Here's the paper on Yaquina City I mentioned. Apologies to the author for calling him a her in my previous post. ;o) http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/geo422/422_Paper_Sandler.pdf Somewhere around

As Joe mentioned, Yaquina City was where the Mad Dog Tavern and Sawyer's Landing are today. The Newport city fathers wouldn't pungle up a subsidy for Mr. Hogg to run his railroad into town, so he

The town of Yaquina is further downriver from the oyster plants. It is right next to Sawyers marina and the Mad Dog Tavern. -- Joe Novello

I just read a book by a lady who grew up in Toledo & she talks about the town of Yaquina being the end of the railroad from the valley. The book was published in 2004 & she claimed the old turntable

"Dear Wooden Boat Festival Community, "After much careful consideration, we feel we have no choice but to cancel the 2020 Wooden Boat Festival. There is great uncertainty of festivals being allowed

"SALISH 100 PUBLIC CANCELLATION RELEASE" "Hey Folks, "In its first year, the Salish 100 immediately became an event to honor our communities and celebrate traditions and skills near and dear to our

Thanks for adding the links. That Fulmar is a beauty! Unfortunately our budget was wiped out by the kayak.

I hadn’t heard of Voyage of a Summer Sun….I look forward to getting a copy and reading it. Thanks. Rich

Thanks, Mark. I hadn't heard of that book by Robin Cody. I just sent off for a used

Yep, I've read all those books and own at least two. The book that Robin Cody read from at the meeting was: Another Way the River Has: Taut True Tales from the Northwest written in 2010 He has a

Voyage of a Summer Sun: Canoeing the Columbia River. Cody started at the top and worked his way downriver. A Good Read. https://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0870716611 /themotherofal-20 Amen to

Hi guys, I doubt Sam ever used any proper plans, especially established ones. When we had a memorial for him at one of RiversWest annual meetings, it was explained that Sam laid down on a piece of

That does sound like the boat Sam McKinney started his voyage across the country in. IIRC, it took several boats and a couple of marriages to complete the trip. ;o) The book about the adventure is,

There may be a surplus Fulmar near Corvallis that could be pried away from its owners, who built a bigger, Paul Gartside boat. Fulmar is a racy boat. I recall the day on Fern Ridge when me and Charley

That's gonna be a nice little kayak, Josh. Good luck with the build, and keep us posted about how it's coming

When Brian G was stuck at home looking after his mother he had plenty of time to work on his motorboat, but no chance to use it. <sigh> He told me he'd turn on a nearby sprinkler and sit at the wheel

Dan, Your neighbor will get much better windward performance if he tightens the traveler bar tight, and adds a clew tie to keep the clew of the sail close to the boom. Though looks like peak

I'll definitely get pictures to share as it progresses (ships May 5th). Passagemaker take apart is a really cool boat and should be pretty versatile. We plan to eventually do a bigger boat (probably

Should be a fun build. I’ve been toying around with getting the Passagmaker Take apart kit. When nested I could haul it in my cargo trailer camper. Case

Wood duck looks great, send us pics along the way! :)