Scott Bulger will be keeping you posted on this passage. The boat is new about 80 feet, American flag, twin diesel (1200 hp). 5000 gals of fuel. Expect to leave in about a week. Most likely fuel in So. Korea and maybe at Kyoto Island. Stay away from Russia. I will have a long piece to post IF I get back, about safety, the Nav rules and maybe the Northern Lights. We may not have email working, in which case the updates will be short and the details may have to wait until we get back. Bill Kimley at Seahorse Marine in Zuhai is going to get a list of my suggestions, over the weekend, as I will be trying his patience in person, as best I can. If he won't listen, I will talk to his wife Stella. One sharp cookie, that gal. Bill is a lot taller than I am, but Stella is about my size!! You can pass short questions to Scott and I will try to act on them during the trip. Expect it to take about 4-5 weeks. I have been collecting the Coast Pilots, Sailing Directions, Notice to Mariners and Light Lists and various updates. There is some interesting language in the Pilot about staying away from the not marked on the charts, Stellar Sea Lion Rookeries. Big fines, boat liable to forfeiture, WOWWW. By the way, since the boat belongs to the owner, I won't be using it's name in the posts. But, there should be enough local color to make the updates worth reading. Did I mention that I hate long airline flights, packed in with 300 other inmates in the modern Asylum in the Air. It's 13 hours flight time from Seattle to Taiwan, then 2 more to Hong Kong. Is it any wonder that Mindlessness is on the march. Buy a boat, go to sea, never come back! What? Regards, Mike _____________________________________ Capt. Mike Maurice Beaverton Oregon(Near Portland)

Dear Mike: I'm also making a passage to the US from Hong Kong but going the other way. I've just taken delivery of one of Bill's 52s. If you have the time, please contact me - see below - the beers are on me. Gordon USMV Alchemy Owners: Gordon & Yu-ching Anderson Mailing Address: 4004 Wallace Lane Nashville, TN 37215 Currenty Anchorage - Golf Coast Yacht Club - Hong Kong Current Cellular: +852-6415-2783 or 6592-4387 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Maurice" <mikem@yachtsdelivered.com> To: "Passagemaking Under Power List" <passagemaking-under-power@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 1:25 AM Subject: [PUP] Passage From Hong Kong to Columbia River, via Adak? Alaska > Scott Bulger will be keeping you posted on this passage. > The boat is new about 80 feet, American flag, twin diesel (1200 hp). > 5000 gals of fuel. > Expect to leave in about a week. Most likely fuel in So. Korea and > maybe at Kyoto Island. Stay away from Russia. > I will have a long piece to post IF I get back, about safety, the Nav > rules and maybe the Northern Lights. > We may not have email working, in which case the updates will be short > and the details may have to wait until we get back. > > Bill Kimley at Seahorse Marine in Zuhai is going to get a list of my > suggestions, over the weekend, as I will be trying his patience in > person, as best I can. If he won't listen, I will talk to his wife > Stella. One sharp cookie, that gal. Bill is a lot taller than I am, but > Stella is about my size!! > > You can pass short questions to Scott and I will try to act on them > during the trip. Expect it to take about 4-5 weeks. > > I have been collecting the Coast Pilots, Sailing Directions, Notice to > Mariners and Light Lists and various updates. There is some interesting > language in the Pilot about staying away from the not marked on the > charts, Stellar Sea Lion Rookeries. Big fines, boat liable to > forfeiture, WOWWW. > > By the way, since the boat belongs to the owner, I won't be using it's > name in the posts. But, there should be enough local color to make the > updates worth reading. > > Did I mention that I hate long airline flights, packed in with 300 other > inmates in the modern Asylum in the Air. It's 13 hours flight time from > Seattle to Taiwan, then 2 more to Hong Kong. Is it any wonder that > Mindlessness is on the march. > > Buy a boat, go to sea, never come back! What? > > > Regards, > Mike > _____________________________________ > Capt. Mike Maurice > Beaverton Oregon(Near Portland) > _______________________________________________ > Passagemaking-Under-Power Mailing List

> -----Original Message----- > Bill Kimley at Seahorse Marine in Zuhai is going to get a list of my > suggestions, over the weekend, as I will be trying his patience in > person, as best I can. If he won't listen, I will talk to his wife > Stella. One sharp cookie, that gal. Bill is a lot taller than I am, but > Stella is about my size!! REPLY Sounds like you will be at Seahorse at he same time as Robert Straghan is visiting to check progress on his 462 hull #7 Robert and I are having discussion with Bill on a coupleof things,not the least of which si whether or not there is adequate engien room ventilation plus ventilation to the inverter (in a closet) and the battery bank is a sealed pocket under the aft cabin sole. I'm just wondering if any of your comments deal with the electrical system. cheers Arild