This last week I did my yearly maintenance to “Slough Coot”. A complete exterior sanding and paint job to her superstructure and hull. The bottom paint will be done outside next spring.
Category: Wooden Boats
Slough Coot – Haul Out 2019
This Thursday I took “Slough Coot,” our Dudley Dix Cape Henry 21, out of the water after 6 full months of sailing nearly every week, several times a week! I spent 5-1/2 hours pressure washing her bottom paint, removing most of it. This gets it ready it for sanding and applying a fresh coat before…
4 Days on the Lower Columbia
This last week Jody and I spent a few days sailing and cruising the lower Columbia River. The first night we spent in Steamboat Slough just up river from Skamakowa. It’s a beautiful place like most of the backwater of the lower river. At 6:30 the next morning we caught the out-going tide for Astoria!…
Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show 2019
This last weekend was the Cathlamet Wooden Boat Show. There were about 30 boats registered for the show. Many boats showed in the water and others on the parking lot resting on their trailers. There were also kayaks and canoes of all sizes and styles. On Saturday I built a Salt Bay Skiff with the help…
A Quiet Sail Up the Columbia
After cleaning all the honey equipment Josey and I went for aquiet sail up the Columbia.
Portland Wooden Boat Show 2019
The last weekend of June, Jody and I made way 45 miles up the Columbia River and then entered the Multnomah Channel at St. Helens, Or. We cruised 18 miles up and after 11 hours tied up to spend the night at Hadley’s Landing. Early the following morning we entered the Willamette River, and 15…
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…
Phil Bolger Dory – My Part Complete
Today I finished my part of replacing the gunwale guards and adding the inwales to this sweet little 16’ rowing Dory! The owner will take her home, sand her smooth and give her a compete paint job in and out.