Thanks John, I've always been intrigued with the idea of sculling, I've seen videos of people moving 35 ft sailboats with a 14' oar at around 1.5 knots. Great for getting in and out of the dock, or as

Thinking about bumper strips, I'm thinking I might as well pack along a couple extras from old and sold boats. Take along to tie off to the dock cleats, while i'm renting it. Instead of festooning

Andrew tried a crank outboard out at a Depoe bay show, they're not a new idea. It didn't look like it worked very well. But maybe that was just because of the operator. <g> Mighta worked better if the

I've not met the host at Orchard point yet, I'll report back when I do. -Jove

Has anyone tried one of these? https://www.axamarine.com/hand-propeller-outboard There are cheaper ones on amazon. Seems like a great solution for a small sailboat like my windrose 18, But I'm

Seabees built a couple of desks using materials from USS Constitution, Chesapeake (musta got the wood from England, where some of the ships wood was used to build a building), and Arizona. Interesting

Bob's boat being his Birdwatcher II, Wave Watcher. He used a combination of a hard cover in the bow and soft cover aft. https://flic.kr/p/6srKRS Here's Cal's cabin boat with a slot

I'm pretty sure his name is Ron (it takes a few times for a name to stick in my memory <g>), from Florida. He's real friendly and seems like he'll be a good marina host, if we don't scare him away.

There is a new caretaker guy living in his trailer at Richardson, He seems quite friendly. He is still finding the ropes. -Jove

I like slot tops, two boats boats so far. All have been successful as 2 piece sections, which stow easy inside. I suppose if it rained for days i'd throw a simple tarp cover over the hatches, but

Well, maybe a scoot on Friday, we'll see. Two main days since many pull out Sunday anyway. Might not need to beg a re-charge that way. I don't like to bring a genset to a sailboat convention, eh

John - That was what Minnkota named it. In later years they called it High Performance. It was 12 volt and heavy by modern Minnkota standards. Think of it geared like a tug. It would go straight into

Sorry, John, you talked to me about home-brewed BMSes a while back and I guess I got you confused with someone else who was making their own battery banks out of individual cells. Or were you planning

Thanks, Myles, that's good to know. Makes me think that the single panel I've got might do the job, but I'll make the mount for it so I can easily add another. 3 hp. Minn Kota? That must have been a

I think the problem is just with the Lane County Parks reservation site. There's enough water for our little boats everywhere at Richardson. Call

A Dock! I hope they don't keep you up too late with their antics or, worse, draw you into their revelries. <g> They're nice people out on A Dock (and the new marina host, Ron, said he'd been warned

I just spoke with Sara and got mine. C7. Elaine

Dan, what do you draft? I think because the water is so low, they don't want people choosing their own slips and getting stuck in the mud, or people with shallow boats taking all the deep

John - I had a single battery amidship and a 10 x 18 solar panel mounted facing straight up on the taffrail of my Micro. In 4 years at Dorena and then on South Ten Mile Lake for 3 years I never had to

By playing the pathetic outa'state card, got a spot over by the potties...A-37.