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Sight tubes in the engine room are a weak spot for fires IMHO . They may get brittle of crack and voila you could have a problem . I just have a good dip stick handy , doesn't hurt to put some water paste on it once and a while too for an added bonus . Of course some tanks you can't dip .

Yes always was the thing I worried about the most as I have seen some pretty pointed boat nails come out of a hull being refastened . Always carried a gallon of bear **** or goop as we called it , copper nails , 6 foot square of each of the following , irish felt , lead sheeting and a sheet of...

Trollers use hooks for tuna , cod and salmon . Catch them one at a time vs dragging a net for ground fish and shrimp on a trawler . Then we have cruising trawlers . I posted as this this thread was discussing fishing boats .

Art ,we used to say there are two types of skippers out there . Those that have hit the beach and those that haven't yet . We had far more claims from fire than any other cause . I was only talking about integrity of the vessel due to age , not everything else that could destroy a boat .

I have heard Lloyds of London says the life of a wood boat is indefinate . Every piece can be replaced without losing the integrity of the boat . I owned a troller built in 1946 (Victoria BC) . Pacific Mutual Marine Insurance which was a co-op for commercial fisherman had stated this to me ...

Sweet boat , this is just the reason I like looking at them so much .

No I never did go there . Ran by lots and remember a big sandy beach on the west side of the group . Always fished and anchored around Borrowman Bay on the west side of Aristabazil Island . Used to be a fantastic treehouse called the Sunset Lounge , flush toilet and a homemade hot tub . Spring...

Hello Al , Area F goes from Cape Caution ( near vancouver Island ) to the Alaska border . I got out when you could fish anywhere in BC with a troll licence , area licencing came in shortly after that . We delivered in Rupert , Masset or Charlotte City and even Ketchican once during a...

Thanks JDCAVE , I remember the first year I deckhanded out of Masset and Joan was running the KSAN . That was 1981 so remember both Joan and Rob . Our bread and butter was Fraser sockeye in Area 2 west as was most of the fleet . I did have a look at the KK 42 and would be interested to learn...

Yes Jim I was , we have lots of great memories which nobody can take away . Its a corporate shift to another industry for sure . Thanks for recognizing the situation as we had the best small boat fleet in the world at one time but slowly it's going away .

Kind of misread your first question . My ideal boat would be the Royal Passagemaker 46 but not sure i could make that happen . Don't know if you know the Coastal Messanger but that is one of my favorites . As I spent many years on the west coast Charlottes i would like to have something that is...

Thanks for that Conrad , have started looking now but my plan is to sell the house and purchase something 42 to 50 foot in the next 2to 3 years . May be sooner if I can find what I want .

Hello all , looking forward to a good read here . Spent many years on the water , 10 years off but looking to move back on .