Felling Dangerous Trees Above a Remote Alaska Cabin in Port Protection, Alaska

Living aboard our 80’ steel schooner in remote Southeast Alaska means the work is never ordinary. In this episode, Scott paddles ashore from the Alaskan Gypsy to help remove dangerous trees looming above a seaside cabin in Port Protection on Prince of Wales Island. After storms and blowdowns damaged the property and nearly knocked the cabin off it's foundation, the goal was simple but not easy: get the hazard trees down before they came down on the cabin again, generator shed, or tent. With limited tools from the boat, old rigging line, a pulley, wedges, a ladder, and plenty of improvised problem-solving, this turned into one of the most technical and suspenseful tree-felling jobs we’ve filmed. Remote Alaska life is beautiful, but it comes with real work, real risk, and a lot of figuring things out as you go.