shavings volume 8 number 1 (january-february 1986)

© 1986 The Center for Wooden Boats - Volume 8, Number 1 - Jan.-Feb. 1986 - 25¢

THE G A N G OF FIFTY W e ca l l t h e m the V o l u n t e e r F leet M a i n t e n a n c e

C o r p s ( V F M C ) . T h e y are the vo luntee rs w h o s c r a p e , s a n d , pa int a n d repa i r ou r d isp lay fleet. We n o w have o v e r th i r ty her i tage vesse ls , o f w h i c h twenty a r e r o w i n g a n d sai l ing boats avai l ­able for the pub l i c to play w i th eight h o u r s p e r day , 362 days per year . T h e s e boats p r o v i d e d 2,768 enjoyable hours o f use in 1985. T h a t ' s an average o f s even teen days per boat . No w o n d e r we need a repa i r t eam. T h e V F M C i s ou r med i c uni t . T h e y rev ive a n d hea l ou r boa t s — the heart o f th is l i v ing m u s e u m .

U p k e e p o f ou r fleet is an imposs ib l e t ask for ou r minuscule staff. L a s t year , s i x t e en o f o u r boats were r epa i r ed o r re f in ished. S i x pro jec ts we re d o n e by staff, t en by V F M C . Fo r t y -n ine v o lun ­teers par t i c ipa ted in fleet ma in tenance . M o s t l abo r ed in twenty p l a n n e d sess ions , but m a n y o the r r e s t o ra t i on m i n u t e m e n w o r k e d indepen­dent o f the s c h e d u l e d sess ions . T h e i r freely d o n a t e d t ime a n d exper t i s e to ta led 1,122 h o u r s .

E x p e r i e n c e d bu i lde rs supe r v i s ed the w o r k part ies . T h e y a l so vo lun tee r ed . W o r k sess i ons , usual ly every o the r S u n d a y , began w i th a " j ob j a r " list o f repa i r a n d ref inishing. T h e leader o r gan i z ed the j obs a n d ass igned the c r ew . S o o n eve ryone se t t l ed into their pro ject . S t o r i e s we re t r aded , coffee c o n s u m e d , a n d the donu t s tash m u n c h e d . T e c h n i q u e s a n d spec ia l t r i c k s were e x c h a n g e d . F r i e n d s h i p s b l o s s o m e d .

A t day ' s e n d , C W B was left w i th s o m e boats s t r o n g a n d sh iny aga in . T h e vo luntee rs left w i th their badge of h o n o r — sore (but firm) m u s c l e s . It's a c a r d i o v a s c u l a r w o r k o u t , l earn ing expe­r i ence , soc ia l ou t ing a n d escape f r om c l ean ing the garage. O t h e r r ewards : free boat use a n d vo lun­teer soc ia l part ies .

T h e w o r k goes on amids t a cons tan t flow o f v i s i to rs . Q u e s t i o n s a r e a s k e d : " W h a t k i n d o f boat i s t h i s ? " " W h a t too l are y o u u s i n g ? " " C a n y o u still get g o o d w o o d ? " T h e vo lun t ee r s d o u b l e their dut i es a n d act a s C W B in te rpre te rs .

A l l this act iv i ty a n d a c c o m p l i s h m e n t i s orches­t ra ted b y C W B Ass i s t an t D i r e c t o r C a r e n C r a n d e l l . She finds vo luntee rs , s chedu l e s sess i ons , s ends thank-you ' s , k e e p s r e c o r d s o f ind iv idua l vo lun tee rs , p rov ides mon th l y r epo r t s , a r ranges the soc ia l part ies . E i s e n h o w e r p l ann ing the N o r m a n d y invas ion cou ldn ' t have b e e n m o r e

dil igent a n d o r gan i z ed . M o r e than that, C a r e n adds a spec ia l t o u c h o f h u m o r , c h a r m , tact a n d c o m p a s s i o n t o the w o r k sess ions . H e r l essons in g r a m m a r are an a d d e d feature.

In add i t i on to their he lp in the u p k e e p of o u r fleet, an indef inable va lue emerges f r om the VFMC bust le o f act iv i ty . P l a c i n g hands on h is to ry we are real ly about . T h e pass ing on o f o l d sk i l l s t o p rese rve o u r t rad i t i ona l boa t s is keep ing a heri tage al ive.

O u r 1985 c r ew :

B a r n e y A b r a m s C e l e s t e A r c h a m b a u l t S t e p h e n A n t u p i t T e d B r a i d P a u l B l ev ins T o d d B l a k e l y Pa t C r o w G e o r g e C o r l e y

M a r i o n L a M a y Les l ie L i n c o l n H e l e n L a n g D o u g L u n d g r e n H u b M i l l e r J i m M a r c h a n d A l i c e M a r s h M i k e M a r s h

Roge r C h r i s t i a n s e n D o n n a D a s h n a u L a r r y D a h l T i m F e n n e r Ea r l F e n s t e r m a c h e r J o h n G r u e n e w a l d D o u g H o b k i r k D a v i d H igg ins D a n H i n c k l e y Pat H e r r o n P a t r i c k J o h n s o n D o n J o h n s o n D a v i d M . J o h n s o n J o h n Ke l l y P a u l Kub i l i s

