Time does get away from a guy. It’s September already. The days are shorter and a little cooler. Deer season opened several weeks ago and Moose season opens tomorrow. I’ll be heading up the river to moose hunt with some guys from the church here. Moose hunting is done a little differently up the river. Since the undergrowth is actually overgrowth (as in so think you can’t walk through it and it’s tall enough to be over your head) hunters do their hunting from trees. Now this isn’t your lower 48 deer stand in the oak tree kind of tree. You have to climb 50 to 70 feet up in the tree in order to reach a good vantage spot to see down into the overgrowth. Did I mention my primal fear of anything higher than a step stool? To make things more interesting, the wind usually kicks up this time of year. So I’ll be 50 or so feet up a tree in a stiff breeze that will make the tree sway. Did I mention my primal fear of anything higher that a step stool? Oh yeah, this will be fun!

Well, we have a boat now. It’s a tri-cabin trawler that is 41 or so feet long with a 14 foot beam. She needs some TLC but she’s a fine vessel that will sleep 6 right now. With a little remodeling she will bunk 8 or 9. Here are some pictures to give you an idea of what she looks like. We need a name for her. If you have any ideas us the contact page and send them to me. I’ll look forward to reading them.

Aft port bunk.

Aft starboard bunk.

Forward bunks in the “V” berth.

Looking at the port quarter.

Looking at the starboard quarter.

Port side view.

Looking out of the aft cabin into the salon.

Our oil stove and oven.

The kitchen sink.

Looking at the captain’s chair (that would be me!).

View of the stern.

Looking up at the fly bridge.

Well, you know. We have two of them, one forward and one aft. There is a sink in each one and a shower in the aft “compartment”.