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Boat Storage
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For Old Iron Fans
Awesome...
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RC Tugboats (was: Sailing Pond at the Toledo Boat Show)
For a real fun time, there's always the RC battleship completion classes... https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=radio+controlled+battleships&view=detail&mid=2C87DD94E685E59F0C4B2C87DD94E685E59F0C4B&F
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For a real fun time, there's always the RC battleship completion classes... https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=radio+controlled+battleships&view=detail&mid=2C87DD94E685E59F0C4B2C87DD94E685E59F0C4B&F
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Myles Twete
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New research tool Washington Digital Newspapers
Very cool...thanks. Also has 1898 - 1914 issues of the San Juan Islander newspaper of the San Juan Islands! https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=SANJISL&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-
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Very cool...thanks. Also has 1898 - 1914 issues of the San Juan Islander newspaper of the San Juan Islands! https://washingtondigitalnewspapers.org/?a=cl&cl=CL1&sp=SANJISL&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-
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Field Trip to Harvey's Museum, Jan. 20th
Been in that room many times for many events...I think we used to have Rivers West annual meetings there for awhile also.
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Been in that room many times for many events...I think we used to have Rivers West annual meetings there for awhile also.
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RC Sailboating
Silly question: Will these particular sailboats operate in the little sailboat pond at the Toledo meet or do they need bigger, deeper water?
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Silly question: Will these particular sailboats operate in the little sailboat pond at the Toledo meet or do they need bigger, deeper water?
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RC Sailboating
This one's nice: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=radio+controlled+schooner&view=detail&mid=B012EF6545A92676E628B012EF6545A92676E628&FORM=VIRE
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This one's nice: https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=radio+controlled+schooner&view=detail&mid=B012EF6545A92676E628B012EF6545A92676E628&FORM=VIRE
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RC Sailboating
Closer to Oregon, Sellwood’s 91 year old casting pond has seen RC sailboat races over the years. I stumbled onto one there about 2 years ago with at least 20 sailboats spread out across the 42 acre po
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Closer to Oregon, Sellwood’s 91 year old casting pond has seen RC sailboat races over the years. I stumbled onto one there about 2 years ago with at least 20 sailboats spread out across the 42 acre po
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Dirt's Cargo Trailer Camper conversion
Thanks Case…looks like a cute way to go with wood J. Reading this, my mind was following your words going towards propane, then that idea got skewered with “unfortunately propane requires 12v” and you
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Thanks Case…looks like a cute way to go with wood J. Reading this, my mind was following your words going towards propane, then that idea got skewered with “unfortunately propane requires 12v” and you
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Small Steam Engine for a Newby
Well, he might not be a NWSS member, but Rod Mueller in Australia hit 39knots in 1994 in his little outboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1PmvrRLpSY I think he hit speeds faster than this ultimat
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Well, he might not be a NWSS member, but Rod Mueller in Australia hit 39knots in 1994 in his little outboard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1PmvrRLpSY I think he hit speeds faster than this ultimat
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In Praise of Slowish Boats -- Particularly Steamboats
As a NWSS member since about 1993 (?) and having attended steamboat meets in the NW annually most years since 1996, I've seen a huge range of steam boats. We've even seen several canoes driven by stea
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As a NWSS member since about 1993 (?) and having attended steamboat meets in the NW annually most years since 1996, I've seen a huge range of steam boats. We've even seen several canoes driven by stea
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In Praise of Slowish Boats -- Particularly Steamboats
Ginger berths in a driveway or garage. And sometimes at the Landing marina in Johns Landing. This week she’s been mulling around in the Lower Columbia R. I know a lot about Ginger (and Dan). Dan and h
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Ginger berths in a driveway or garage. And sometimes at the Landing marina in Johns Landing. This week she’s been mulling around in the Lower Columbia R. I know a lot about Ginger (and Dan). Dan and h
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Doing More Messing About in Toledo
"The true boathouse" :-) Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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"The true boathouse" :-) Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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Website content
Better take Columbia Marine Exchange off the list…they just had their final sale this past week before closing (at least according to the sign on their window last Sunday---they also weren’t open on S
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Better take Columbia Marine Exchange off the list…they just had their final sale this past week before closing (at least according to the sign on their window last Sunday---they also weren’t open on S
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More on any Library Offer - DO check out !!
Interesting, though tedious, discussion about what to do with the written resources collectively called the Coot Library. I have no skin in the game as I really don’t attend more than 1 or 2 Coot even
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Interesting, though tedious, discussion about what to do with the written resources collectively called the Coot Library. I have no skin in the game as I really don’t attend more than 1 or 2 Coot even
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Coots Lending Library
There’s ultimately no guarantees with collections (books, boats, cars, etc.) nor any one place that fits best for all. Perhaps the easiest and flexible is to keep the collection as a dispersed library
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There’s ultimately no guarantees with collections (books, boats, cars, etc.) nor any one place that fits best for all. Perhaps the easiest and flexible is to keep the collection as a dispersed library
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Toledo Dinner Saturday night
The steam group (NWSS) always has its own membership dinner on the Saturday night of the annual meet. I think we're having it in Newport.
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The steam group (NWSS) always has its own membership dinner on the Saturday night of the annual meet. I think we're having it in Newport.
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Steam boat anyone?
This is one of the most noted NW steamboats…can’t believe it’s for sale, let alone for under $10k… https://bellingham.craigslist.org/boa/d/23-lapstreak-steam-launch/6477495819.html
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This is one of the most noted NW steamboats…can’t believe it’s for sale, let alone for under $10k… https://bellingham.craigslist.org/boa/d/23-lapstreak-steam-launch/6477495819.html
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[MessaboutW] Lake Oswego Wooden Boat Show
Of the several car shows I’ve driven my 1920 Milburn Electric car to in the Portland area, I have to say that this Lake Oswego show was my favorite J. I didn’t get a chance to see any of the boats, bu
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Of the several car shows I’ve driven my 1920 Milburn Electric car to in the Portland area, I have to say that this Lake Oswego show was my favorite J. I didn’t get a chance to see any of the boats, bu
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[MessaboutW] Marine ply leftover....
How much plywood would a Chuckanut chuck if a Chuckanut could chuck plywood?
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How much plywood would a Chuckanut chuck if a Chuckanut could chuck plywood?
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