This week let's try the hotdog stand at Lancaster, between Harrisburg and Junction City. I didn't check it out in person, but it looks like there are airy places to eat. More than just hotdogs on the

I've checked these out Cal and also got ideas from Michael B's blog. As John mentioned my trailered boat isn't really comfortable. My larger boat is but can't be hooked up for travel very easily. I'm

The guy I saw gives source and price for a full boat cover for - in his case - a coot size jonboat for backyard storage. It seems possible to make that collapse for a camping cover. Maybe just a

Hi John, Nope, wrong bridge. Jon Storm is east side, just north of the I-205 bridge. There is another new-ish dock in Lake Oswego at Foothills Park that has free docking. One of the residents at the

Alas, Elaine's little sailboat isn't even comfortable to _sit_ in. <sigh> -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

Yeah, that's a bargain. For $47 a month a slip at Dexter would be handy for all sorts of things, in the off-season when I don't have a slip at Fern Ridge. That's about half the cost of my slip at

Is that the dock on the west side of the river with a big pipe(s) coming down past it? I didn't know the name; it sounds like overnight mooring is OK there. Do you know what the access is from the

BSB, or KAP, are the closest thing to a standard format for raster nautical charts. Navionics can't use them, since it uses only vector charts, and proprietary ones at that. OpenCPN is a good, free,

Hi Gerard, Maybe you've received an answer by private mail, but if not, I'll try to help here. The BSB/KAP file is briefly described here: http://fileformats.archiveteam.org/wiki/BSB I've never seen

Hi, Elaine. Can you make a couple of polesform a sideline, then say 4poles each side to the gunnels, with light cord. Throw a tarp over that, and quick as that ,,, You are Lewis and Clark, or close

Okie Dokie !! I'd bet that you couldn't go to any steak house better than the Cowboy Dinner Tree. They are word of mouth, and on web, from what I know. You call for individual reservations, and

Huh!! Sounds like a way to leave the boat in slip for up to 4 week ends on a "use as desired" basis. Then use it when you want to have access during good weather, work on trailer rails, or could

OK I went to the website and downloaded the whole big file if ALL Chart Downloader for NOAA RNC® The Raster Navigational Charts are available in BSB format. I am unaware of that BSB format is or

Ok, NOW we’re talking something really important!! Where is the Cowboy Dinner Tree? Finding a good steak is now worse than the proverbial needle in the haystack and I’m prepare to travel (as

Here's a place to chill, boys and girls !

Better check to see if you get a key to the park gate when you rent a slip. <g> They had a problem after the Great Recession fell on us with people living on their boats at Dexter. Of course the State

Seems like a bargain at $47 a month. Can’t even rent a motel room for $47 a night anywhere let alone a month. If you weren’t to a campground and paid the nightly fee for a weekend you’d be at

We had a real good lunch at the Long Timber Brewing Company yesterday. Some of us had their signature hamburger, which is HUGE, with two patties in it. Hard to eat, but delicious. Also expensive at

I use Mercury Quicksilver motor oil. It's readily available locally (Bi-mart? W**mart) and I use so little of it that the extra cost doesn't matter. The manufacturer may get persnickety about what

Thanks for checking, Bob. That's about what I remember hearing from the park host when I asked a similar question years ago. -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com