Fire. Let's be safe with our projects!

[crankshaft]

Bum deal.... for sure.

Do you do much fishing past Seldovia? I lived on my boat there for three months last summer and went almost every night, never really had much luck, I usually go out of Whittier so the underwater terrain, and fishing was way different. Made it out to Elizabeth islands one weekend, but people started getting real sick!

And MAN! That Cook Inlet can get NASTY!

[Frosty]

I don't have fires unless Im insured.

LOL, Frosty.
Prince William Sound is a children's playground compared to Cook Inlet but this was the worst weather year in my 30+ years here. Too deep most everywhere in PWS, though.Try Cook Inlet again, forget where the charter boats are going, go to Elizabeth but on the inside, protected, spend the night in Port Chatham, have a bonfire on the beach and cook fresh fish. Be patient and fish structure all around there outside of the port. Salmon at Chrome Point or along shore at the red can or in the bight of Elizabeth. Big halibut on structure and where there are cod. Lots of dead fishing then all heck breaks loose with migrating monsters. If it's blowing northerly just step out of Homer up to almost Anchor Point but still in the lee and anchor where you see baitfish. Herring is chum for small fish - use eight inch or more strips of octopus, artificials and big cod chunks to catch big halibut. You can also catch pollack at the cannery outfall at the spit for bait - use 'em whole. Derby money can be made either place. Seldovia fish are fairly well intercepted anymore. With the price of fuel, I will be at Flat Island or the North Kelp (almost to Anchor Point, like I said) almost every day that I am taking fishermen for hire. I spend a lot of time with my kids on the boat in the summer, usually around the corner (Nuka Bay is a favorite haunt) or to Afognak. See you around there somewhere!

[hoytedow]

I saw the news photos on your local channel 2 website. I think your photos showed better than theirs the damage that was done.

http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-photo-...9.photogallery

It looks like a marriage proposal.:

The last photo is from George Hamm's house - those are his cloths hanging to dry! Who does that in the winter? Oh, yeah... George. I don't have my glasses but it looks like I don't recognize any of the kids in Nomex. The one getting the proposal looks cute, though!

[hoytedow]

Very cute. We hang our clothes in the winter, but here you can't pound nails with them(except for the hard water effect on them).

[crankshaft]

Mark,

Yes, the Prince William Sound is silky smooth compared to the Inlet for sure! When we go out, we go Seal Is and south, Montague and the needle are my favorite fishing spots. Northern Prince William sound is full of Rockfish, but pretty much dead to Halibut. It's a long trip from Whittier to get to the fish. When I left Seldovia, Flat is was where we were fishing, the North and West side, around the shelfs and drop offs. Didn't have much luck, then BAM, three of us would get our limit in 30-40 pounders as fast as we could get them in, then nothing again for a few days. Strange fish there, for sure, they seem to move a ton! One trip to Elizabeth was mid Sept when they had that blow that came out of nowhere (NOAA is sorta unreliable, thus the reason I chose the Uniflite over a lighter planing hull boat). Me and a local Seldovia kid were out there on our way back. Oh what fun.... Kept me busy as the wheel for sure. Been in worse, but no fun regardless! What is strange to me is the lack of rockfish. I fished all over Tutka and never got anything but flounder looking things. Whittier every rocky shelf has a quillback or Black Bass. Just a strange change.

IF I go back to Homer, it will probably be a week or so long, and we will get a slip in Seldovia. If we do, I will be sure to look you up. Right now I'm trying to get a diesel engine in my boat, so I don't lose hair every time I get far from home! Did you see my thread on the Cummins? Maybe you have advice.

Bobby

[Submarine Tom]

I installed a fire sprinkler in the ceiling of my houseboat that will trigger at 135 degrees F. It's like having a firefighter sitting there with a charged line 24/7. I don't have fire insurance and after 14 years I've put $14000US into my emergency fund that I would have paid to the insurance company. The sprinkler was $10US. I've never used it, so to speak.

-Tom

[cthippo]

Originally Posted by marshmat

For those of us who aren't trained as firefighters, the best things to do are:

One more thing to consider...

By the time you see flames, and probably even the smoke, there is a very good chance the boat is already totaled. Stop for a second and ask yourself "what am I trying to save here and how much risk is it worth?". You may be better off putting your efforts into protecting the other boats around the one that is burning.

[crankshaft]

If the fire had waited until yesterday, the falling snow would have put it out. Jeez, I thought it was supposed to be summer in Homer Mark!