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Hey we elected OBAMA -- I hope he doesn't go too far in playing footsie with Mittens as an impromptu Senior Advisor, maybe with McConnell in his entourage.

So mitt gave a pious praying...

"Sea scouts" is a pretty mild term, to somebody who has had his hair mussed up by the USCG with their Darth Vader boats and a .50 cal on the bow -- doing "training" on unsuspecting civilian boaters....

let's look back and see who it was made all the profits out of 'Nam, and which ones of them you would call commies . . . at least Seeger was a fellow who got beyond his origins.

Oh my did that take me back. Wonderful photos of a wonderful gang of people. I fished in a Seattle boat called Astrid in the 1960's, probably saw a number of the boats in the pix. Used to sell salmon...

Eleven years ago I installed a WC 1 1/2" bronze through-hull by bedding it in 5200. The old one had been done the same way, and I warmed the fitting with a hair-dryer and it softened and came out...

thanks guys, wonderful images. They stick with a fella.

I couldn't get the videos of Fastnet '31 to play -- any trix?

Absolutely. I spent a good hour looking at the design details, recognized many, got some ideers from others. Great to have access to those old drawings. Thanks for the post.

Nick, do you have a more explicit reference to the Steel book -- i mean exact title, the rest of his name etc -- hard to do a fuzzy search on a guy with a common name.

Albion goes into some detail about the differences among timber types. Straight pieces were useful, and could be had from relatively young trees -- but the most valuable pieces were the "great" and...

can you see the look on the cop's face??

Zooming out on this situation a bit, one might remember that they had to get Al Capone on tax evasion charges . . .

Very nice, Woxbox! Just the answer I was looking for. Do you have anything to do with maritime Pennsylvania?

oh an another curious point:

". . . lumbering evidently became distasteful to the proud and indolent Spaniards. As early as the time of the Armada, Spain was sending its silver from America into...

Very interesting to hear about "Mast Road." Also about the iron shrink band technique, which is about as good a solution as I could think of for the available technology of the time and place. I...

by Robert Greenhalgh Albion. Who has read this book? I just finished a library copy of the original 1926 edition, and while I was familiar with much of the story, I found it astonishing in some...

Let me introduce my wife, who bakes the best bread this side of the Mississippi river . . . SIMPLICITY is the word.

Hi All. I am Jan, Peter's OH. Long time ago (about 18 years) someone gave me an...

let me send you a pic of a pair of running lights that adopted me about 20 yrs ago, been in my shop ever since. look for pvt email

13" Delta: has worked for me pretty well. Got it for $100 from a contractor who was upgrading (DeWalt). A ply sled on the feed table eliminates snipe almost entirely. I use it a fair amount but don't...

Actually this should probably be titled "marine snipe hunt in Coos Bay." The story is, a couple of ex-Navy ships may have been scrapped there, and they might have had old style Navy steam launches...

The whole dam' thing would be simpler if we just went with local apparent noon

This thread was great fun, and very nostalgia-provoking. I learned a lot about sailing on a sunfish my dad built in a couple of weeks in 1956 or so -- he painted her out, launched her, and won a race...

So where do you get those puppies? For years I have thought about fabbing one up from Radio Shack parts . . .

Well thank you, everybody -- I decided to do a little bit of experimentation, and learned a lot. Trust OWWM to have a good post on it. Once you try it, it IS very addictive -- I have rummaged through...

In a recent thread on saw repair, Clencher mentioned cleaning things "in a bucket of salt water with a battery charger." Sounds very logical -- any more details? If I were to guess, attach the...

Nice job Tim Whitmyre - I always enjoy a read of someone who has mastered the fine art of fatal invective. Trouble with me is I can't think of words as poisonous as my thoughts.

Anyone familiar with this name? It is the nom de plume of Capt F.C. Hendry. He wrote a score of books, in the '40's and before. They are available in UK, S.Africa, Oz; but not much in N. America I...

whatever happened to S K Wayne -- dont see them much any more. I bought a set when I was in the army, in 1967 - still have them all and none broken. Good tools.

whatever happened to S K Wayne -- dont see them much any more. I bought a set when I was in the army, in 1967 - still have them all and none broken. Good tools.

whatever happened to S K Wayne -- dont see them much any more. I bought a set when I was in the army, in 1967 - still have them all and none broken. Good tools.

sorry for the double post - anybody know why this happens?

sorry for the double post - anybody know why this happens?

sorry for the double post - anybody know why this happens?

a Dickinson Newport has served me well for the last 4 yrs, in cool and clammy weather (N Puget Sound) in a 35' sloop with an 8' beam (not a modern plastic box car). Got mine in Canada, a bit cheaper....

a Dickinson Newport has served me well for the last 4 yrs, in cool and clammy weather (N Puget Sound) in a 35' sloop with an 8' beam (not a modern plastic box car). Got mine in Canada, a bit cheaper....

a Dickinson Newport has served me well for the last 4 yrs, in cool and clammy weather (N Puget Sound) in a 35' sloop with an 8' beam (not a modern plastic box car). Got mine in Canada, a bit cheaper....

a Dickinson Newport has served me well for the last 4 yrs, in cool and clammy weather (N Puget Sound) in a 35' sloop with an 8' beam (not a modern plastic box car). Got mine in Canada, a bit cheaper....

a Dickinson Newport has served me well for the last 4 yrs, in cool and clammy weather (N Puget Sound) in a 35' sloop with an 8' beam (not a modern plastic box car). Got mine in Canada, a bit cheaper....

a Dickinson Newport has served me well for the last 4 yrs, in cool and clammy weather (N Puget Sound) in a 35' sloop with an 8' beam (not a modern plastic box car). Got mine in Canada, a bit cheaper....

OH another thing. If you boat in an area that has a Vessel Tracking System, I would STRONGLY REPEAT STRONGLY urge that you listen to the right channel for the Traffic operator. You don't have to...

. . . radio is obsolete . . . well, part of it sure is. Marine Operator used to be a standard service, in fact it wasn't so long ago a gal I know got a marriage proposal from 50 miles off Yakutat by...

That's interesting -- I did not know there was any connection between Merriman and South Coast. I have a 1938 boat with winches by both.

A few years ago ('01?) I spoke with one of the older...

That's interesting -- I did not know there was any connection between Merriman and South Coast. I have a 1938 boat with winches by both.

A few years ago ('01?) I spoke with one of the older...

That's interesting -- I did not know there was any connection between Merriman and South Coast. I have a 1938 boat with winches by both.

A few years ago ('01?) I spoke with one of the older...

As usual, a signal hoist on this site produces results. Thanks gentlemen -- possibly an update later.

Anybody heard of it? The name used for the hard laid 3 strand twine used for square knotting, belts, bosuns pipe lanyards etc in the navy. Specifically, aboard USS MILWAUKEE CL-5 (light cruiser) in...

"So when was fishing net invented anyway?"

If I am not mistaken, remains of nettle fiber fishing nets were found in the Ozette dig on the west side of the Olympic Peninsula, covered by a mudslide...

My old bronze Merriman Bros winches had hard bronze coil springs behind the pistons. They were shot, so I had to replace them. Didn't want to use ss or mild steel. Found the right spec bronze wire...

Bronze replacement floors -- what do you do, get somebody to cast them?

Bandsaw tires with no crown: do they work okay? They are all anybody seems to stock these days.

I can't find replacement tires with crown in them for 14" Delta. Glued old ones on with gasket...