This brings back some vivid memories from Coast Guard days stationed in Kodiak. Loved it. Wishing you smooth seas (good luck with that) and a following wind.
Interesting stuff! Shipping general cargo the way it all used to go. I assume there's a good deal of weight/balance calcs that go into the loading? How about the power plant.......single shaft or two? Horsepower? Just curious.......an 'ol Navy hand here and I just subscribed.....
A single 2000 hp Cat main engine, with single shaft of course. Boat does about 12.5 knots. Computer stability programs make life easy for deck officers.
It is a pass between the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. But it is narrow, shallow, and treacherous, so in the past it was referred to as False, or dangerous . But for decades it has been buoyed and mapped, and boats regularly use it. But even in these days of gps it should not be used until the Coast Guard does its annual survey to re-spot the buoys, because the channel location changes over the winter and becomes “false” again. The nearby town is named for the pass.
