n  Re: Restoration of the BC Salmon Troller "Petrel"  Still battling with the bulwark cap. More challenges but nothing very interesting. A bunch of screws won't yield, even to the brace. I'm about to give up on saving it and just cut it off in pieces. That's my plan for this weekend at least. In the meantime to take my mind off my troubles I'm looking at photos of boats I like. Boats that are done. Boats that don't need twenty sistered frames a new aft deck and a pilothouse rebuild, not to mention interior cabinetry, batteries, plumbing, electrical wiring, a new exhaust, more seams caulked... anyway, I found this one on the Seattle craigslist:  She's the "Katie L". I posted a photo I took of her out of the water a few weeks back. She's back in the water and for sale now. According to the ad she was originally a Columbia River gillnetter that was converted into a picnic launch. Some of her details are a little awkward but still a neat little boat.  Still battling with the bulwark cap. More challenges but nothing very interesting. A bunch of screws won't yield, even to the brace. I'm about to give up on saving it and just cut it off in pieces. That's my plan for this weekend at least. In the meantime to take my mind off my troubles I'm looking at photos of boats I like. Boats that are done. Boats that don't need twenty sistered frames a new aft deck and a pilothouse rebuild, not to mention interior cabinetry, batteries, plumbing, electrical wiring, a new exhaust, more seams caulked... anyway, I found this one on the Seattle craigslist:  She's the "Katie L". I posted a photo I took of her out of the water a few weeks back. She's back in the water and for sale now. According to the ad she was originally a Columbia River gillnetter that was converted into a picnic launch. Some of her details are a little awkward but still a neat little boat.  