Just get your checkbook warmed up and buy the 1088; you'll save money and refinishing labor in the long run...and value of the boat will be enhanced when you sell. The biggest false economy is saving

It takes a Dirtsailor to make a successful pot luck! Unfortunately I cannot make this event. Dirt Sent from not here

Well, I guess nobody's interested in a potluck... There are a couple of good restaurants in Veneta and some of us usually go for dinner at one or the other one or both nights. Even if there's no

If you can afford the Good Stuff, use it. You won't regret it. Every time I build a boat out of el cheapo plywood I say, "never again!" <g> Good marine plywood is a lot nicer to work with, less work

This year, because we'll be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the first Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival--an event originally inspired by owners of smaller boats--we've negotiated SPECIAL PRICING

Rich, Hate to change the subject, but is that a solar charging on your boat and how do you like it. I am thinking about something for my Montgomery. Bob

Well, well….many details/options available each with its caveats. A lot depends on how long you want the boat to last versus how much extra work you want to do. I’d use sheet thicknesses as

Info item - the MDO is often available in 5/16" (very close to the 1/4" you seek) - as a special order item. Check with your supplier. Query - do you have a Mr. Plywood in Salem? They carry an

I'm here in Salem, too, and have built wqith most of those. MDO is my least preferred - very heavy and you can't sand it at the edges (paper facings - your mileage may vary.) I'd strongly recommend

Hello! I'm new to this group and am hoping to hear some opinions. I live in Salem, OR and am starting a Michalak AF4 build. I have various choices of plywood and have suffered analysis paralysis. The

Hello there, David and I will be there with our trailer, 4 kayaks (if anyone wants to borrow one) and two dogs. Are there any pot lucks or anything I need to know about so I can bring

Don't forget the messabout next weekend at the Mudhole: http://www.coots.org/mb/FernRidge/ Usually a fun one. I'm moored on E dock, if you want to tie your boat up somewhere near me. -- John

Y'all are missing out. Over the next couple weekends, we are going to be going gangbusters. Next weekend we will be skinning one kayak while adding stems and the keel to the other two. The weekend

Hey guys, not to late to get out and enjoy what the weather mavens seem to think is the last day of our warm spell...Anacortes Pull and Be Damned will be happening all day! Check out the details

Amazingly, we'll be enjoying the 5th annual Pocket Yacht Palooza in less than 30 days (Saturday, June 11), along with the four-day Palooza Crooza (June 12-15…with the option to shorten your

Do any of you have some good interior pictures of my shanty boat? John? The boat is put away in the shed and it's too dark for picts. If you have some, would you let me use them? Thank you, Jim

Very interesting description of the racers and their craft. NHank

at the Toledo Community Boathouse http://toledocommunityboathouse.com/2016/160507_kayak/index.htm

They're getting an interesting lineup of participants for the 2016 R2AK: https://r2ak.com/full-race-participants2016/ One Coot team so far -- Team Archimedes. Anyone who finished the race is a

Here are some photos I've taken of Orca over the years: http://preview.tinyurl.com/jze4b7k She's a good all-around boat. -- John (jkohnen@...) When they go fishing, it is not really