebled the system but that is all I can get. The worse news is that 9 hours later all I can get is 1600 rpm. We still have about 700 miles to go and right now there is no wind at all. The sea is calm. Wind is forecast though. When we finally get to Brisbane I have a long river to navigate. I need the motor for that.
Current position is 23d14S 164d28E
