Coots are welcome to compete in the Derring-Do Dinghy Dash, a _fun_ race for small sail and human powered boats. The Dash starts at Orchard Point Park, in the marina I think, at 11:00, or show up by t

Friday to Sunday May 20-22nd. The main event is a picnic Saturday at a Corps of Engineers park across the lake from the campground. This year the Triton Yacht Club (the casual YC on the lake, not much

Saw the Minn Kota Endura 30 on sale at Bi-Mart for $99.95, through May 24th. The 30 lb. thrust motor is plenty for most of our boats. Doesn't work as well as the much more expensive motors designed fo

The Weatherman is saying there's a slight chance of rain Thursday, but Dan from Almostcanada is hoping to get to Fern Ridge sometime Thursday. I'll probably have my lunch out there. Join us if you lik

My mid-90s 2 hp. Honda fired up on the first pull today, after not being run in a couple of years. :o) But it's pumping no water out the pee hole (water-cooled exhaust). :o( And it's running a little

Do we have any operatives in the Port Townsend area? This: https://olympic.craigslist.org/boa/d/port-townsend-crotch-island-pinky-sail/7484151013.html looks incredibly tempting but I can't get away fr

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Riptide Pete built a Clam Skiff for his brother a while back, and I sent him the plans for the 15'6" version. They seem to be real good workboats, but designed for more power than I'd want to use. But

What to do after - or instead of - this year’s Salish 100? Register now at Pocketyachters.com to be part of the PY PALOOZA. Its North America’s largest exhibition of small cruising boats at Port Towns

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It’s been a while since anyones traveled over to fort land for a messabout. Mail you because it was too hard to acquire the favorite Paulina lake camp. I had thought about heading south for the Big. L

For a couple of years I've stayed on land waiting until it was safe for water travels or play. Most of my neighborhood sailers staying their distance trying to not come down with Covid. So, with the n

At the old Same place -- 4 Spirits distillery -- a bit north of the Corvallis airport. They've got a small menu with some good lunch stuff, and a friendly staff who think Coots benefit the ambience. 1

I sent this out to several boat groups. I sure hope we can get it out of Kay's yard and into the hands of someone who'll finish the boat! 22' high-chine "northern skipjack" hull, built from plans in H

Just watched the - ePropulsion - web site. They have a good looking line of motors, one of the biggest is the Navy 6,0 EVO, and the test looked mostly good. 48 Volt pack or batts., run time is 8 hours

Cal, check this out, a punt designed by Paul Fisher on Duckwork’s site. There is a 6’ wide, higher freeboard version as well. But the long narrow version would suit low power. He has mods for a cuddy

Is it no more? The URL I have for it, https://messingaboutinboats.com/ goes to a website design company. Thanks!

As many of you know, I have an electric boat with a big and expensive li-ion battery pack. The question of how long these batteries will last is important to me. Since this battery chemistry in large

What would you buy brand wise. For Scandal I would like to put a new outboard on. 4 stroke, 4-6hp. Lots of options out there and the pricing is reasonable for a new engine. Granted if a used on e in g

New high tech uses artificial grown crystals that have depleted uranium imbedded "grown" inside the crystals. The energy of decay is used to generate a current directly (short synopsis) from the shiel