{"id":5001,"date":"2023-06-25T03:34:22","date_gmt":"2023-06-25T03:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.idylltime.com\/?p=5001"},"modified":"2023-06-25T03:34:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-25T03:34:24","slug":"cannery-cove-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.idylltime.com\/?p=5001","title":{"rendered":"Cannery Cove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is another typical Alaskan day with overcast skies and 50 degree temperatures as we exit our stall in the North Harbor and work our way out into Wrangell Narrows.\u00a0\u00a0Our first stop is the Petro Marine fuel dock to top off the tanks.\u00a0\u00a0While down in the engine room, Jeff discovers\u00a0\u00a0a small water leak on the water pump for the main engine.\u00a0\u00a0We aren\u2019t going anywhere until that is fixed. The current has started running at 3 knots,\u00a0\u00a0which makes for re-docking in our stall somewhat challenging.\u00a0\u00a0Piston and Rudder, the local marine mechanic shop in Petersburg , is just beyond the fuel dock and their dock is wide open.\u00a0\u00a0So after\u00a0\u00a0getting fuel we tie up there for a few hours with the owner\u2019s permission to change out the pump.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Luckily, we have a brand new spare water pump aboard.\u00a0\u00a0Being in these remote waters of Alaska, one needs to be as self sufficient as possible.\u00a0\u00a0Our spare part\u2019s list is extensive! \u00a0Within two hours, Jeff has our old pump off and the new one installed.\u00a0\u00a0After ordering another spare pump from Piston and Rudder, we are again on our way with only a small delay.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The sea buoy is quiet today with only two sea lions lounging about. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We find Frederick Sound calm\u00a0\u00a0as we work our way west.\u00a0\u00a0It is a\u00a0\u00a060 mile trip to Pybus Bay.\u00a0\u00a0With our delayed\u00a0\u00a0start, we won\u2019t arrive until late evening.\u00a0\u00a0While doing our routine engine room check, Jeff discovers that the new water pump now has a small oil leak where it joins the engine\u2026..Uggh.\u00a0\u00a0It\u2019s not catastrophic but still a leak and it\u00a0\u00a0needs to be addressed.\u00a0\u00a0It may be that we just need to adjust the alignment of the new pump. We will deal with that once we are at the anchorage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The seas kick up briefly as we near our destination but nothing that Idyll Time can\u2019t handle and we are soon in the protected waters of Pybus Bay.   We are surprised to see the large raft of Sea Otters at the entrance.  We have seen a few otters here every year but not in this quantity.  The commercial crabbers hate the sea otters as they wipe out the Dungeness Crab population. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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They sure are cute and they do provide some benefit as they eat sea urchins which helps restore kelp beds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our anchorage for the next few days is Cannery Cove. Pybus Bay Fishing Lodge, located at the entrance,  looks to be operating in full force.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Several other boats are already in the anchorage but there is plenty of room for many more boats.  This is one of our favorite spots with beautiful mountain scenery and hopefully  some great crabbing also.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our two crab traps are soaking overnight and we look forward to  having crab for dinner tomorrow. We are joined this evening by a group of ten other boats from the Waggoner Guide flotilla. Each year Mark leads a group of individual boat owners  from Anacortes, Washington to Juneau Alaska on a \u201cMother Goose\u201d type flotilla.  Having never made the 1000 mile journey, these boaters feel more comfortable to pay an experienced guide to lead them up through the inside passage.  Listening to them on the VHF, they all seem to be having a great time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tomorrow we will pull crab traps and hopefully fix our leaking water pump.    Thanks for following along!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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