by GHBoats Webmaster | Oct 26, 2023 | Customer Questions, Salish Voyager
By popular request, Fredrik and Nancy shared their thoughts with us about sleeping aboard the Salish Voyager. Though it wasn’t perfect for their Alaskan environment, with a little experimentation and practice they were able to accomplish the task and enjoy a...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Jul 27, 2023 | Customer Questions
Sometimes, the best way to answer a question is with a bit of show and tell. Here our founder Dave Robertson shows just how efficient it is to row on one of our sliding seat rowboats, using our 17′ Jersey Skiff as an example. He’s getting about 30 feet of...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Mar 11, 2022 | Customer Questions, Salish Voyager
Those who’ve been following along with Fredrik and Nancy’s expedition in their 17′ Salish Voyager Wild Places may remember that they mentioned they’ve been using beach rollers to bring the boat up above the tide line before they bed down for...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Nov 9, 2016 | Captain's Gig, Customer Questions, Nisqually
Recently, a customer wanted to know how fast our smallest boats can go with a 2 hp motor. It was a nice sunny day so we decided to take a couple dinghies out for speed testing. We don’t usually think of our boats as motor boats, but they work well with a small...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Mar 29, 2013 | Customer Questions
Recently we had an e-mail exchange with a customer that some of you might find helpful. Hello, I haven’t seen any photos of the sailing version of t he Melonseed rowed with the sail furled. How is the sail stowed when not in use? Can it be lashed to the...
by GHBoats Webmaster | Jan 18, 2013 | Customer Questions
Having been in this line of work for over 25 years, sometimes I think we’ve heard every question out there. But now and then we get a really good question that we’ve never had to think about before, and it’s really a treat for us to ponder something...
