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Yes, I have a 40 ft puget trawler that started to drip from the keel. It was damaged by a previous owner when he ran it aground. I drilled holes in the keel and let it drain. Fiberglassing with west system resolved it. Then I added a garboard plug as it freezes in the winter here. Your main...

My boat is on the hard there and to date the harbormaster office is closed to the public. No lift operators to put boat in.

CITY OF VALDEZ COVID-19 SPORT AND PERSONAL FISHING AGREEMENT City of Valdez Health Mandate #001 does not exempt Sport and Personal Fishing as critical infrastructure. Each individual/party intending to engage in sport or personal use fishing within the City of Valdez (“City” or “Valdez”) or...

My son purchased a forty foot boat in wrangell and is steaming it up to Valdez in May. I was wondering if anyone knew a good pilot log that’s available that can reference anchorages, fuel docks, hazards, etc. I’m racking my brain and can’t think of one. Thanks for any and all replies.

Just spent nine days on the boat fishing, shrimping, and gunkholing around Prince William Sound. My first night at home I woke up in the middle of the night to hit the bathroom when I glanced outside the window and saw trees. Being half asleep I freaked out for a second and thought my anchor...

Thanks, it’s raw water. It’s to tear into it and see.

I have a sea era raritan head with a momentary contact switch to activate it. It just went on the blink. Upon pressing the button nothing happens except a faint clicking noise in the rear of the head. Before I tear into it I thought I’d ask here for answers, advice, condolences, or smiley faces.

Thanks Stripper for the proper nomenclature! Now I won’t sound like a knucklehead. It’s not rv glycol so I’ll check when I get back down there.

Sunchaser, I’ve had the vessel for two years gunkholing Prince William Sound most of the summer. The heater exhaust and fresh air inlet is a large thruhull that incorporates both in one. No bilge or shower pump connected to a coolant system. As there is glycol in the system there was nothing...

The expansion tank is full. I just pulled up the schematic and operating instructions and they don’t have a thru hole bleed off on any schematic. What I called the glycol reservoir is actually called the expansion tank and nowhere is the receptacle resembling a 20lb propane tank that is...

There’s an overflow tank, off the reservoir tank, and an expansion tank. Everything looks good, the expansion tank has a keyed needle valve on top. I assumed that unscrewing it would release some air, or at least a little glycol, but neither happened when I opened it. I don’t believe it’s...

Thanks, didn’t see one but I’ll check again.

Thank for your reply Tim. The thru hull is connected to a heater hose. I thought this was a closed system and I can’t figure out why it’s coming out.

I live in Alaska and this weekend I went to my boat which is on the hard. (The boat is a 1978 37’ pacific trawler.) I hooked a portable generator to the ship to shore cord and I left everything off at the panel except the power to my hurricane heater. Turned the burner on and went to work on the...

Thank you everyone for your replies. My same thoughts regarding dello, just needed a reality check.