I'm really enjoying a trio of books by Slone Wilson I bought for my Kindle. They are his WWII novels. He spent most of the war as a Coast Guard lt. captaining a boat in Greenland and then a small frei

Good lunch party, I should have brought Surprise oh Well !! After a favorable reception, it seems like a good year for me to take all the old boating event slides from Calif, in the 60's, when I had m

My new favorite contender is Team Dark Star. He's taking the scenic route through the Inside Passage. :o) He's going to go through Cordero Channel, with it's series of challenging rapids: https://r2ak

Hey, guys. Jim Ballou gave me his old-timey Singer Sewing machine a couple years before he passed and now I'd like to give it to the next budding sail maker in the Coot clan. I had it professionally s

Hi folks, I realize that most of our Coot boats don't have a need for a windshield wiper, but I need to install one on the Tolman. My wiper so far is a squeegee on a wooden stick and I open the side w

I have used cetol with teak stain on my trim. 3 to 5 coats to get the right tint. The can says to use a bunch of coats of clear. I want to use satin clear. Is it alright to use regular Spar varnish ov

Thanks to John K. and mr Peukert, I hooked up trolling motor backup power better. I have 2 battery packs that total 24 volts of course, for the twins, simple. I need 12 volts for the MK 50 on the ster

Here is one; https://www.amazon.com/Sea-412601-1-Manual-Windshield-Wiper/dp/B002IV4KFA/ref=asc_df_B002IV4KFA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312373636797&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14973151844923629598

Let's have lunch at Richardson Park this Thursday. The weather is supposed to be good, and there are boats there. :o) Bring a life vest if you want to go boating after lunch. 1:00, as usual, at a picn

https://www.npr.org/2022/06/20/1106292397/hong-kong-jumbo-floating-restaurant-capsizes Smells like insurance scam to me.But when I was on a troop ship, the 2nd worst seas I experienced were between Ch

They hauled them off to to the Columbia River Maritime Museum for further study. Maybe we'll get to see them next February: https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/18/north-oregon-coast-timbers-found-from

This is so different than the secrecy of the Everglades Challenge. https://www.opb.org/article/2022/06/13/the-best-worst-idea-race-to-alaska-for-engineless-boats-returns-after-pandemic/

If you have a Minn Kota that looks skaggy !! Here is the refinish I just did. Removing the old finish, as I had used mine in Salt Water on the fresh water motor type, was required. However it sorta pe

It's getting there. Should be ready for the next messabout.

Looks like it'll be a nice day to have lunch at the lake again, but to make the drive shorter for the Corvallis/Albany Coots let's meet at the old Same place -- 4 Spirits distillery -- a bit north of

Good job, Coasties! And ain't it hard to capsize a trimaran? https://www.vicnews.com/news/us-coast-guard-rescues-four-people-travelling-to-victoria/

4.7 out of 5 stars410Reviews Freud Diablo D0648F 6-1/2" x 48-Tooth Steel Demon TCG Ferrous Cutting Circular Saw Blade 5/8" Arbor -- Wesley B Miller

I just attended this month's Boat Show planning meeting. August will be here soon! <gasp> Please register soon if you want to exhibit your boat. The Port is sending out solicitations to previous exhib

War is a horrible business, and the Allied invasion of Normandy in WW II was a real horror story. <sigh> It's nice to read about war heroes who used their courage to help people, not kill them. The Co

Yesterday the twin Minn Kota motors went to a friend of Charlies from back in the day. Zilkosky auto electric in Springfield, the Dad was Charlies contact when he did work for the mills locally. Sooo,