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I agree. After nothing but sailboats my kids wanted a power boat, and I thought with twin outdrives that maneuvering would be a piece of cake. Boy was I wrong. It could turn in its own length...

Quite a few right wingers and pro Trumpists in my extended family so I have learned to keep my mouth shut. A couple of years ago I was loudly critical of Trump at a family gathering (when Trump said...

I used to go to the Lake Union fireworks here in Seattle and it was fun if you like wall to wall boats and friendly drunk people. Little boats would raft up to bigger boats so we would often have...

with a southern accent

Knock knock
Who's there?
Smell mop
Smell mop who?

Another one, Grahame Shannon's Slingshot 34. I couldn't find much on the net so this is from my stash of designs saved from Cruising World magazine. Some may not like the big vertical stern, but...

In our extended family, we run the gamut of political and religious views, so by tacit agreement these topics are not discussed. Holidays, no matter their original intent, are (for us) an excuse to...

In my teens (mid-late 1960s) I was in a swoon over Ferraris, particularly the 275 GTB-4. R&T tested one, and I recall the price being around $16,000.
At age 18, with money from my part time job...

Phil Bolger often commented that C Raymond Hunt's designs were a big influence on him, and it's easy to see why.

Beautiful job on the pram, and I hope she proves to be a useful companion around the harbor and behind your bigger boat.

It may be the most impactful thing since the human brain evolved from its near relatives, a similar quantum leap in cognitive processing, with all the implications. I'm not confident we can control...

Not quite as long and lean as some (7.9 x 32.6 ft) but I've always loved the looks of the Aphrodite 101.
https://sailboatdata.com/storage/images/sailboat/photo/aphrodite_101_photo.jpg

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Adam, I do much the same thing with my 9.5 ft pram in the back of the 6 ft Tacoma bed. All sails/spars/oars etc fit in the boat. My cart has a fin above the wheels that slots into the daggerboard...

More stupid than scary, though I was afraid for a while. I was by myself in my little sloop somewhere in Puget Sound, wing & wing, downwind in very light air. The boat was sailing itself, ghosting...

Yes; what Mickey Lake said.

Yes! I'm learning that dinghy sailing is different than sailing bigger boats with ballast keels. Concern for running aground has been replaced with concern for capsize. Winds above 15 mph have me...

I thought of a time when I was spooked, hiking by myself in the Cascades, an off-trail route to a lake very close to the north face of Mount Stuart but on an adjacent ridge and separated by a ravine....

I think the fear happens more when contemplating a dangerous undertaking, and less when we're in the thick of it and too busy to feel afraid.

But since we're talking about fear and not actual...

Thanks Matt,

I have the Piccup plans but the boat with leeboard is a bit too wide to fit in my truck with canopy. I considered taking a 3" strip out of the middle, and also going with a...

Thanks everybody. My trailering experience is mainly with my current fairly heavy/bulky 16 ft trailer sailor that is a pain to use, what with the rigging and then unrigging, and I have to be lucky...

https://www.clcboats.com/life-of-boats-blog/Nesting-Expedition-Dinghy-Update.html

I need a new project this winter. This N.E.D. is a 3'6" by 10'6" semi-enclosed camp cruiser by John Harris of...

Isn't there something about young in-shape people drowning for no obvious reason? It happened to a classmate in high school. He was an athlete and a good swimmer who dove into the local swimming...

Happy Birthday David
Hope you have a great summer

you were saying?

First day of summer here in Seattle. 3 PM this afternoon looking south across Elliott Bay.

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Here's mine; 21.47 lbs as pictured.

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I always thought Jones Bikes looked interesting, and they have a LWB version, though I don't think they come close to Riv chainstay length. My Fargo has 70 mm bb drop, slack head angle and slow...

Yes! I love this little car, and was looking hard at it when we were shopping for my wife. Like you say; cheap, practical, Toyota reliability, and 6-speed. Plenty fast enough and I bet it's fun as...

Same thing happened to a Saturn my wife used to have. I found a Youtube repair video for that specific problem on that Saturn, ordered a new switch, and installed it. I'm not much of a mechanic but...

Exactly what I was thinking. You get the best of both worlds; use without ownership.

Thats a beautiful beautiful spot you have

Nirvana Nevermind. Not a single bad song on the album.

Also:
Stones Between the Buttons
Dylan Blood on the Tracks
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms

I had a Catrike Expedition identical to the one above, when neck problems kept me of normal bikes. It was much slower uphill, a bit slower on the flats, and faster downhill. It took up too much...

The race is intended to be difficult and dangerous; that is its primary attraction, and all participants accept the risks. If there are casualties, I worry less for the race participants and more...

As a lapsed Catholic, what I don't get is the Holy Trinity. Is there one God or are there three? Can't have it both ways.

And who/what the heck is the Holy Ghost? Other than allegedly...

One of my construction jobs was a high-end condo located on a busy downtown corner with a fair amount of traffic. Several of the condo owners were complaining about sooty dust accumulating inside. ...

Interesting you say that, and I agree they like a fair amount of pressure. The thin sidewalls make the tires more comfortable than other high-mileage tires, so it's a tradeoff. With my earlier...

Both auto and bicycle tires have much better tread wear than in the old days. Car tires used to wear out quickly and retreads were common. My Tacoma has over 120,000 miles and on its second set of...

The Bible tells fundamentalist Judeo-Christians that homosexuality is an abomination.

My ex-wife, who became ultra-Orthodox Jewish 15 years into our marriage, took this position, which was far...

Looks like all are underway with the front ones more than halfway across the Strait. West winds 5-15 kts with 2 ft wind waves this morning so much better conditions.

Quite a few boats, including the Welsford Pathfinder 'Dark Star' are sheltering behind Dungeness Spit. With the daylight half gone today, it seems like 'go soon or go home'. Conditions must be...

There are quite a few 30+ ft monohulls and bigger multis that might do better on the outside. No tidal currents, probably steadier winds, easier navigation.

It's good the most challenging wind/sea conditions occured at the very beginning where rescue is virtually guaranteed, so the sailors with more confidence than skills are harmlessly weeded out. ...

I understand that actual human beings lived in Phoenix before the days of air conditioning. It's hard to understand how that's possible.

SoCal, near the beach but inland enough to be out of the...

I don't read too much in it. Virtually all large corporations want low wages, low taxes, low environmental costs and healthy economic climate. Toyota claims to give the same $ to both Rep and Dem...

The Welsford Pathfinder 'Dark Star' appears to be (currently) tucked behind Protection Island, west of Port Townsend. Likely waiting for better wind/sea conditions before crossing. Still breezy...

Agree with the above. The van owner was standing there videoing while a bystander was valiantly trying to put the fire out, and someone else called 911. Mr #vanlife was too interested in filming...

They're forecasting winds in the Straits of 20-30 kts with 3-5' wind waves, and the boats will be broadside to all this. I have crossed in a bigger keelboat in similar wind but no opposing tide, and...

I've had this one for a few years now and it has come in very handy. It's 9-1/2" long and sticks magnetically to leveling base behind it. The laser dot is visible in bright sunlight and the bubbles...

Some years ago I was anchored in Bowman Bay, just north of Deception Pass here in Puget sound. The only other boat in the bay was a research vessel moored nearby, a converted fishing boat maybe 40...