Cinnamon Girl at Seattle's Lake Union Boat Show

On display at the Boats-Afloat show - Jan 27th thru Feb 5th

Cinnamon Girl - American Tug 41 Hull #9 will be on display at the Seattle Boats Afloat Show on Lake Union.  We will be in slip D29, part way out the main dock.  Come and see us.

This is a great boat, very well equipped and in very nice shape.  The owners have just lowered the price and she is a great deal, now just $  Sold by EYS!!!     Complete information, over 50 photos and a video can be found here.

Call Steve for full details at 206-930-6139

Full show details at: http://www.seattleboatshow.com/

2005 American Tug 41  Cinnamon Girl   now $    Sold by EYS!!

The new 2012 Waggoner Guide is now available!

Start planning your summer vacation.

Order your 2012 Waggoner Guide here and receive a 15% discount.

The Waggoner Guide is your annual update for cruising the inside passage from Olympia to Ketchikan.

Mark Bunzel has just completed the all-new 2012 edition.  Last year Mark purchased the Waggoner Guide from longtime publisher Bob Hale, and spent most of the summer updating and re-writing the Waggoner.  Expect the 2012 edition to be one of the most helpful ever.

Mark is the publisher at Fine Edge publications.  Remember that readers of the American Tug News receive a 15% discount on all of his books and publications.

Sold! 2007 American Tug 41 #21

2007 AT-41 #021  Reduced by $75,500   Tsillan is now SOLD! 



I worked very closely with the owner when we had Tsillan constructed in 2007.  He had previously made 5 trips to Alaska on his last boat and was specific in how Tsillan was to be optioned and outfitted.  It was nice to work with a gentleman that had very well found opinions and made great decisions in her commissioning.  She is a fabulous American Tug 41!



Tsillan was built for an experienced yachtsman and includes many special touches.  She has the Cummins QSC-540 common rail engine, Onan 9Kw gensest, Village Marine 600 watermaker, Nick Jackson 3-axis crane, Raymarine electronics suite with 3ea multifunction displays & 48-mile open array radar.

Click here for full details

She is a beatiful boat.  Deep brick red carpet and upholstery with gorgeous Jatoba wood.  

Call Steve to arrange a private tour at 206-930-6139.  Moored in a covered slip in Edmonds, WA.

Steve Scruggs, CPYB
Expedition Yacht Sales
Anytime: 206-930-6139
www.expeditionyachtsales.com

Fine Edge Publications: Discounts for the American Tug Family

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Mark Bunzel at Fine Edge publishes the very best cruising guides and planning books for cruising the northwest. I have always relied on the yellow "Exploring" series books. A few years ago I discovered the new "Dreamspeaker" series and they are a great compliment to my on board library. Mark has generously offered a 15% discount on all of his books to the American Tug family.

These books make great gifts for the holidays!

Mark is also now the publisher of the Waggoner Cruising Guide and has the all new 2012 book on his site.

Let SJY help pay for your American Tug!

San Juan Yachting would like to add a couple of Tugs in their charter fleet

The very best charter fleet in the pacific northwest would like to help pay for your American Tug!

I had a great conversation with Rick Sale, manager of San Juan Yachting in Bellingham, WA. He said they need a couple of tugs and he can keep them working for you. His conservative pro-forma shows that just over half the cost of your tug can be paid by others; and that is before any depreciation or tax advantage is figured in, which can really save you.

Rick sent me the cash flow projections for an AT-41 and AT-34. Lightly pre-owned boats such as Forever Friday (AT-34) or Cinnamon Girl (AT-41) cash flow extremely well. I would be happy to forward these pro-formas, just call 206-321-2164 or email me at: steve@expeditionyachtsales.com

Let’s get together with Rick and work out the details.

Thank you,   Steve Scruggs, CPYB

www.expeditionyachtsales.com

Sold! 2005 American Tug 41 "Cinnamon Girl"

I am very pleased to add AT-41009 to the Expedition Yacht Sales brokerage

Sold!!

Beautiful rich interior with neutral colored upholstery and new oat colored carpet.

Originally built for the owner of American Tugs. She is well equipped and very meticulously maintained. Powered by a Volvo 500hp common rail engine with trolling valve and dual controls, bow and stern thrusters, Raymarine E-series displays, Tanner mast, factory custom cabinetry, tons of engine spares, Village Marine 600-gpd watermaker, dual Nova Kool refrigerators, 12-foot inflatable with console and Yamaha 25 engine, etc..

The complete details are included at: http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/pl_boat_detail.jsp?&units=Feet&id=2406654&lang=en&slim=broker&&hosturl=expeditionyachtsales&&ywo=expeditionyachtsales&

This is the boat that I delivered to Alaska this past spring.  You can read the trip blog here on the American Tug News.   Look in the articles from last May & June.  This is your opportunity to take her north!  Super well sorted and ready to cruise.

Call Steve at 206-930-6139 to arrange a private showing in Bellingham.  Cinnamon Girl is ready for your next Expedition; to the Broughton's, Alaska or Mexico!

Thank you,  Steve

Expedition Yacht Sales is born!

