How about a Messabout on Dorena Lake, at Baker Bay state park, on June 16, and optionally the 17th if anybody wants to stay over. Well, _somebody_ had to throw...
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pateson@...
Jun 1, 2001 4:18 pm
Nice illustration John. Pretty much shows it all. I think I would cut the top off the tree first, but what do I know. I think the log has to be very green....
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 3, 2001 6:51 am
Pat- If you look closely you can see that the log has been cut off below the crown. I'll bet Sam Manning left the crown lying there in all its bushy glory to...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 3, 2001 6:52 am
Jack- You and John Thorpe are our eyes and ears on that part of the coast. Can you scout around Yaquina Bay for a good messabout spot? Ideally, a messabout...
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ajonn2000@...
Jun 3, 2001 5:05 pm
John, I will contact Warren Jordan regarding possible sites in Alsea Bay. As I mentioned to you, he and his family sail his "Footloose" in the Bay and on the...
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pateson@...
Jun 4, 2001 8:32 pm
I'm still gonna be cript up for at least another month, but probably could make it to Newport. Don't have GP-16 anywhere but in my mind, and dreams, but could ...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 6, 2001 3:41 am
So how about a messabout on Yaquina Bay in the middle of July? We can launch at South Beach and use the beach by the Hatfield center (remembering that oceans...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 6, 2001 3:41 am
A friend of mine wants to have a messabout in Florence during the Chowder Festival in late September, possibly combined with an antique outboard motor...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 6, 2001 3:41 am
We haven't done very well recruiting new list members. I know the list is only two weeks old, and we shouldn't get impatient, but some folks I've personally...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 6, 2001 3:48 am
I'm going to try out my new old motorhome by parking it at Baker Bay park on Dorena Lake. I'll be taking Pickle of course. I'm going up there Thursday...
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Sandy Thoms
thoms@...
Jun 6, 2001 5:48 am
I can't make either this weekend or the June 16th weekend. On the 16th I'll be having a well-deserved overnight date with my wife at Edgefield, the beer ...
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mjbrown@...
Jun 7, 2001 3:49 am
A messabout on Yaquina Bay in the middle of July sounds good to Maggie and me. As you suggest John, we can launch at South Beach and use the beach by the...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 7, 2001 5:27 am
Bryn- A get-together at Criteser Marina might still be in the works, if we can find a place to launch near there. I've stopped there several times, but I've...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 7, 2001 5:27 am
Nobody here said not to, so I've thrown the gates to the list wide open! Anyone in the world can now read our messages, and anybody can post messages to the...
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pateson@...
Jun 8, 2001 4:16 pm
John If I bring over anything other that the "Toad", I will have to put it on a trailer, and my old 75 Cheve PU is not up to the task, or even running last...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 9, 2001 7:49 am
Pat- Good story! I know there are plenty of good cops out there somewhere, but too often the ones I encounter seem to have joined the force because they like...
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pateson@...
Jun 11, 2001 9:46 pm
That's the One. I think a "Real Tom Kaarhus boat." Not sure, but also old plans I found my plans in a Clackamas Library. Just photocopies of them. I copied...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 13, 2001 7:05 am
Pat- By "real Tom Kaarhus boat" I meant one built by Tom himself, yours is a "real Pat Patteson boat". <g> The plans you found at the Clackamas library sound...
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ajonn2000@...
Jun 14, 2001 3:00 pm
Was informed by Yahoo that I am guilty of "Bouncing E-mail" and my posting privilidges had been revoked. This condition apparently is akin to having the "black...
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thoms.bryn@...
Jun 14, 2001 3:27 pm
I was very interested in building a Rapid Robert (RR), back when I was in full conversation with Roger Fletcher and Ray Heater at the Depoe Bay boat fest....
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Jack & Maggie Brown
mjbrown@...
Jun 14, 2001 8:31 pm
... From: thoms.bryn@... To: MessaboutW@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 8:27 AM Subject: RE: [MessaboutW] Re: Yaquina "Rapid Robert" ...
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pateson@...
Jun 15, 2001 10:50 pm
I'll scan in and post the plans I have. Funny looking boat. 18' double ender drift boat with 4' cut off bow. But still all the room. Goes backwards. Pretty...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 18, 2001 1:34 am
I had a great day messing about on Dorena yesterday all by myself. Oh well, they can't all work out. I still think Dorena would be a good spot for a messabout....
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 18, 2001 1:34 am
An ad at the end of the boating classifieds this weekend caught my eye, it sounded like a boat I'd seen before, an old, old 15' launch with a 4 1/2 horse...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 18, 2001 11:58 pm
John Thorpe forwarded a message to me from Warren Jordan in which he ... I'm not really familiar with Alsea Bay and its possibilities for launching/beaching,...
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ajonn2000@...
Jun 19, 2001 4:11 pm
My only comment on using the South Bay launch site is that those of us without "mechanical power" might have a problem getting out of the marina and into the...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 20, 2001 4:29 am
Perhaps we should start discussing a date for the Yaquina Bay messabout. I'll put in a bid for the 14th of July, a Saturday, for no reason other than that it's...
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thoms.bryn@...
Jun 20, 2001 4:48 pm
what about oars? You do have oars don't you? ... From: ajonn2000@... [mailto:ajonn2000@...] Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 9:08 AM To:...
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jhkohnen@...
Jun 20, 2001 8:18 pm
Bryn- A sailboat can be a handful to row if the wind is strong. Believe me, I've tried it. The windage from the rig not only makes for harder work just to get...
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thoms.bryn@...
Jun 20, 2001 9:53 pm
I do have visions of doing the Inside Passage with only a two-person Dory and no sailing rig. I am fairly clueless when it comes to rowing with a sailing rig....
