Posts by Gyrfalcon88
Announcement: Gyrfalcon chartering in Alaska Summer 2021
It doesn’t seem like a year since we posted last on the blog. So much has happened in the world, and with us. We’ll get to boat updates later. Our biggest news is that we are taking the Gyrfalcon to Alaska in a few weeks. Peter has fully retired and Nancy is taking a leave…
Read MoreMarlinspike Baby Steps
Our boat has lots of marlinspike–wonderful ropework done (we think) by the US Coast Survey crew over the years that the Gyrfalcon was a government boat. Sections have disappeared or are cracking off, and need replacing. My first attempt (Nancy) at serious ropework was last summer. Katie W taught Jessica and me how to make…
Read More2020 Updates Part 3: Living spaces
The living spaces got several upgrades this year during our stay at LUBR. Here are the projects and pictures (some in slide show mode). GALLEY AND SALOON The middle 2 cabinet doors above the sink had always been cattywampus. Part of the problem was that the cabinet bottom has warped over the years, but that…
Read More2020 Updates Part 2: Outside projects
We had a number of outside projects this winter. PORT LIGHT (PORTHOLE) MAINTENANCE: First, Gabe at LUBR made new urethane gaskets for all of our port lights windows. He made a mold and poured the gaskets over a week’s time. We counted them–there are 37! Some had the original 1941 gum rubber, and others had…
Read More2020 Updates Part 1: Engine room, crane, and winch
We had compiled a long list of updates for the Gyrfalcon. Several of these are in anticipation of longer cruising in the future; others just are part of the usual maintenance after more than 5000 miles of cruising in the last 8 years. We headed over to Lake Union Boat Repair in late January. We…
Read MoreFall 2019 on the Gyrfalcon
We had a nice fall season on the Gyrfalcon. We went to the Center for Wooden Boats for their annual gala. Later in the fall, we took several fellow Classic Yacht Association members on a cruise to Tacoma for the Change of Watch event. Seven fellow members cruised on the Gyr to Tacoma, and five…
Read More2019 August Vancouver/Victoria Trip
We decided to do something different for our August trip to Victoria—we added a few days in Vancouver BC at the Vancouver Wooden Boat Festival. Peter and I left Seattle and headed north on a blustery August day. 21 August 2019 Ewing Street Moorings to Drayton Harbor We left our dock by 0600, as we…
Read MoreA drawer for Christmas
We have a large cabinet in the galley under the microwave, where we store most of our pots and pans. The cabinet is deep (26 inches), and there are many pots and pans, so you end up digging around in the dark, trying to find the an you want. In addition, the cabinets drawers were…
Read More2019 July trip to the San Juans Part 2 (days 6 -10)
2019 San Juan Islands Trip – continued Day 6 (24 July 2019) Echo Bay to Double Island, West Sound, Orcas Island After Echo Bay, we went around the east side of Orcas Island to Double Island on the southwestern side of Orcas. It was a fun trip to Double Island. Lots of relaxing. Katie…
Read MoreWinter/Spring 2018 to 2019: Part 2, Other updates
We returned from PT on November 16. It was good to be back in our slip, but we had one more big project this year, so we headed over to Lake Union Boat Repair, the Seattle shop that has done most of our non-wood work. New mufflers/fiddley cover: We have had an exhaust leak for…
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