The Ellie K is named after my daughter and is just as beautiful. She has old world lines and for a full displacement Trawler, cuts through the water like nothing I have seen. One could say she ghosts along, she leaves so little wake. She has proven herself now with over 6000 miles under her and just over 1000 hours on the engine. There have been a couple of hiccups, but she hasn’t faltered since her launching. She is a quiet economical cruiser. Hull speed is 8 knots and she reaches that well before the engine tops out. The ideal cruising RPM is 1700 and at that she burns 1.6 gallons per hour. In 2007, I filled up in Edmonds and with a meandering trip up to Alaska, I filled again in Ketchikan with 280 gallons. Fuel capacity is 400 gallons, and water is around 150. There is a bow thruster and a 10’ rigid inflatable with a 4 horse Yamaha. There is a 22Kg Bruce anchor with 400’ of 5/8” chain and 200’ of nylon rode. Furuno Navenet guides the way, with a Robinson Auto Pilot with a hand held remote. There are paper Charts up to Alaska as well. She is set up for two couples with a small but comfortable aft cabin. At 38 ft, with a 4’3” draft, she is easily taken where other boats can’t go and is small enough to be handled easily alone.  Furthermore, I have had her 6 ft seas and find that she ships the seas well, rides it well and is a capable sea boat, and well suited for the Pacific North West.