Great episode! Fishing was hot!

Thanks for the video. I really like seeing the mods you do to your boat. One thing to keep in mind, be sure to turn off the radar if anyone is on the roof:)

Another beauty trip! Nice fish and great company. 🤙🏼😎🎣

What a great fishing trip

Have you a good recommendations for a room

Great quality video thanks

What room class/bed configuration did you have? Can they accommodate a roll-in bed?

great shots with the drone, I'm looking forward to coming here and taking the same lol

Once you drill a hole well ya no turning back

What guide books Did You use ?

Great video!! Love the drone footage? DJI? Question, what time did you catch the water taxi to the Arch’s? Or are the vendors for the water taxis at the beach all day?

When did you visit it? In January? How was the weather like? I thought it is cold in January and the best time to visit is closer to May.

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I call dips to sleep up there this summer 😂

I like your idea, except I’m skeptical that you’ll store traps n stuff on top, it seems very scratchable plus you’d then only use the tent while traps are deployed. Then again I guess that’s the point…

Great Addition! Very Efficient!

Great video! How much is the monthly plan in Canada? I saw $329 /monthly online. Is that accurate?

How much was the trip to the beaches and such? Going in Feb! So pumped! Was a great video! Can you pay with pesos for that little excursion off the beach? Thanks again

The waves at the beach can get pretty crazy. Some of the older people with our group almost got hurt trying to board. They dropped us off a couple kilometers down the beach on return. Walking back to the resort and some of the waves were coming all the way up to the concrete walls

I assume you'll move it to your truck when you go truck camping. Dual purpose!

Haha I was there last year. The beach sellers every day trying to sell me coke ( not the beverage )!

Great idea Jeff. I’m sure the kids are going to love this setup.

What a great idea!

are the pools heated

Great video heading there tomorrow. Cheers

How do you make reservations for alla carte? First come first serve or do you go in the AM and try to book then?

Real nice to be able to access information on large trips at anchor or the dock. Trip planning with kids or guest isn't easy when underway when you finally get a cell signal

How does the fishing there (in winter) compare to Haida Gwaii (summer)?

Nice job! Heading there on Saturday!

Starlink for the win!

Is there only a certain time of year when tuna can be fished for? And have you heard of anyone catching them between Rupert and Haida Gwaii or is the west side of Haida Gwaii the only place they are? Thanks

Beauty what river? NW for sure

Nice video! One comment, I recommend installing 1 or 2 - 100 watt flexable solar pannels to the roof, the ones that can be laminated directly to the boat(you could still store things on top of them when needed). That would be nice because then you could easily leave your Starlink on 100% of the time. Also, a 50 watt draw really isn't that much draw considering that a typical 12 volt deep cycle marine battery has 1200Wh (12V x 100Ah), so the star link could operate for 24 hour continuously. However, with running the main engine occationally plus a solar pannel or two, you'd never have to worry about killing your batteries.

Thank you for the video. May I ask what HewesCraft model is this? Did you add the custom toilet/room inside the cabin on yours or it came with it? We just bought a used 260 Pacific Cruiser, and would like to add the toilet area like that. Thanks again

That’s cool higher mbps than in the city. Mini will be going on my boat this spring. 🛶

Great review. I've really thought about going with a Hewescraft Explorer also. The back ground music was very annoying while trying to listen to you speak.

Now you can do some LIVE VIDEO-CASTS from the very best fishing areas (non-cellphone areas), where almost no one else has previously done that. You can pioneer that. A LIVE broadcast from Haida/Langara, reeling in a 30 pound Spring, or 100 pound halibut, or dozens of Albacore, is something I've actually never seen before, for example.

The Mini has average download speeds of HALF (50 Mbps) that of the Standard dish, while in motion at highway speeds, according to the "Starlink Hardware" KZbin channel. The Mini averages roughly 100 Mbps, which is maybe 55% the speed of the Standard dish, when NOT in motion. That same KZbin channel, strangely, did not speed test readings when trolling at 2.9 knots for Chinook Salmon, unfortunately. So on the Mini dish gaming is maybe a bit questionable, as well as is vital live video business conferencing....but uploading more fishing videos for us IS likely fine. 🙂

116 Mbps, while in the middle of nowhere, while moving(!) 23 knots, your first day, is faster than my in-city-near-the-freeway CABLE internet was about a year ago! Wow.

Of course you're already planning on a future video titled "Starlink on my boat - the first 60 days"! 😃 Hint, hint.

The best fishing is usually where there is little or no cell coverage.

Thanks!

That will be amazing on your vessel Jeff! Nice work bud!

Pretty sweet! I'm down on Salt Spring and thinking about getting the mini for lower power draw.

Wow!! It will be invaluable for you 👍🏼

Merry Christmas Jeff!

Thanks, did you spend any nights on the hook. Were heading north to Sitka from the San Juan Islands in May 2026 and like you I'm gathering all the info I can. Were traveling with dogs so will need beach access if and when anchoring.

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Wow look at that backdrop with Orcas!! Amazing capture!!!