Two weeks from this weekend is the Fern Ridge Spring Messabout. May 18th, with some people coming Friday and staying over until Sunday. Sleeping on your boat in Richardson marina is pretty

If I recall, John K. mentioned something for this coming week end. Maybe at Dexter, I don't recall -- but local to Eugene -- would that be right ?? If so what times is it happening, as I would look

Planning is underway for the Lower Columbia River Fall Equinox Messabout and small boat extravaganza. We're looking at Friday through Sunday September 20 through 22 at the Elochoman Marina in

Hi Case, Sorry to hear this. I looked forward to the beautiful location and your delicious potlucks each year, even if I did have to bail a few times. But, as John said, maybe we'll all end up in

Darn! But the guys from Cathlamet were talking about turning the Summer Solstice messabout into an Autumn Equinox messabout this year, but they were worried about it conflicting with the Paulina

Yesterday the retired Old Geezers at the Toledo Boathouses installed the steam-bent oak ribs in the Platt Monfort Airolite boat they're building for me: https://youtu.be/r8HlG5QmezM Good job!

Well I went online to try and book spots for Paulina Messabout in September and there isn't anything worth booking. Once again they revamped the booking system (starting earlier than normal) and

Too bad about your local sawmill, Dan. But surely there's at least one "real" lumberyard somewhere around the Big City near you. You've gotta drive to the Big Smoke anyway to find a big box store,

BEN! The nice young fellow at Zena Forest Products is named Ben. What a brain f**t. <sigh> Sorry, Ben... -- John (jkohnen@...) You have not converted a man because you have silenced him.

What a truly wonderful place! My local mom & pop lumber yard, here in Almostcanada, closed. For years, I’d show up and say, “…what will two hundred bucks buy?...” And, he’d just load me

Thanks for the tip John. Looks like a great sustainable family business.

Zena supplies bending oak to Brian Schultz, so they know about skin-on-frame boats. -- John (jkohnen@...)There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there always has been. The

Thanks for the info John. I think I'll give them a call for the hardwood pieces I need for my kayaks.

I picked up the oak for the Classic 12's ribs this afternoon. Bob at Zena Forest Products gave me a bunch of wood. There are some knots in a couple of the pieces, but they're good for at least half

Every Thursday, unless otherwise announced, 12:45 in the bar in the back of the Denny's by the Hwy. 20 exit off I-5 in Albany: https://goo.gl/maps/p273P8M7yD92 Arrive early or they'll already have

Everybody needs a model boat pond! ;o) -- John (jkohnen@...) A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill. (Robert A. Heinlein)

The pond has been in the works for a few years, or at least the idea of it. Sam J wants to have a fleet of R/C sailing gillnetters to sail on it. We saw the plug for the hull mold being made at the

Having lived in Astoria for several years and sailed a lot there, I can imagine the winds will be quite suitable for pond yachts there. White caps on the boat pond…… Rich Green

Very cool. I wonder if we need one of these in Toledo ;)

There’s going to be a new permanent pond to use at one of our