Michael Youngblood
2024-06-23 Bryan & Lindsay, second trip
After a very short turnaround we were back out on the water again. This time the original plan was to do some fishing on the north end,...
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MIKE'S BOAT TRIPS
Michael Youngblood
Jun 303 min read
2024-06-21 Bryan & Lindsay, first trip
My grandson Bryan, who now lives in Olympia, and his girlfriend Lindsay, came up for a few days of fishing and boating adventures. We...
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Michael Youngblood
Jun 164 min read
2024-06-13 Marguerite Bay Trip
I hadn't been out on a "real" trip for a while. Just a lot going on in my life keeping me in port. But the stars & planets all aligned to...
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Michael Youngblood
Jun 131 min read
2024-06-11 Craig Fishing
It's been a bit of a dry spell as far as boat trips go. I've been busy buying a house, selling a house, and getting moved into the new...
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Michael Youngblood
May 211 min read
2024-05-21 Harbor Cruises
I've got a lot of stuff going on. I'm buying a house, and selling a house, and I'm still volunteering at multiple places around town. ...
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Michael Youngblood
Apr 274 min read
2024-04-25 Shoal Cove Trip
After getting the boat all shined up and pretty by going to Wrangell for annual maintenance, now it's time to work on getting her dirty...
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Michael Youngblood
Apr 178 min read
2024-04-12 Ketchikan to Wrangell & Return
Every year in mid-April I run the boat to Wrangell and have it hauled out for bottom paint, zincs, and other preventive maintenance tasks....
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Michael Youngblood
Mar 306 min read
2024-03-28 Bat Cove Trip
I had obligations that kept me in town until around noon on Thursday 03/28/2024. But now with the coming of spring we have much longer...
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Michael Youngblood
Mar 247 min read
2024-03-20 Marguerite Bay - Naha Trip
One of my many volunteer efforts is to manage the City League Basketball program here in town. The season starts in early November and...
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Michael Youngblood
Mar 194 min read
2024-03-16 The Trip To Nowhere
The stars had all aligned such that I had no in-town commitments and the weather was predicted to be sunny, warm & calm, all on the same...
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Michael Youngblood
Feb 196 min read
2024-02-16 Port Stewart Trip
My in-town responsibilities and the weather cooperated to allow for an overnight trip to Port Stewart in Western Behm Canal on Friday...
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Michael Youngblood
Feb 125 min read
2024-02-10 Shelter Cove Trip
Normally at this time of year I can't be out of town on Sundays because we play City League basketball games on Sunday afternoons, and I...
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Michael Youngblood
Feb 56 min read
2024-02-03 Loring Day Trip
With my City League basketball schedule, it's really hard to get 2 days when I can do an overnighter, which is really what I like to do...
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Michael Youngblood
Jan 213 min read
2024-01-20 Carroll Inlet Day Trip
During the City League basketball season, I have commitments that keep me in town for most of the week so the only time I can get out for...
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Michael Youngblood
Jan 74 min read
2024-01-06 Naha Day Trip
A combination of some truly awful weather, mechanical issues with the boat, and commitments in town prevented me from making any trips in...
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Michael Youngblood
Dec 31, 20231 min read
2023-12-31 Summary
Here's a summary of my boating adventures throughout 2023. Number of trips taken: 19 Days spent out on boat: 49 Miles logged: 1345.2...
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Michael Youngblood
Dec 10, 20232 min read
2023-12-10 Grounded!
On my last few trips I've noticed that it's been hard to start my port engine. On my boat there are no ignition keys. Instead there are...
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Michael Youngblood
Nov 26, 20233 min read
2023-11-24 Naha Day Trip
My daughter Jennifer and grandson Hayden were in town for a visit for about a week. Due to my commitments to City League basketball, a...
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Michael Youngblood
Oct 29, 20235 min read
2023-10-27 Marguerite Bay Trip
It is highly unusual for us to have such a run of sunny calm weather at this time of the year. I was just out last weekend, but our good...
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Michael Youngblood
Oct 23, 20236 min read
2023-10-20 Shelter Cove Trip
This time of year, the storms are more frequent, more intense, and tend to last longer, so I am even more attuned to the weather...
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