This coming weekend we will be travelling with Alder II from Sechelt to Powell River. The trip starts with a 2 hours run north up the Sechelt Inlet. Followed by a further 5 hours out into Jervis Inlet and then to the the Strait of Malispina. Sechelt Inlet is surrounded by coastal mountains rising up thousands …
Month: May 2016
Alder II Heart Beat
The heart of Alder II is gum wood that was laid down in 1949 as the keel of the vessel. But the heart of the action is the GM Detroit Series 71 three cylinder diesel engine also from 1949. It is a engine from 1949 and runs without a hit of smoke. It idles at …
Alder II – So It Begins
The glorious sweet lines of the former Forest Services Assistant Ranger Launch. This is the wonderful boat that my wife and I have bought. We are bring the boat home from Sechelt to Powell River on the May long weekend. Our boat Alder II, was built in 1949 and the above drawing is a generic …
James Gordon 