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Just wondering what all the year-round Alaska folks do to keep the boat warm?
Diesel furnaces are most common. The best are hydronic with multiple zones. However, in Wrangell, electricity is cheaper than diesel.
jbloyd,
If you're buying a Wabasto make sure you get one big enough. We bought the “Airtop 2000” and wasn’t quite enough. As soon as the outside temp got below 30 it ran all the time. If you get one too big it cycles too often. It’s worth getting right.
Sounds great. Looking forward to meeting, and have a great cruise up. We will go find Bill and Donna at the end of the month as well. JimIntroduce yourselves to Bill and Donna on Denali Rose, a 43’ Nauticat. They are currently in Petersburg but will be in Wrangell around the end of the month. I think they are on C dock in Heritage Harbor. Bill and Donna have lived aboard in SE Alaska and been based in Wrangell for a number of years. Very knowledgeable and helpful... We’ll be based in Heritage Harbor, living aboard Arctic Jade, an OA 42 this spring. Currently having some maintenance completed in Anacortes. I look forward to meeting you next spring.
We have two sources of heat. A 24,000 BTU forced air diesel furnace and 3 - 240 Volt Cruise Air Reverse cycle units. All can be used anytime, either at the dock, while cruising or while at anchor.Just wondering what all the year-round Alaska folks do to keep the boat warm?
Wished my bow's steel plate was carried lower, at least as low as floating docks.
Just wondering what all the year-round Alaska folks do to keep the boat warm?
Awesome! We have friends and YouTube Subscribers in Sitka, so we will certainly try to get out their when the weather permits this winter. We were there in August for a week and have always really enjoyed Sitka and the trip out Peril Strait.We are also in Sitka, Ak. Although we haven't moved on to our boat yet (needs more work)
we plan to! we will be operating around the sitka area for the winter. Myia K is our vessels name.
Hi Kevin - I am shopping for a new to be boat for cruising BC and SE. What made you choose the Bayliner 4788? I like it, but the 4588 is almost identical.... What made your decision?
Thanks,
Mel - Salishseer
What are to calculated benefits for your boat with the bulbous bow. I see these in shipyards, but not that I recall in a smaller (<75/) M/V. Did you retain a marine engineer/designer and model the addition? Interested to know... Am an oceanographer from UW.
Mel - Salishseer
Jim, thanks for the really complete answer. I had assumed it was mostly for speed, but had not considered the reduction in pitch.
Do you think the reduction is due to the added weight far forward, or by the fact that the bulb is probably burying itself in the steeper seas, and so the rocking is reduced?
I'll look forward to the videos on it. Smooth sailing,
Mel
Ah, good question, Eric.
For Jim... I wonder how far into the hull the BB penetrates, and how is it supported?
Mel
Jim, slight thread shift.....you have paravane stabilizers. Do you use them often? Do they take the roll out? All the commercial trollers have them in SE, hooked up to their poles.