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Last Anchorage Grace Harbour then 2026 Season Wraps Up in Lund

Ray — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 15:05:16 +0000

In this video, I give you a look around the anchorage of Grace Harbour in the Desolation Sound Marine Park, British Columbia. Then we head over to Lund to pull the boat out of the water and onto dry-land storage for the winter. Along the way, we get to see a bunch of sea lions ... Read more

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BougeRV Portable F01 & F02 Fans – Demo and Review

Ray — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:55:12 +0000

I’m back with a quick review of a couple of new BougeRV fans, the F01 and F02, which should be perfect for keeping us cool on the boat this summer. Our trawler doesn’t have air conditioning, though I do carry their portable BougeRV AC unit for desperate days running off solar. Fair Disclosure: I received ... Read more

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Boating Season is Winding Down – Peaceful September in Desolation Sound

Ray — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:08:09 +0000

This is one of the last trips of the season. We left our quiet four-night stay in Von Donop Inlet on Cortes Island on September 18th and ran out around the top of the island, down Lewis Channel, and into the heart of Desolation Sound. Late September is our favourite time here. The crowds are ... Read more

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Bluetti Charger 2 Test – 12V LifePO4 Battery as Charging Source

Ray — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:53:04 +0000

Today I ran a quick test to see if I could charge my Bluetti Elite 300 power station faster using a fully charged WattCycle 12-volt 300 amp-hour battery. Direct 12 volts into the DC input only gives a slow charge, so I disconnected the Charger 2 from the boat starter and alternator and hooked the ... Read more

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Anchored at the Very End of Peaceful Von Donop Inlet

Ray — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:28:26 +0000

When I last left you, we were coming out of Heriot Bay at Drew Harbour by Rebecca Spit and heading toward Desolation Sound. With a bit of wind in the forecast, we ducked into Von Donop Inlet on the north end of Cortes Island, one of our go-to spots. It’s a long, narrow, well-sheltered inlet ... Read more

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Mid Sept Boating Update – Bad Tooth and Busted Laptop :(

Ray — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 16:35:36 +0000

It’s been almost two weeks since the last travel update. We left Pendrell Sound, headed for Campbell River. With a decent windstorm in the forecast, we wanted a dock. Anne’s rear molar started acting up again. The root sits close to her sinuses, and it was bothering her enough that her regular dentist in Campbell ... Read more

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Upgraded DC Switchable Circuit Breaker from Toscas to Higher Quality Blue Sea

Ray — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 20:26:55 +0000

Today I’m swapping out a switchable 70-amp breaker on the boat. When we first got her, the electrical protection was pretty thin, so I used leftover RV parts, including a Tokas brand unit that had been running the solar feed, plus the macerator and propane alarm, through a small fused panel. I like Blue Sea ... Read more

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Visit to Pendrell Sound – Stern Ties , Warm Ocean Swimming, and Dramatic Skies!

Ray — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:05:28 +0000

We left our snug four-night anchorage in Malaspina Inlet by the Cochrane Islands on another sunny BC coast day. On a spectacular August 24th with light wind and long views of the mountains, we steamed into Desolation Sound and all the way up Pendrell Sound for the first time. It is supposed to have some ... Read more

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Malaspina Inlet – Swimming, Orcas and Oysters

Ray — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:32:42 +0000

On August 20th, we left Lund after checking on our fifth wheel trailer and took the pickup truck for a much-needed drive to Powell River and back. After three months boating up to the Broughtons, we were back at our Lund home base. Coming down from the Blind Channel area, we had first stopped in ... Read more

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Heading back South to Find Summer – Cordero Channel to Campbell River to Lund

Ray — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:42:46 +0000

It’s mid-August, and we’ve been tucked into a quiet little anchorage called Crawford next to Erasmus Island near Blind Channel for about five days. The weather’s been sunny and warm, a nice change from up in the Broughtons, and we’ve mostly had the place to ourselves. We’ve seen sea otters, a couple of sea lions, ... Read more

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Broughtons Back South to Blind Channel – Seeking Warmer Temps

Ray — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:22:45 +0000

We left Eden Pool after a week of mostly foggy mornings that cleared to sun by noon, with a few dinghy trips and underwater shots. On a perfect blue sky day with almost no wind, we headed out into Queen Charlotte Strait and Blackfish Sound. Sea lions packed the rocks like sausages in the sun, ... Read more

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Boat’s Solar Charging System – Charging 2 Lithium House Battery Banks

Ray — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:41:33 +0000

I’m back with an update on our boat’s off-grid solar charging setup for 2026. It’s always evolving, and this year I’m running two MPPT controllers: a 50-amp SRNE DC-DC Charger with MPPT that I’m using purely as a solar charger, and a BougeRV 60-amp solar controller. A pair of 195-watt Shadow Flux panels on the flybridge rails are ... Read more

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Return to Eden Pool – Favorite Little Anchorage Deep in the Broughtons

Ray — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:55:45 +0000

When last I left you, we were resupplying in Port McNeill. After that, we headed out around Malcolm Island, did a bit of fishing, and I caught a pink salmon, then crossed Queen Charlotte Strait to one of our favourite protected anchorages, Eden Pool, right by Insect Island. We spent a week there in that ... Read more

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Garmin GLO 2 GPS Receiver Demo and Special Android Setup How-to

Ray — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:53:03 +0000

I got this nifty little Garmin Bluetooth GPS device for Anne for Christmas this year. It comes with a built-in lithium battery that lasts about 13 hours and can be charged through a regular 12-volt socket or USB. I wanted it mainly because Anne’s rugged Tripltek tablet works great with her drone, but Navionics charts ... Read more

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3 Year Review Update – Xantrex 240Ah LiFePO4 Batteries and Inverter/Charger

Ray — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:53:18 +0000

I’m back showing another piece of my boat’s off-grid power setup. After covering the solar panels and one lithium house bank, this time I’m looking at the second bank made up of two Xantrex 240-amp-hour lithium batteries plus the main 2000-watt Xantrex marine inverter charger that handles shore power or generator charging at up to ... Read more

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July Wraps Up – Carter Passage & Port McNeill Anchorages

Ray — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 22:45:21 +0000

We had a great little stay in the Muirhead Islands at the end of Drury Inlet, but with rain on the way we decided it was time to move on. The day started calm, and we made good time heading out, threading a really narrow passage at high tide to reach a quiet anchorage inside ... Read more

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