Just Pulled In: Coal Harbor Marina - Part II

Brian · 11-27-2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by OutMyWindow

A break in the weather fronts calls for some pics …

The Midnight Sun is real nice, she's a lot of boat. It took a few years to rebuild.
Looks like a "eyesore" livaboard in the mix there!
Nice shot of downtown from Jericho.

OutMyWindow · 12-05-2009, 06:40 PM

Mostly commercial traffic at this time of the year, with a couple of private boats thrown in...
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Olympic fever is picking up speed. Don't forget to charter a mega-yacht with all your friends and come on up

nossmayo · 12-06-2009, 03:37 AM

That's some rollercoaster in your last batch OMW. Most inventive. What will they think of next?

OutMyWindow · 12-06-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by nossmayo

That's some rollercoaster in your last batch OMW. Most inventive. What will they think of next?

It's a lot of fun, but very expensive.
You will find out in 2012.

Eagle40 · 12-06-2009, 12:59 PM

I want to say "Thank you very much for all the great photos."
I grew up a mile away from Steveston and spent many hours around docks saltwater and shiners, your pics bring back many memories. Now we're living in Victoria BC, love it and have just bought, hopefully, our last boat. A perfectly suited '99 40' Transpacific Eagle. (Ch'aak) I've pretty much got the systems down and now waiting for spring to show up so we can take many lazy cruises around our Gulf Islands. Thanks again and regards.

OutMyWindow · 12-06-2009, 05:24 PM

Sounds good, a while back I used to take all my vacations cruising between the San Juan Islands, through Dodds Narrows up to Nanaimo and back.
Lots of beautiful coves, marine parks, pubs and villages to explore.
Our staple was caught fish, and oysters/clams off the beach. We met lots of people doing the same and even rendezvous with some on an annual basis.
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A couple more of Northern Marine’s After Eight, and a Government Tug and crane placing a new harbour buoy.

Yacht News · 12-06-2009, 05:43 PM

What are they doing? dredging?

OutMyWindow · 12-06-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by YachtNews

What are they doing? dredging?

They are setting a Buoy. You can see it in the second photo (red-white-blue) being lowered into the ocean and floating free in the last one.

Yacht News · 12-06-2009, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by OutMyWindow

They are setting a Buoy. You can see it in the second photo (red-white-blue) being lowered into the ocean and floating free in the last one.

Actually, in the second photo, I thought what was hanging from the crane was an articulating grabing claw that was going to the bottom of the ocean. I didn't realize what I was looking at was indeed the Buoy.

OutMyWindow · 12-06-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by YachtNews

I thought what was hanging from the crane was an articulating grabing claw that was going to the bottom of the ocean.

That’s the weight anchor.
I took a double take myself before seeing it.

Yacht News · 12-06-2009, 06:10 PM

Yes I now realise, thanks for pointing it out or I would have been thinking the alternative

Brian · 12-06-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Eagle40

I want to say "Thank you very much for all the great photos."
I grew up a mile away from Steveston and spent many hours around docks saltwater and shiners, your pics bring back many memories. Now we're living in Victoria BC, love it and have just bought, hopefully, our last boat. A perfectly suited '99 40' Transpacific Eagle. (Ch'aak) I've pretty much got the systems down and now waiting for spring to show up so we can take many lazy cruises around our Gulf Islands. Thanks again and regards.

A nice boat Eagle40.
Outmywindow, what boat did you have for you cruising?

OutMyWindow · 12-06-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian

Outmywindow, what boat did you have for you cruising?

This was a long time ago, when I was a teenager. I believe it was a Clark Craft Kit boat. A 26-foot something cabin cruiser; had a head, stove and slept 2.
I installed teak decking over the glass and replaced the plastic steering wheel with a proper wooden one.
I had the time of my life on it for over a decade and used up several lives.
Ended up selling it to a friend who got a job caretaking a house on one of those small Islands, where the owners spent the winters in warmer climates.
He ended up getting the boat swamped and shipwrecked in a storm, managing to barely escape in a rubber tender.
Since then, I always had friends with boats of different sizes that do more than satisfy my nautical desires.

OutMyWindow · 01-03-2010, 08:13 PM

Couple shots of "Windflight", and some Explorer Yachts...

Eagle40 · 01-03-2010, 09:20 PM

Actually it looks like the seagull realized it was a female crab and not legal to take...

(this relates to 3 pages previous where the seagull is working on a crab then later decided to throw it back in)