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MIKE'S BOAT TRIPS
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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Michael Youngblood
Oct 17, 20232 min read
2023-10-17 Catch Up Post
I haven't posted anything since my big Heceta hunting trip in late July early August. But that isn't because I wasn't using the boat. I...
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Michael Youngblood
Aug 8, 20236 min read
2023-07-24 Heceta Island Hunting Trip
This was a long trip, 13 days out. I left on 7/24 and returned on 08/05 and logged 286 miles traveled. I made the trip out and back...
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Michael Youngblood
Jul 18, 20234 min read
2023-07-12 Shelter Cove with Jennifer & Hayden
We had time for just one more 3-day trip with Jennifer & Hayden before they had to leave town. The destination chosen for this trip was...
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Michael Youngblood
Jul 11, 20234 min read
2023-07-07 Margeurite Bay with Jennifer & Hayden
My daughter Jennifer and my grandson Hayden came into town on 07/06 for a little over a week. Our goals for this trip were to try to...
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Michael Youngblood
Jun 26, 20237 min read
2023-06-23 Kina Cove/Karta Bay Trip
Clarence Strait is known by some as "The Great Equalizer." On paper it looks like an easy crossing, but to those of us who have been...
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Michael Youngblood
Jun 14, 20233 min read
2023-06-08 Marguerite Bay Trip
I got a text early in the morning from one of my friends that I used to work with at First Bank. He said he and another friend were going...
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Michael Youngblood
Jun 6, 20233 min read
2023-06-05 Shoal Cove Day Trip
On my last trip I had trouble starting the generator, and eventually determined that the battery charger that charges the dedicated...
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Michael Youngblood
May 16, 20236 min read
2023-05-14 Naha Trip
The Naha is one of my favorite places on Earth and I try to go there several times each year. Here it is mid-May and I had not been there...
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Michael Youngblood
May 8, 20232 min read
2023-05-06 More Halibut Fishing
The weather forecast was excellent for the weekend, so I decided to try again for a halibut. My friend had told me about a couple of...
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Michael Youngblood
May 3, 20233 min read
2023-04-29 Halibut Fishing
The weather forecast for the weekend was terrific, so I decided to make a concerted effort to catch a halibut. I wasn't picky, even a...
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Michael Youngblood
Apr 22, 20232 min read
2023-04-17 Wrangell Shipyard
The purpose of this trip of course was to get some maintenance tasks completed for the Faraway. For that to happen the guys at the...
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Michael Youngblood
Apr 22, 20234 min read
2023-04-12 Ketchikan To Wrangell
Every year in mid-April I schedule a maintenance period in Wrangell for the Faraway. Why go all the way up to Wrangell for maintenance...
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Michael Youngblood
Mar 28, 20235 min read
2023-03-25 Bat Cove/Gnat Cove Trip
Due to weather and to commitments in town I was unable to get out on the boat during February. Finally, a period of excellent weather...
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Michael Youngblood
Jan 29, 20234 min read
2023-01-27 Marguerite Bay Trip
After what seemed like endless rain and wind there appeared a short weather window with no rain and little to no wind. I had not been to...
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Michael Youngblood
Jan 16, 20237 min read
2023-01-13 Shelter Cove Trip
First trip of 2023, WooHoo! I had not been out since the Naha day trip on Dec 3rd. I went south for the holidays and was out of town for...
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