I was looking at home made campers on YouTube & there was someone coating his plywood with watered down titebond 3 then covering it with a bed sheet then more watered down titebond. He then painted it

The TSCA magazine is in need of articles. Don't be shy, they've even printed stuff Andrew wrote. ;o) Alas, I have enough trouble just answering my email... <sigh> "Andy Wolfe is still/always/again loo

First off, I got a refund on the other underwater video cam yesterday. It did not have the zoom lens as I wanted, and the screen was slightly damaged in shipping. I keep it, so I can give it away whic

WOW !! Just checked links to Federal Park Passes. Lots of changes, like new fees for lifetime ( har !) passes, different access, military, handicapped etc. A load of other new stuff, most of which say

The Retired Old Geezers at the Toledo Boathouses are going to be building a floating maritime library! :o) 20' x 20' with solar power, climate control and natural lighting. Due to the winter COVID sur

Good suggestion, Josh. But they don't tell us much on their Web site about what they carry: https://tandyleather.com/search?type=article%2Cpage%2Cproduct&q=sinew* In addition to the test weight, and w

Andrew, and anyone else who may know: where do you get artificial sinew, and what size is appropriate for small boats? Amazon sells it, but there are a whole lot of different ones to choose from... ht

I just sent out the latest Coots' Contact List. If you think you should have got it, let me know. The Coots' Contact List is a private list of phone numbers, email and snailmail addresses. It's only d

Good Girl's new owners, Josh and Shannon, have some books to share. See attachment. They'd also like some advice about how to get Good Girl ready for a winter on her trailer. -------- Forwarded Messag

Hi group, My Tolman skiff on the trailer is 25 feet long and the street in front of my house is 24 feet wide, so no way can I back the trailer up my driveway. So, anyone got a suggestion for a 110 vol

I'm teaching a friend from work to build Skin-on-Frame canoes. We finished one last month and tested it at Cascade Gateway Park http://andrewlinn.com/2020/211002_wirth/index.htm

Did a paddle from Albany to Buena Vista back in August. http://andrewlinn.com/2020/200823_albalbany/index.htm

The gearheads among you will enjoy this: https://flic.kr/p/2hHTZJL Long ago I daydreamed about building a crazy motorcycle like that using a flathead six as a base (I used to smoke a lot of pot <g>).

I'm working on getting all the Coot outdoor events scheduled for next year. Looking at the tide predictions I see that the moon and sun are gonna get together and give us some _really good_ new moon t

Port of Toledo had some crazy pictures of Depot slough on their Facebook page. Water was up over the paver path by where we camp. Not sure if they posted them anywhere else. Case Sent from not here --

Looking through the latest BoatUS mag I found this: a _smart_ anchor! :o) https://www.minnkotamotors.com/learn/featured/raptor Who knew we needed one of these? But now that I know they exist... <g> On

I went for a drive today. Up to Detroit to see what the fires did back in September http://andrewlinn.com/2020/201115_burn/index.htm

I just heard that Governor Brown has set a stay home order shut down for 2 weeks starting on the 18th. This will be during the holiday and the Thanksgiving paddle. Is this going to cancel another fun

I'm gonna schedule the usual Coot messabouts for next year as if there's no COVID. I hope that sometime next year we can get together again, probably still with precautions. In the meantime, I'll put

It looks like there's gonna be no way to have the Flounder's Day Feast this year. <sigh> The 29th is me and Mary's usual pizza day, so I'll be eating pizza and thinking of all of you a day late. http: