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Defensible Space for wildfires? > Fires and such
I lived in the woods for almost 50 years. I did all the defensible space rules and then some. No shrubs of any size within 20 feet of the house except for one Japanese maple, single specimen plants to
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I lived in the woods for almost 50 years. I did all the defensible space rules and then some. No shrubs of any size within 20 feet of the house except for one Japanese maple, single specimen plants to
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Anybody want a Puddle Duck??
Daffy Duck is for sale. I was getting ready to build SCAMP when I found a year old one for cost of materials (sorry David). I'll sell the Duck all at once or piece by piece. The hull and trailer are $
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Daffy Duck is for sale. I was getting ready to build SCAMP when I found a year old one for cost of materials (sorry David). I'll sell the Duck all at once or piece by piece. The hull and trailer are $
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What's the Deal with Toilet Paper?
I saw an ad for an enterprising taqueria. They were doing home delivery of a “taco kit” dinner for 6 that consisted of several taco fillings, a stack of tortillas and 2 rolls of TP. Don’t forget the C
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I saw an ad for an enterprising taqueria. They were doing home delivery of a “taco kit” dinner for 6 that consisted of several taco fillings, a stack of tortillas and 2 rolls of TP. Don’t forget the C
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MylesJ Swift
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Waterway access Permit
John - If you haved lived in Oregon for at least 50 years you can get a very inexpensive license. https://myodfw.com/articles/pioneer-and-other-licenses-seniors MylesJ
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John - If you haved lived in Oregon for at least 50 years you can get a very inexpensive license. https://myodfw.com/articles/pioneer-and-other-licenses-seniors MylesJ
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Coots being coots
I like this idea a lot. www.cbsnews.com/news/old-coots-giving-advice-they-call-themselves-old-coots-and-they-have-some-advice-for-you/
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I like this idea a lot. www.cbsnews.com/news/old-coots-giving-advice-they-call-themselves-old-coots-and-they-have-some-advice-for-you/
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Penn Yan Cartopper for sale
If anyone is interested, a store in Florence has a partially restored Penn Yan cartopper (1959?). It is at the driftwood store on the west side of 101 near 13th. The shop owner says when they got the
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If anyone is interested, a store in Florence has a partially restored Penn Yan cartopper (1959?). It is at the driftwood store on the west side of 101 near 13th. The shop owner says when they got the
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Salish 100 plans, was: man overboard ladder
John – You are right. I said Bremerton when I should have said Bainbridge for the ferry. That makes better sense. Thinking about it, I realized that the run from Olympia to Shelton was via a more freq
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John – You are right. I said Bremerton when I should have said Bainbridge for the ferry. That makes better sense. Thinking about it, I realized that the run from Olympia to Shelton was via a more freq
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Salish 100 plans, was: man overboard ladder
I have taken the bus from Olympia to PT several times. The drivers talk to the dispatch to let the next driver know if they need to wait. For more frequent bus service go to Seattle, ferry to Bremerto
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I have taken the bus from Olympia to PT several times. The drivers talk to the dispatch to let the next driver know if they need to wait. For more frequent bus service go to Seattle, ferry to Bremerto
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Stuck Bolts (was: Fern Ridge Spring Messabout Saturday, the 18th)
You need a nut cracker that looks like the link will show. This one is good for up to ¾ inch. I looked up some bigger ones but they got expensive quickly. There are cheaper ones but they didn’t have t
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You need a nut cracker that looks like the link will show. This one is good for up to ¾ inch. I looked up some bigger ones but they got expensive quickly. There are cheaper ones but they didn’t have t
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Need big anchor
My neighbor is actively looking for a used anchor with about a 4 foot shank for yard art. If anybody has one please holler. He has been looking at faux anchors because of the shipping cost. I am in Fl
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My neighbor is actively looking for a used anchor with about a 4 foot shank for yard art. If anybody has one please holler. He has been looking at faux anchors because of the shipping cost. I am in Fl
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Neato Electric Vehicle
These guys made too much money and decided to play the rest of their lives by starting Arcimoto. They have been “doing R&D” by bombing around the area on these bikes for six or seven years. Check out
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These guys made too much money and decided to play the rest of their lives by starting Arcimoto. They have been “doing R&D” by bombing around the area on these bikes for six or seven years. Check out
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Doing More Messing About in Toledo
John, for such fine work and dedication that should be the Andrew Lynn Memorial Boathouse. You have to be the best to get that level of honor while you are still walking and talking. MylesJ Get Outloo
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John, for such fine work and dedication that should be the Andrew Lynn Memorial Boathouse. You have to be the best to get that level of honor while you are still walking and talking. MylesJ Get Outloo
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Coot's Contact List
John, I am moving to Florence by the end of the year so my number cell number then will be 541-497-3508. The old number will work until our house in Creswell sells. Thanks, MylesJ
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John, I am moving to Florence by the end of the year so my number cell number then will be 541-497-3508. The old number will work until our house in Creswell sells. Thanks, MylesJ
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US waterways
Guys, this link goes to visualizations of all bodies of water in the US and of the watersheds of all the river systems. The watershed one would make a great wall hanging. http://digg.com/2016/every-bo
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Guys, this link goes to visualizations of all bodies of water in the US and of the watersheds of all the river systems. The watershed one would make a great wall hanging. http://digg.com/2016/every-bo
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Cal, check out this trolling motor.
It is a 24v unit, 86 pounds of torque, salt water rated, under $400 delivered. That would get you hull speed on the lapstrake using less than 20% power instead of the 25% we were using to maintain our
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It is a 24v unit, 86 pounds of torque, salt water rated, under $400 delivered. That would get you hull speed on the lapstrake using less than 20% power instead of the 25% we were using to maintain our
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Boat Show at Fern Ridge Saturday!
John, Unfortunately I will be attending a funeral back east. Of interest to Coots is that I will be seeing a nephew who is the captain of a GC32. That is a foiling catamaran that does about 23 knots.
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John, Unfortunately I will be attending a funeral back east. Of interest to Coots is that I will be seeing a nephew who is the captain of a GC32. That is a foiling catamaran that does about 23 knots.
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Coot burgee flying over Hilo
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Scamp Sailing?
BOB, Just a thought on the lazyjacks. Fiddling around with thebalanced lug on the Puddle Duck I found that I made things better by making theouter lazyjack line longer. If you get it right you can kne
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BOB, Just a thought on the lazyjacks. Fiddling around with thebalanced lug on the Puddle Duck I found that I made things better by making theouter lazyjack line longer. If you get it right you can kne
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Andy's Big Idea - not boat related at all, except is has everything
Andrew, There has to be a guy at the carboard mill in Toledo that knows the answer. 100% cardboard that can be knocked done before return or recycled locally when dead. Myles
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Andrew, There has to be a guy at the carboard mill in Toledo that knows the answer. 100% cardboard that can be knocked done before return or recycled locally when dead. Myles
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Does anyone havce experience with large size 3D printers?
Andrew, do some looking for 3D printers that print houses. There are a few. Basically a walking crane with a 25 foot cross piece and a printer head. Some of the first large 3D printers were for making
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Andrew, do some looking for 3D printers that print houses. There are a few. Basically a walking crane with a 25 foot cross piece and a printer head. Some of the first large 3D printers were for making
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