Andy, the questions would be: Would you do it again? The whole shebang or Victoria?

Victoria BC is worth it. What a place! There is another team from Oregon here, Team Forest Grove in a Montgomery 15. Steve and Tom. They made the harbor before the tide change.

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Glad they are ashore safe and sound!

Mastgate just arrived Victoria finish. A long day for Andy, but not so long as a certain Everglades incident...

It's about 2:30PM and, atypically, the wind in the Strait has dropped considerably. It was 15 kts this AM and now is down around 6 kt from the

 Brandon, I totally agree with you about beautifully donewooden boats. I have seen some made with carefully chosen wood and meticulouslyfinished with a clear finish, which were absolutely amazing.

It looks like they updated the format on this page that make it easy to check out the reservoirs. You can see that Lookout Point is the one keeping up the water level in the Willamette and is the

When using the oils I assume you use a primer. Ever put any penetrol into either the primer or finish paint when putting it on epoxy? On Wednesday, June 3, 2015 10:25 PM, "David Graybeal

I have three basic levels of paint I use for marine applications. And one I intend to try out. 1. Value option: oil-based porch & deck paint. I've always used Miller, but they've changed suppliers -

So the bottom is all glassed and pretty much cured. Who votes for what paint and what grit should i sand it with to get the right tooth for it to stick? Most of the boat is probably gonna get porch

Bon voyage, Andy! -- John (jkohnen@...) A belief which leaves no place for doubt is not a belief; it is a superstition. (Jose Bergamin)

Didn't follow this thread too closely at the time, but came across this page this morning: Stratis Sail Art – Photo Quality Printing on Sails Stratis Sail Art –

Good to hear you're going in style. Best of luck to you and Tom. -- Jim Young, mostly retired Somers, MT

Guys, I will be traveling up to Port Townsend to morrow to participate in the Race to Alaska. The race begins Thursday, June 4, at 5am. I am only doing the first leg, from Port Townsend to Victoria.

Andrew, This looks like something you could use: http://makezine.com/2015/06/01/make-spring-clamps-plastic-pipe/ Ken

Harvey Golden wrote an article for Small Boats Monthly about a little adventure he had on Lake River, the Columbia and Multnomah Channel. Very surprisingly, he wasn't in a skin boat! <gasp> After

I've certainly been enjoying my subscription! David Graybeal Harbor Woodworks Portland, OR 503-860-3160 http://www.harborwoodworking.com/ On Monday, June 1, 2015 1:28 PM, "'John Kohnen'

I just got done binge reading all but the first (read that one months ago) issue of WoodenBoat's new Small Boats Monthly magazine. I subscribed long ago, but I made my password too hard to

Moping! Be careful, Andrew, you know one of the "rules" of this group. <g> "No flaming, cursing, politics, religion or public mopery. " Don't mope. Get out in the shop and work on something fun,