After cleaning all the honey equipment Josey and I went for aquiet sail up the Columbia.
Category: Cape Henry 21
Sailing the Lower Columbia River
Sailing the Lower Columbia river with my good friend Larry and Lil’ Josey!!
Birds, Bees and Boats!!
This has been a busy spring. We have an Osprey family happening. We’ve caught several swarms of honey bees and hoping for a wonderful harvest of raw honey. And one of my most favorite things, sailing the seven seas … which are right in front of my house!
2019 Sailing Season – Videos of Raising Your Mast with a Gin-Pole!
Today I launched our Dudley Dix designed Cape Henry 21 “SloughCoot”. Happy sailing season!! Slough Coot – Sailboat Mast Raising with Gin-Pole Part 1 from Longbottom Coffee on Vimeo. Slough Coot – Sailboat Mast Raising with Gin-Pole Part 2 from Longbottom Coffee on Vimeo. Slough Coot – Sailboat Mast Raising with Gin-Pole Part 3 from…
Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21 and Puget Island Skiff
This morning a couple of friends and I turned over the Puget Island built skiff. I’ll begin working on the interior restoration. Also a few pics of the Dudley Dix design Cape Henry 21 and it’s new 3/8” aluminum tabernacle. I also ran the lines thru the fairleads and into the new canvas line bags…
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: Cleaning the Interior
This morning we vacuumed the interior and put the cabin into a semblance of order. Then, we touched up the off-white and beige non-skid around the tabernacle and cockpit. She’s ready!!
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: Ready for Spring
A few days ago I fit the new 3/8” aluminum custom built tabernacle to “Slough Coot” with 3/8” S.S. bolts. Today I wired up the mast light and cleaned up, vacuumed up wood dust from peeping the area for the new tabernacle and metal shavings from grinding off the extra stainless steel bolts flush with…
Getting Dialed-In for Spring
Today I finished faring and painting the tabernacle deck area. I also installed a fairlead behind the Tiller Tamer so the line won’t fray. Then I installed the bowsprit whisker stays. A few weeks ago I repainted the complete exterior. My metal fab guy will have the new aluminum tabernacle finished around December 1st. At…
Dudley Dix – Cape Henry 21: New Douglas Fir Companionway
The last few weeks I’ve been busy doing a few small upgrades to “Slough Coot” our Dudley Dix design Cape Henry 21. I’ve built a new companionway hatch along with the three washboards out of a re-claimed old growth Douglas Fir log that was floating down the Columbia river after milling it. I have also…
Sailing the San Juan’s in our Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21
Here are a few photos of our summer sailing our beautiful NW San Juan Islands. Jody and I have had the privilege of sailing and cruising these islands for over 30 years. I have personally sailed my own vessels from Portland, OR to Alaska and back. I have also circumnavigated Vancouver Island. There are literally…