Powell River, B.C., Canada
Is a 38 ft. diesel powered, 8 knot heavily laid up fiberglass displacement hull vessel built in 1980 to an Edwin Monk design as a west coast troller. Converted to a personal west coast exploration vehicle and day tour dive charter vessel in 2008-2009. GRADIENT operates on the North Sunshine Coast from her home port of Powell River. She moves between being based out of Powell River, Lund, Saltery Bay, Okeover Inlet and sometimes Pender Harbour. Gradient is a good stable dive platform with an easy to use custom dive ladder, large swim grid for cameras and gear, boom and lifting gear for 500 lb. and under ROV's and tech gear, that carries up to eight divers comfortably. Contact by email at bmckinn@telus.net for more information regarding rates and charter availability. We can also be found on Facebook as Bill McKinnon

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Morgan isl. and Porpoise Head

It was another windy day on the the water. Visibility inwater is a bit dusty right now and Morgan island seemed to be missing alot of life from past dives. We did see a few pacific cod and found a great new second dive where Bruce found a porpoise skeleton and that the lads think is up there with the Aggy wall although we have not found any gorgonians there yet. Great topography, life in shallows and depths over 300 feet.
















3 comments:

  1. Bill,
    I think this last photo of the two starfish necking (arming?) would be suitable for February in your calendar, if it's not too risque.
    your pictures get better and better.
    martin

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  2. Hey Capt'n,
    All these photos look like fun.
    Is it all fun and games, or is there work involved too? How about some pictures of the regulars swabbing the deck, or scraping the hull?

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  3. Coming right up

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