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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2577266
05/11/11 11:05 AM
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McGrath, Alaska
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Thanks for sharing those pictures Bob. I remember the fun of the first visitors.

Congratulations on making it through another one ;o) Did this one seem like a long one for you two?

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2577380
05/11/11 01:27 PM
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Alaska Bristol Bay
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OB:
We had the usual cold snaps and associated equipment malfunctions that aren't always fun but that time seemed to go faster than the later part which was better weather and daylight.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: yukonjeff] #2577403
05/11/11 02:03 PM
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Originally Posted By: yukonjeff
Most everyone here has a bunch of pike hanging on the outside of there porch drying this time of year,..they fillet them good with no bones at all,usualy the smaller ones,they dry faster,no smoke or anything,they have a natural salty taste,kind of taste like dried squid. smile


That is interesting! Sounds good though!

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: UgashikBob] #2577407
05/11/11 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: UgashikBob
First plane of the year made it in yesterday with the smolt counting crew. Good to see people again.





I am sure that is a pleasant sight Bob!

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: northway] #2577477
05/11/11 03:45 PM
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Lake Iliamna Ak
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We are getting pretty close here as well. It takes a long time for 38" of ice to go away without a huge east-wind blow.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: watarrat] #2577745
05/11/11 08:25 PM
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M.T.V. Alaska
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Wont be boating here for awhile yet.the sand bars are just burning off, still good to travel on



Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2578265
05/12/11 09:37 AM
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Alaska Bristol Bay
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We saw our first swallows yesterday which used to be a sign there were kings in river but doubt if that holds true anymore. Here is yesterdays sunrise with big wind cloud over MT Puelik. Unusual 40mph NNW wind for this time of year. Sure is nice to have other people in here but we may have talked them to death by now.


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2581051
05/15/11 04:07 AM
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Russian Mission, AK
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Ice broke this morning in front of here this morning and ice chunks started flowing afterwards. The ice chunks on the beach that got pushed up were way smaller than I expected. We'll see in a couple days if bigger chunks come on down. Boating soon now smile


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: fishermann222] #2581368
05/15/11 01:57 PM
05/15/11 01:57 PM
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Alaska
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Originally Posted By: fishermann222
Originally Posted By: akpawpincher
dang lies and statistics!


Do you hate statistics as much as you hate algebra? LOL


I passed algebra by the skin of my teeth. It will be a cold day on the equator before I do that again! eek Got the boat up and running this week with the new motors on. Good power and plenty fast but lost a little steering at low speed after having to go from a single steering cylinder to a two cylinder set up. Got some T-man terrors coming here in early July to load up the freezers. Looking forward to meeting someone besides Hup... grin




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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583214
05/17/11 01:43 AM
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Fairbanks AK
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Fairbanks AK
Holy smokes that looks wicked! Do you used those for trolling salmon also? Good luck!


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583236
05/17/11 02:54 AM
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Alaska
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I troll quite a bit, and do a little drifting and jigging, and of course anchor up once in a while for halibut. I shut one down for trolling. The new engines don't foul out like the older ones at low speed so it works out good. I had 225's on it before and it felt a little underpowered, especially climbing big swells. I was going to go with 250's but they had a sale on and I could get the 300's for the same price. Quite a few guys run the 300's here and get much better fuel economy over the 250's. On my break in runs I couldn't go past 4000 rpm (3/4 throttle), but was cruising at 32 mph. I think my best cruise for fuel will be around 25 mph and 3500 rpm's- weather permitting. Always room on the boat for visiting T man-ers!


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583243
05/17/11 03:16 AM
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Fairbanks AK
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Whew! Sounds sweet! Be safe out there, hope you have good fishing!


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583246
05/17/11 03:28 AM
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kodiak alaska
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greg thats one sweet boat, i know you are the man. never in town it seems but that one i won tbe forgetting when i see.. good luck on the king derby. my buddy had 4 reds and a king at litnik on friday, go get em . be back thru in june.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583250
05/17/11 03:52 AM
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Alaska
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Saw your ship in. You guys are underway a lot these days! I won't have a slip until June 1 then it's game on. The boat is a bit of a pain to trailer due to being oversized. Be careful out there!


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583382
05/17/11 09:24 AM
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Alaska Bristol Bay
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akpw:
Very nice. Who built it? Lot to be said for those large outboards other than economy. Got enough speed to outrun weather at 30mph cruise. I have two 454 inboards on a 32 footer similair to yours only a landing craft and my best cruise is 3200 rpm and 32-34mph.

Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583406
05/17/11 09:54 AM
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Fairbanks AK
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Any pics of your boat UB? Having grown up on SW and spent time in boats in both SW and SE I just love seeing pics of the stomping grounds. My wife don't know it yet but we're gonna retire to the boonies, be it in one of those 2 places...course that's a long ways off for this youngun!


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583486
05/17/11 11:42 AM
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Zoe, OK
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very nice looking boat


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583550
05/17/11 01:01 PM
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Alaska
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Thanks! The builder's name is Jon Nichols from Warrenton Or. He has a company called PIC-NIC Welding. He built guide boats for the Columbia River area. This was a demo boat that he built in 2005 and ran for a couple of years guiding sturgeon and salmon. I saved up my pennies, got my 6 pac and bought this boat in 2007 to start my post retirement dream job chartering here in Kodiak. The year after I bought it and started my business, the Feds came out with the halibut IFQ plan for charter operators. I didn't qualify for a permit- based on my date of entry into the fishery. Really a rotten deal for me and about 180 other charter operators here. Halibut was 90% of my business, so rather than pay the high insurance and deal with all the hassles to try to salvage an unsalvagable business, I folded and now just fish for fun. I had motor issues last year that kept me off the water most of the summer, so once again I bit the bullet and bought the new motors. I may have to get my wife a third job... grin


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583569
05/17/11 01:19 PM
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Zoe, OK
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Heck with a boat like that you gotta have alot of freinds grin Sucks about the charter thing,but with the wife working a third job for motor and gas bill it will let you get out more laugh


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Re: The Almighty Alaskan Thread #5 [Re: white17] #2583574
05/17/11 01:25 PM
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Alaska
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My real conundrum is that a lot of my friends also have boats, and it would be a heck of a lot cheaper to sell this one and fish with them! All those cliches about owning a boat are true! But it is fun...


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