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!
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A Jump On Summer
The last few days we had a few of our grand kids down by the river side with us. We did a little of everything and had a blast!! Excavating our sandy beach, sailing the seven seas, fishing, kayaking and rowing. Needless to say a good time had by all.
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…
Depoe Bay Wooden Boat Show
This last weekend Jody and I along with two other members of our “Traditional Small Craft Asso. Lower Columbia River Chapter” The Lower Columbia River Raptors, loaded up some gear and hooked up boat trailers to make way south to the smallest natural harbor in the world, “Depoe Bay”. Our sister TSCA group “The Oregon…
Amazing Osprey
Amazing majestic birds!
Osprey Building Nest
Today, during the break in the weather I snapped a few shots of our Osprey couple adding branches to their nesting platform.
Osprey Building Nest
Here are a few more photos of our Osprey couple! They are adding branches to the nest by the hour.
Our Osprey Couple Is Back
Today our birds returned to this very location for the fourth year in a row. After the original platform I built years ago blew down in a big wind because the tree was so rotten. I had to quickly secure a power pole and build a new platform before the Osprey couple returned for this…
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.
Phil Bolger Dory
Yesterday I started on a friends little 16’ Dory. It had only gunwale guards, and both were scarfed and both scarfs had popped. So I removed them, cut 4) 18’ full 1”x1-1/2” fir boards to not only replace the gunwales but also to add inwales for added sheer strength. Today I fit the full length…