Steve & Cindy Scruggs are proud to announce the formation of their new brokerage; Expedition Yacht Sales, LLC.  With a combined 40-years in the local marine industry it was time to hang out our own shingle.  We will serve the greater Puget Sound area and are always available to meet on your boat or the yacht you wish to see.

"Cindy & I are excited to be working together for the first time and able to offer the highest level of service and integrity.  We are going to do this right!"

Specializing in high quality cruising tugs, trawlers and expedition grade sailboats.  These are the boats that are ideally suited to cruising the waters of our Salish Sea and inside passage to Alaska.

Between them they have cruised or raced boats on all of the west coast from Southeast Alaska to Ensenada, Mexico and covered most of the east coast from Halifax, Nova Scotia to the Chesapeake.  Throw in a couple of races to Hawaii, Bermuda, an Atlantic crossing and several years on the Caribbean circuit for offshore experience. They have owned twin-engine powerboats, racing sailboats and an offshore capable sailboat.  They know boats and all the local cruising grounds from Olympia to Alaska.

When just 26-years old Steve founded his first boat dealership and service company in Seattle.  Most recently a yacht broker for nearly 10-years working in the Puget Sound area for a large dealership, now able to offer the service that customers really deserve with his own brokerage.  He has been involved in the sale and commissioning of over 200 new boats and countless pre-owned yachts during this career.  This is experience you can rely on.  Steve holds the CPYB designation as a Certified Professional Yacht Broker and subscribes to their code of conduct.

A fifteen-year veteran of the marine industry, Cindy will run the operations of Expedition Yacht Sales.  From listings to closings, expect first class service handling the details of your dream yacht.

Contact Expedition Yacht Sales at 206-321-2164 or visit http://www.expeditionyachtsales.com/.  We stand ready to help you achieve the happiest day of your life.

Steve & Cindy

Catching Prawns in Desolation Sound

A great week of catching prawns near Cortes Island.

Our most successful year ever!

For the past eighteen years Cindy & I have headed north to Desolation Sound with friends to cruise for a week or two in early August.  The greater Desolation Sound area is a wonderful marine area and offers fantastic cruising.   It is a couple of days journey north of the San Juan's or Gulf Islands.  One of the highlights of the trip is putting out the prawn traps and seeing what we can pull up. 

The Spot Prawns are larger than shrimp and make a wonderful meal.  We generally set the traps in a depth of a little over 300-feet.  Every fisherman has their favorite honey spot, but a good guide is to put your pots near a locals and do what they do.

This is Cindy's new boat, the Mystery Machine, in beautiful Desolation Sound.

The rig I use:
Yellow top float with 75-feet of leaded line
400-feet of 1/4" polypropylene line
2ea 8-oz clip-on lead weights
Prawn trap
Scotty screw top bait jar
Bait pellets

Prawn traps are marked with yellow floats, the second jug is for extra flotation in areas with strong current.

A hose reel is an easy way to store multiple 400-foot lines tangle free.

These Dependable Trap Co. pots fold away for easy storage on a boat.

Ladner makes nice commercial style pots for sports fisherman.   Easy to empty.

Snap a couple of lead weights on the poly line to keep it from floating on top.  Scotty bait jars work great.

 

The commercial prawn bait is very effective.  It is like oily dog kibble.  Some use cat food.

Power pot pullers were made legal about five years ago.  We are going over 300-feet deep!

For the first ten-years we went prawning the power pullers were not legal, and we pulled the traps hand over hand...  It was great exercise.   The Brutus "Ace" puller is nicely made and fits on to a Scotty Downrigger base and uses the same power jack.  It pulls about 100-feet per minute.  A welcome addition to the Mystery Machine!

Thanks for reading my blog.  Steve

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Cinnamon Girl - American Tug 41 in Desolation Sound, British Columbia


Welcome to my blog about the American Tugs, their builders and owners.  Take a look around and be sure to read through the past postings; find information on the various American Tug models, pre-owned boats, equipment reviews, trip plans and the log of my recent Alaska adventure aboard Cinnamon Girl.

You can navigate into the older posts by clicking on the past months in the right hand column. 

Please save the link as a favorite and come back regularly as I will be constantly posting new information that is both informational and entertaining about these great boats.   Cindy & I live in La Conner, WA just down the road from the Tomco factory.

I am the owner of Expedition Yacht Sales, a brokerage specializing in Tugs, Trawlers and quality Expedition Sailboats, these are the boats ideally suited to cruising and exploring the Salish Seas and waters of our Inside Passage to Alaska.

I would be happy to answer any questions.  You can always reach me at 206-930-6139.   Thanks for visiting!

Steve

Steve Scruggs, CPYB
Expedition Yacht Sales, LLC
Anytime: 206-930-6139

Crabbing season opens on Puget Sound!

Puget Sound crabbing season opened July 1st. 
San Juan Island areas open for crab on July 15th.

Mike Schoppert, President of American Tug with a full trap!


Crabbing season opened for much of Puget Sound on July 1st.  The San Juan Island areas will open on July 15th.  For 2011 crabbing is allowed Thursday through Mondays with a daily limit of 5-each male Dungeness.

It is time to get out out there and soak your pots!  The weekend weather was beautiful and summer is here.  Mike & I headed down to a favorite spot near Strawberry Point on Saturday and the crabbing was excellent. 

Let me know your favorite recipe.