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I've seen how hard Maryland weather is on a wooden boat kept outside. My dad had to cut up a lovely little pre-war English cutter there many years ago for the same reason. But even so it's shocking...

I think I'm just going to stick some tape on it as Slacko suggested. The plan is to haul out in September and tackle a bunch of work in any case. This spot will just get added to the list.

As for...

Ouch. That's rough. I have a friend with an identical Egg Harbor here in Seattle. Lovely boat.

I don't think so Bruce. I expect they mean a USCG Certificate as would be issued to a passenger carrying vessel. Much harder to get than a survey. I'm not sure it's possible to get one for a...

I get your point Garret but I still think that the regulation does not make the seller responsible for the buyer’s actions after the sale, which I agree would be idiotic with as many Os as you like....

Just catching up on this thread and saw the discussion about customs in Port Townsend. I have a relevant anecdote that may help clarify the situation there.

In 2019 we went to Victoria B.C. for a...

Thanks Jim. Yes, that's the plan. Go cruising now. Fix stuff later. But not too much later!



Great minds Hugh. I had that exact thought while I was staring at the dent. Along with a few other...

Out of curiosity I did some more poking around the derelict vessel regulations and there is more. I expect that Garret is going to add a few more Os after this one.

RCW 79.100.170 Transfer of...

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Eggshell is exactly what it felt like when I pressed on it Rick. Didn't even seem like a soft spot. Just like there was nothing at all under the paint. I'm hoping that it's just an old repair or...

Well hm. So with the refrigerator done I started working on the reshaping the dinghy chocks for the Nutshell. In shifting the pram around to block it up in the right place I pressed my knee against...

Except that a Washington business license costs less than $100 and maybe 30 minutes for the online application. You can get a business license for anything you want. If that's the thing stopping...

If that was the actual effect of the law I would agree with you, but it's not. The seller is only liable if they don't get a marine surveyor to attest to the condition of the boat prior to...

More progress. Installed the shims for the refrigerator this morning.

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I think it's reasonable to debate the value of this regulation. I tend to agree with the objective. I am not too concerned with the burden on the seller. I dislike the implications for the...

I kinda think all of the above Bruce. And also that there are no perfect answers to any issue that pits personal freedom against public burden. If you want to have an argument in Seattle just mention...

I absolutely agree that this regulation, if it were more widely heeded, would kill many boats. It is already doing so in some cases. See this thread
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This thread is the best thing on the Internet right now. I'm curious about the number of other wooden boats that are out there cruising the South Pacific? Are you seeing any others (Latifa aside)?

Jon, I don't disagree that the regulation has the potential to affect things like restoration, etc. (although there are some provisions for that - see below). But I think the comparison with houses...

Back to some actual Building/Repair work. The new refrigerator actually showed up yesterday after being delayed in shipment several times. It's very shiny.
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Do you need a gas motor? I'd be tempted to go electric. The EP Carry might do the job with a Scamp depending on how you plan to use it.

https://www.electricpaddle.com/

I'm very happy with ours....

Personally, I don't disagree with the policy. While it does seem like an encroachment on our freedom to mess about with old boats, I also think that every derelict environmental disaster and hazard...

So I was reading this article in Professional Boatbuilder about the Sea Scout vessel Charles N. Curtis

https://www.proboat.com/2022/07/a-long-life-of-service/

and one passage stood out:


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This boat is going to be used by me and our son Dash, who is now nine and just went through the El Toro sailing camp at the Center for Wooden Boats. If we think we need to reef then a) we shouldn't...

Ah! That's exactly what I needed to know Jeff. Thanks. Re: snotter and thumb cleat, I'm planning to lace the sail to the mast and stow it wrapped around the mast so there isn't any halyard, but also...

True, that's what Joel White intended, but the seller bought a generic 50 sq ft sprit sail from Duckworks and made spars for that rather than making the rig as designed. At some point I might get the...

Thanks Ben. I did read a couple of articles by you and I've looked at the Optimist rig as well. And I agree that the Optimist is closest to what I have in mind. I will probably copy it as closely as...

As I posted on the Skookum Maru thread, we recently bought a Nutshell Pram to serve as a more capable tender than the fiberglass lapstrake dink that we have been using. The Nutshell came with spars,...

Very pretty!

^^ also a day tank for a stove is usually a gravity feed. Pump from the main tank to the day tank and then gravity feed to the stove. If you have to pump fuel to the stove you need a pump (of course)...

Just a note on thinning Epifanes. It may be that they recommend the stepped thinning but in practice I don't know that it has to be that precise? When we were varnishing Skookum Maru during the last...

Ha! I like it. Needs a slogan. “Oarsman Tallow. All the tallow, none of the pretentiousness”.

Thanks! I don’t think it will carry a much as the one you built but we have a smaller crew so I expect it will work just fine.

Hm. I like that idea. And I have a nice piece of AYC that would make perfect cheek blocks next to the stem. Ok that's an option as well.

I agree that a ring on the inside of the bow transom would be ideal. I just don't love the angle of the forward tether in that arrangement. It would be nearly horizontal. I don't have much vertical...

There is and it would. The rig is a bit of a puzzle though. More info on that to come on the Skookum Maru thread.



Well hm. I guess I figured that the step would be epoxied to the hull. I mean...

That's a good idea Nick. I hadn't thought about through bolting the step. I don't think I can get a spanner under the step though, but I might not have to...



Good thought! I like the soft...

I think we will be able to carry all the spars on top of the pilothouse. They might hang over the aft end a bit but that shouldn't be a problem. But I can see the challenge on your Roughwater as...

So to no one's surprise we have purchased another boat. This one is a the larger Nutshell Pram, which we will use as a tender to Skookum Maru. It's a handsome, if somewhat utilitarian, craft that we...

Well, as usual, the only thing I can count on going to plan around here it that nothing will ever go according to plan. And that work will always intervene when I would rather be messing about with...

Personally I like Epifanes, although I don't think I have enough varnishing experience to comment with any authority. However FWIW, Mark Demeter, a well known pro in Seattle, uses Pettit High Build...

Is it possible that they were shaped to use rubber grips?

https://www.concept2.com/oars/oar-options/handles-and-grips/scull-grip-options

Good thought! There is plenty of space for the compressor unit so airflow isn't a huge issue, but a fan would definitely help.




That is a little less than what I would pay for the equivalent...

Yes, Tory regularly saves me from myself. My tendency is to just start all the projects in the vague anticipation that the time will just materialize. Which it never does… Planning is a good thing.
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Slowly making progress on stripping the paint and varnish off of the runabout...

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It's always a joy to see Amazon and her crew pop up here Jim. I'm looking forward to hearing about this summer's adventures!

Made some progress on the Whirlwind today. I took Tim's advice and covered the paint stripper with plastic for the next pass...

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Per this thread:

https://chris-craft.org/discussion/viewtopic.php?t=9905

"You have to remove either the flywheel or starter to get the belt off/on on most Chris-Craft engines."

Given the...

Ah, coelcanth now that SRX photo brings back memories! Yours looks very well kept - I'm envious.

After the awful CB500T finally died I bought a new SRX600 from a dealer in Baltimore. It's still...

I do have an iOS nav app as backup as well. I'm using iNavX but I'm thinking I will upgrade to Navionics. We also have a local wi-fi NMEA data feed on Skookum Maru using this interface:
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