What kind of motor and battery did you get, Josh? Figure that you can only use half the rated capacity of the battery without damaging it. One confusing bit is the Peukert effect, which means your bat

Dan from Almostcanada is going to be visiting Fern Ridge the weekend of April 16-17th. This isn't an "official" messabout, just a casual gathering of friends. Except for the bit about lunch, most of t

Ole Wik a ranger working in Glacier Bay National park lived on this back in the 70’s. Who remembers the guy that showed up with his floating tent at Paulina one year? Sent from not here -- Dirt

The spreadsheet showing the depths at the Orchard Point and Richardson ramps and docks is working again: https://preview.tinyurl.com/FRDepths Over 4 1/2 feet to go to get to full. 25% behind where we

I HAD COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN THAT On Surprise I SHOW a constant drain under electric at hull speed cruise of 10-15 amps. AS SHOWN on the amp gauge, down to about half batt. capacity for long service lif

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Tired of cartopping, trailers, crowded launch ramps, and your poor yrailer backing ability? This is just the ticket! https://duckworks.com/autocanoe-printed-plans/ Somebody needs to put a steam engine

I thought you guys might enjoy this. We launched the Yamuna Queen today. I suspect you will have an escort any time there is a messabout in her waters. https://youtu.be/XmS2kgHqaOU We are about 90% fi

Thought you coots would like this video. https://youtu.be/V4PpDLaRaVU Dirt Sent from not here -- Dirt

I bought a couple of the interstate M27 heavy duty HDC deep cycles last fall. On the lake they added about 20% longer run time at a nominal cost, which I posted before. Very happy with performance ove

Mother Nature is playing an April Fools trick on us, pretending that it's Summer. <g> Pray for rain! https://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/nwp/teacup/willamette/frn.pdf https://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/n

Ok guys/gals, here I come again. You’ll where a great help 3-4 years ago with my Joel White Shellback, which like an idiot, I sold. So I’m starting again with this Chesapeake “Tenderly”. Here’s some p

Received a notice from Columbia River maritime museum about a new book they have. Sounds like a good read. NEW TO THE MUSEUM STORE "Captain George Flavel" by Jon Drury Astoria, Oregon, owes its existe

We were talking about Pelicans at Triangle Lake. The boats. Someone Up North on the PT Pocket Yachters' group was looking for one. He gets first dibs, but if he doesn't want this one, maybe Allen in C

Toledo Joe's book on Mac McAdams, legendary surfman, has been published: https://smile.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B08ZPR6HBK/themotherofal-20 Portrait of the subject of the book attached. -- John <jk

Saturday the 27th. Show up around 11:00. There may be somebody there with socially distanced room in a boat. I look forward to seeing you there, Kent. http://www.coots.org/mb/Opener/ On 3/25/2021 6:16

An interesting article about the CG Newport lifeboat Victory. She's well over 60 years old, and they have to _make_ parts to keep her going, but there are still no replacement boats that can do what s

I'm building a squaredrop trailer kinda like this picture. I want to trim it in cedar & I've never worked with it before. Do I epoxy it then varnish or varithane it or can I leave out the epoxy? Cedar

I guess the first "hot dog !!" news is that La Verne has turned in her resignation, before the days get too short this fall to drive safely in the am. Good idea, more time to cruise, and enjoy boating

Sally Snowman is the last US coast guard resident lighthouse keeper. She keeps Boston Light. She’s the only woman lighthouse keeper and has been there for over 17 years. https://www.atlasobscura.com/a