Hal Nash over in Waldport is looking for a new home for his Penrose 16 Sailboat. https://oregoncoast.craigslist.org/boa/d/waldport-penrose-16-sailboat-built-by/7508046646.html -- John

Pretty short notice. Fred Johnson in PC sent me a message a week ago, but I missed it. There's gonna be a Wooden Boat Show as part of the Dory Days. I hope it's successful enough that they try it

The throat and chest symptoms are abating, but I have no energy. As soon as I get up and try to do something I want to lie down again. :o( Sitting here in the library at the computer with the cat

Are you feeling better?

Let's have lunch at Richardson Park this Thursday. The weather is supposed to be not too hot, and there are boats there. :o) Bring a life vest if you want to go boating after lunch. 1:00, as usual, at

Interesting stuff in the Honda Service Manual for the 2 HP. According to the "Fuel Tank Inspection Procedure," you should "Check the outer fuel tank surface. Replace the tank if a red layer or an

The off road fuel cells that I use for extended travel are plastic. The manufacturer of those recommends burping them several times a day when fuel is in them. They also recommended storing them

I've had this happen with plastic gas cans in my garage, if they sit for a few months mostly empty they suck in and create a vacuum. My first thought is that the fuel is oxidizing and consuming the

I was just doing routine maintenance on my BF2D Honda (16-years old). I noticed that the forward side of the fuel tank was "sucked in" around a half inch. This was early this morning and it was

Next time you should tootle through The Jungle. There's a wide spot in the channel when you come out of the trees that's a nice place to stop and swim, or just hang out. You get the afternoon breeze,

Didn't come across any this evening - plenty of wind though!

I've got a homebuilt GV-11 which is becoming quite small since my kids have grown. We were planeing but it got a little rough with the north wind, so we slowed to 5 mph. Once we turned around (by the

We're not going swimming (we hope <g>) or water skiing, so any algae blooms won't affect the Coot lunch. I hope to attend. Had to bow out of the Salish 100. :o( I'll sit far away, downwind. ;o) It's

I hope you had a good time, Jarom. Did you tootle over to the Jungle? What kind of boat do you have for "tootling". The usual brisk afternoon north winds may stir the water at the south end of the

Yesterday there wasn't one in the south end of the lake. We launched at Perkins Peninsula Park and tootled around.

Friday morning the bloom was on at Richardson. On Saturday night we went for a sail and the bloom had mostly disappeared - I'll be on the lake tonight and will report on the current conditions.

Wondering if that algae bloom might impair the coot lunch. I plan on being there early again for more water testing. I'd like to see how the new water pump works after testing yesterday. I did a

That's exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much!

Haven't been out there this week, but a trusted source at the Richardson marina reports a "massive blue-green algae bloom at Richardson". Didn't say if it's near the swimming area. I guess this means

I know because I recorded a short video while I was out. This is a frame from the video, it shows the water depth at 80" and the surface temperature of 73°. From your other roving reporter. B.G.