Josh
It would be a great time to do the Powell River Canoe route in September, of course you don't have to do the full circuit. We camp regularly on these lakes, and hopefully will be camping at Dodd in the last week of August. Check out
http://www.roughlife.com/gallery/view_a ... me=album07 for pictures, and yes Dodd Lake is usually that calm We water ski there well into September and the water is still nice. I would definitely recommend
http://www.canoeingbc.com/index.html if you rent, I know them and have seen them go well out of there way to help there customers- .
To do with the WVO system's I ain't a pro, but will post pictures of my newest conversion next week. I think most people get caught up in the converter and how it operates, important yes, but the other aspects make a difference day to day. Things like storage and filtering, easy when done right; messy when you goof up (been there - best gift for a friend going veggie - a huge bag of kitty litter). WVO tank, delivery lines and venting need to be well thought out. Don't put you WVO inside the Van, I have seen a couple of SUV's with marine fuel tanks and great big smelly stain's in the carpet - yuck. Consider a WVO (gas) gauge, diesel are a pain to run out of gas with. I have run our van in -6 c weather on WVO no problem, but would stick to diesel if it was that cold, or colder, for long.
And I saw another Delica in PR, a Blue crystal roofed one. They are catching on.
Regards
Kev