Author Archives: captnmike

Hypothermia / Cold Water Boot Camp

Posted on May 5, 2009 by captnmike

“Professor Popsicle” (Dr. Giesbrecht) takes eight volunteers and dunks them in 45 degree F water to show you what really happens in sudden cold water immersion and what happens as a person gets hypothermia. Graphic video shows why you should … Continue reading →

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How to tie a Bowline with your left hand

Posted on May 2, 2009 by captnmike

How to tie a Bowline with you left hand has been updated to a more web friendly version. Help for a left handed person tying a Bowline.  Here is a one page instruction sheet showing how to tie a Bowline … Continue reading →

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The Dim View sees the light

Posted on May 2, 2009 by captnmike

A snap shot of Alaska Cannery life from the 1980’s at the Icicle Seafoods, Seward Fish (SFI) plant in Seward Alaska. Recently two copies of the Dim View, an underground newspaper published by person or persons unknown at the Icicle … Continue reading →

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Wandering from Juneau to XIP and Around Alaska

Posted on October 16, 2008 by captnmike

Before Captnmike was Captnmike I wandered about in Alaska as a Cannery Hack Here I am on my way into XIP to help them start their cannery.

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Starting Before Captnmike

Posted on October 10, 2008 by captnmike

In the beginning there was the Alaska Cannery Hack and Machinist starting at the bottom of the ladder of success at Pederson Point one of New England Fish Company’s (NEFCO)  Salmon Cannery close to Naknek Alaska in Bristol Bay. Captnmike’s … Continue reading →

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