Boating for work

[Nehalennia]

I have a customer that required some attention on their locks in the San Juan islands. I was fortunate enough in November to take the boat out there, moor at their dock and survey the house for some locks. In January I drove up via ferry and installed the locks. I woke up and left the house early to take the boat back up, but it was raining very hard and blowing like crazy. So I decided to drive up to the ferry(1 HR), take the ferry (1+hr), do the job and return. The job took less than an hour to install these locks. Problem was there was a 4 1/2 hour wait until the next ferry came around. So Friday I got the call that one lock was defective. So yesterday I filled up the boat and headed back out. Weather didn't look great where I lived but figured I'd put up with rain this time.
Anyway, I towed the boat up and put her in. Sorry for the crappy photos from my phone.
Leaving Washington Park

View to Port(south)

view to starboard(north) a couple seconds later - Looking better.

After the job was done a diversion to Friday Harbor, waiting for the tide to come back up so I could get the boat back out of the water

 

[Quint4]

Not a bad way to spend the day...thanks for the pics.

 

[StressAweigh]

Todd I am glad I did not have to pay for that service call

 

[Scottzzzy]

I wish I could think of some good excuse to use my boat for work too! But some of my customers I would like to push overboard too much!

 

[Nehalennia]

Yeah the full gas tank was a nice benni for me, but since it's a defective product not good for the company. The original project was good though.

 

[sdarc]

Can you write off the mileage for the IRS?

 

[320Bob]

Todd,
What is the IRS business mileage allowance for boats!!!:smt043

 

[Nehalennia]

Can you write off the mileage for the IRS?

Todd,
What is the IRS business mileage allowance for boats!!!:smt043

I'm not sure, but I got a refilled tank out of it. I'm good with that for now.

 

[Brian 59]

Good for you Todd, What a nice way to make a service call, I envy you.

 

[Nehalennia]

Good for you Todd, What a nice way to make a service call, I envy you.

Just wish I could show you what I was doing. Nice place.

 

[sdarc]

I was just wondering if it would be statute mile or nautical mile?

 

[D-Sill-D]

Nice trip......thanks for the photos.... Todd, I am curious, how much time does it take to run over there from?? Swinomish??

 

[At Ease]

Nice pics Todd. I used the ferry system quite a bit when I used to run service up there. Many years ago. If I was north of Federal Way and received a call on the other side I would take the ferry versus going across the Narrows. Being on the water for work always made it a great day!

 

[Nehalennia]

Nice trip......thanks for the photos.... Todd, I am curious, how much time does it take to run over there from?? Swinomish??

Normally I would run out of Swinomish. That's about 1 1/2 hours to Friday Harbor. This time I ran out of Washington Park which cuts about a 1/2 hour off the trip but handling my boat by myself on that lauch and dock is a bit more work and care required. The rollers coming around the corner from the Rosario strait can be a pain. I got out of the water just in time. The wind began to pick up.

Nice pics Todd. I used the ferry system quite a bit when I used to run service up there. Many years ago. If I was north of Federal Way and received a call on the other side I would take the ferry versus going across the Narrows. Being on the water for work always made it a great day!

Yeah, this worked out well. I'm just hoping more calls come up for spring and summer time.

 

[D-Sill-D]

Normally I would run out of Swinomish. That's about 1 1/2 hours to Friday Harbor. This time I ran out of Washington Park which cuts about a 1/2 hour off the trip but handling my boat by myself on that lauch and dock is a bit more work and care required. The rollers coming around the corner from the Rosario strait can be a pain. I got out of the water just in time. The wind began to pick up.

What a nice little break....:smt038..... in the middle of February...:grin:

"I got out of the water just in time. The wind began to pick up".

I know you must have been watching the weather very carefully...good work..:thumbsup:

 

[NorCal Boater]

When I lived in Long Beach, CA I had a couple of restaurant customers on Catalina Island. Often on a nice morning my boss would come in and say, "It's time we made a couple of calls to Catalina." So we would go down get in my 23' Cobalt and head to the Island. We would see the customers, have some lunch and cruise around a bit, all on the company.

That was definitely my favorite job.