With the new Etech you best be letting the computer do the job

Weathered in Anik for two days now. Headed out trapping with the students for the rest of the day. Can beat that for a way to kill time. ;0)

White17, were you previe to my cursing teh 550??? Man, once you go 600, you'll never go back to a 550!!!!

I had more problems with that anchor than anything I'd ever had! I just think that the 154 in track is way to much for that motor IF,IF your pulling stuff...by it's self, it's fine...but, after blown motors, blown bearings, etc...I had to make the move...We shall see!!!

Anyone had any big problems with the ski doo LT/WT 600 Etech? I wish HONDA made a snow machine! Bet that would pur like the out boards!!!

White17, might head your way this year for a long weekend at the bar!...we shall see..>I gotta complete the last 1/2 of the Iditarod, done nome to the Solatna bridge...but, we have a guy running the iditarod next year from here, so, might fly the rig down and drive it back up helping him out to Ruby...

But, Oh, is the bunk house open in the winters where the diner is? Love that place!might do it over xmas, we shall see...

Scotty, you'll be taking a dog team from McG to Ruby?

Scotty. Yeah I think the bunkhouse is open then. Not sure I've ever seen it closed. We probably won't be here at Christmas but try to call anyway just in case. We're in the 'book'.


As far as the 600 goes I understand the horsepower issue. It's the fact that a guy can't work on this Etec stuff. Had a friend here in MCG have a brand new Etec outboard go belly up this summer. Nothing he could do but send it back to town. That was so expensive that the thing is now an anchor. His wasn't the only one in town to go bad.

I think reliance on all this techie stuff is going to bite some folks in the butt if they get into the wrong set of conditions.

Simple has proven superior to complex over centuries.

Takotna, no, my ski doo WT/LT flown to Wasilla? then drive it up with a dog team from my village...Not ready for a dog team, still have other things to do!

White, it's like I'm danged if I do (550), or danged if I don't (600)..heck, I had to send in my 550 after 2 months or whatever...then the bolts to teh exhaust were loose...then a bearing went out...then I could not do the deep snow (8ft)...so, dang...I'll see where this 600 goes!...

Hope it works well for you.

Yes, we know. Is that "tool" in your right hand a Craftsman or a Snap On in this picture? You sure wore your hair long back then.....

Was suppose to leave Anvik on Friday. agghhh Still here due to weather. They are still grounded in Aniak.

I pictured more of a Yoda look vs. the Moses thing... Heavy snow at my pad today. 8" on the ground and it is warming up quickly. Went for a short boat ride looking for deer and found fresh brown bear tracks. Guess I wasn't looking in the right places?
I sure envy you guys who are set out as Dec. 1st is taking forever to come.

FT, I can sympathize with you on the flying weather. We were lucky to sneak out of Kuskoland yesterday. Had just enough of a break in the weather for our pilot to make through the pass from Anc and get us back in time to catch a flight to Fai. Happy to be able to check traps today.

Woo hoo. I made it to Aniak.
Was a low flying flight. Very cool country.
Went from this.



To this for half the flight. Interesting. Thank goodness it was a Caravan. zero zero.

WOW you have a different opinion of a caravan than I do.

Apparently they can fly legally in IFR. For what its worth.

FT, that must be where people come to for firewood! All the trail leading to one spot.

Not here. But I was wondering the same thing as I flew over the country east of anvik.
I know some are otter trails. Going from water point to point. But thinking these must be moose trails. I saw very few moose. There are supposed to be plenty but sure that they are out there. But you see a lot of this out here. But can't say for certain what is making them. I did notice that a lot of spruce islands had these trails going to them. There is a lot otter in the country.

looks like a large scale beaver nest to me.

I have a pilot friend that flies a Caravan quite a bit, but doesn't trust them in icing conditions. As a matter of fact considers them "scary" in ice. And the one he flies is complete IFR with anti-ice system.