Author Archives: John

Dec 19 Hi All, Yea….the PAINTING JOB IS DONE AND SHE LOOKS LIKE A BRAND NEW BOAT!!!! In fact the day we splashed neither Kathy nor I wanted to leave the paint shed and go out and get Mystic wet and dirty:))))) We are very happy with the finish and shiny look for Mystic. We … Read More →

Nov 2 Hi All, Work continues on Mystic Moon at Platypus Marine in Port Angeles Washington. John did a quick 2-day trip this past Mon & Tues to check on progress. I arrived after the main primer coat had been applied. It looked great. The next step is to look for imperfections in the primer … Read More →

Oct 1-23 Hi All, As mentioned in the last blog, we hauled Mystic at Platypus Marine in Port Angeles on Oct 1. The complete paint job is scheduled for 8 weeks and our target splash date is 11/22. So far, Platypus is on schedule. They have added a second shift which allows almost 16-18 hours … Read More →

Oct 21 Hi All, This is just a quick update with more to come. We did haul Mystic at Platypus Marine in Port Angeles on Oct 1, about 3 weeks ago. All of the hardware has not been taken off and the sanders and painters are busy getting Mystic ready to be painted. I hope … Read More →

Sept 23-30 Hi All, We left Friday Harbor around 7am for the 36nm passage to Port Angeles. We knew it was going to be sporty for the first half of the trip but then calming….and, indeed that is what we had. 10-15G20kt winds off the starboard quarter but 2-4′ windchop seas…splashes/spray everywhere!!!! And a 3kt … Read More →

Sept 18-22 Hi All, Yep….another sense of accomplishment…we return to Friday Harbor!!! Friday Harbor Brokers were the Selene reps when we bought Mystic back in 2003. We actually kept Mystic in Friday Harbor the winter of 2005 and had many delightful times in this small San Juan Island community!!! We left Friday Harbor in April … Read More →

9/12-18 Hi All, We did finally leave Campbell River on Friday the 13th….gulp!!! We really did not do much in CR which is too bad for the 5 nights we were there…..provisioned, worked on the Cummins changing out the starter and then just sat out weather….the last few days it was very windy and raining … Read More →

9/10-11 Hi All, Some of you may have noticed that we did not leave Campbell Rover on Tuesday as planned….no tracks on SPOT or OK messages….so, what happened you ask?? Well…went to start Mr Cummins Tues am and nada, zip….whaaaaaaaa. A slight engine turnover then nothing. A quick call to Les, Mystic’s go to guy … Read More →

9/4-9 Hi All, We left Dent early….again….around 8am to time the Gillard, Yuculta and Hole in Wall rapids….joy!!! Actually Justin at Dent had laid at a strategy for us…basically time Hole in Wall at slack and take the Gillard and Yuculta rapids still on the flood…which is what we did. We were doing 11 kts … Read More →

9/1-4 Hi All, Yea….2 rapids down with 5 more to go. We left Forward Harbor at 10:30am trying to time the Whirlpool Rapids in Wellborne Channel and the Greene Point Rapids in Chancellor Channel as well as arrive at Blind Channel marina at slack….well, no can do. We had about 17nm to go to Blind … Read More →