T h e S u p e r v i s o r s : M a r y F o r d E r i c H v a l s o e

Ke l l y M u l f o r d M i k e O s w a l d D o n P a c k h e i s e r T o m P a r k e r R a l p h P ledger C h r i s P a n k s J o h n R u n d b e r g Ju l i e Ray Ph i l i p S i m p s o n J o n S ing l e t on C o u r t e n a y S m i t h A n d r e w S t ebb ins Hi t ler W e s t S t eve W h i t e J a y W i l s o n

M a r c u s L e s t e r A n d y W i c h e r t

- D i c k W a g n e r •

ROWING AND CAMPING AT THE M O U T H OF JERVIS INLET, B.C. b y J o h n R . M o r a n

T e d and I t ra i l e red my s i x t een foot W h i t e b e a r skif f to Sa l t e ry B a y P r o v i n c i a l P a r k , a c o u p l e o f mi les wes t o f the n o r t h e r n t e rm inus of the ferry r ou t e a c r o s s the m o u t h o f J e r v i s Inlet. We had on ly three days in w h i c h to m a k e a boat c a m p i n g tr ip. T h e des t ina t i on was B l i n d B a y b e tween N e l s o n a n d H a r d y Is lands, a s this s e e m e d t o

satisfy ou r r equ i r ements for p r o t e c t ed wa te r s , m a n y sma l l i s lands , a n d a route that w o u l d e l iminate mos t d o u b l i n g back . L i t t l e t ime c o u l d be r e s e r v ed for un favourab l e w inds a n d r ough water , but at least tidal cu r r en t s in that a r e a c o u l d a lmost be i gnored . T h e p a r k had a g o o d , but e x p o s e d c o n c r e t e l a u n c h i n g r a m p , po tab le wate r , a n d a p a r k i n g area that was r epo r t ed by the p a r k s u p e r v i s o r to be free f r o m vanda l i sm .

We made the two mile c r o s s i n g o f J e r v i s Inlet t owa rds the m idd l e o f H a r d y Is land, then r o w e d eas twards t owards T e l e s c o p e Passage . A sma l l ,

l ow, r o c k y i s land p r o v i d e d a l u n c h b r eak a n d an o p p o r t u n i t y for T e d to dig an adequate n u m b e r o f c l ams for suppe r . O y s t e r s we re plenti ful too , a n d , a c c o r d i n g to the fr iendly p a r k supe r v i s o r a t o u r l a u n c h i n g po in t , we re safe to eat. A sma l l c ove on H a r d y Is land just s o u t h o f T e l e s c o p e Passage l o o k e d " u s e r f r i end ly " a n d had the advantage o f be ing a lmost c l o s e d off by a s m a l l b o o m of logs. T h e only beaches in this a r ea are o f s a n d y m u d a n d she l l , t ho rough l y c o v e r e d by large s t ones s u p p o r t i n g dense co l on i e s o f smal l ba rnac l e s . large b l o cks o f r o c k be tween the beaches ,

a l though c o v e r e d w i th ba rnac l e s , m a k e c on ­venient u n l o a d i n g d o c k s p rov ided that fenders are careful ly used . Reasonab l y level s i tes for the sma l l , two -man tent a r e few because the dense b r u s h g r ows r i gh t d o w n to the h i gh wa t e r l ine. S o m e cut a n d fill w o r k , he ld up by d r i f twood c r i bb ing , m a d e an accep tab l e tent base for the first night . T h e log b o o m f o r m e d the of fshore a n c h o r for the c lo thes l ine m o o r i n g o f the boat . It's a m a z i n g h o w qu i ck l y a 300 ft. co i l of Manila c l o thes l ine d i sappea rs w h e n one has to a l l ow for a t idal range of seventeen feet.

On the next day , we r o w e d d o w n the east s ide o f B l i n d B a y past an oyster fa rm a n d a few iso la ted s u m m e r homes . T h e oys te r fa rm a p p e a r e d as a smal l c ove j a m m e d full o f b u o y s w h i c h we as­s u m e d s u p p o r t e d ver t i ca l l ines on w h i c h the oys t e r s we re g r o w n . S o m e o f the houses a r e e xpens i v e l ook ing , a n d have l oca t i ons g iv ing a wide v i s ta o f beauti ful is lands a n d bays. T rans ­po r ta t i on mus t be by sea as no roads are s h o w n on the t opog raph i c m a p o r c a n be seen f r om the wate r . S m a l l fields ad jo in s o m e o f the houses a n d , a l though they a p p e a r e d large e n o u g h to suppor t a c o w , we saw no l i ves tock . A f t e r a l u n c h s t op on the r o c k s in Bal let B a y , we c o n t i n u e d to pas s a m o n g sma l l i s lands , careful ly a vo i d ing reefs a n d shoa ls that ca r r y no a ids to nav igat ion . We left B l i n d B a y a n d en te red Bi l l ings B a y for the pur­pose o f e x p l o r i n g an a lmost l a n d l o c k e d b o d y o f salt water des ignated on the char t as H i d d e n B a s i n . I t w a s not to be. T h e B a s i n w a s d i s cha r g ing its c o n t e n t s t h r o u g h white water rap ids that d r o p p e d a few feet to sea level. A b a c k eddy t o ok us c lose to the nar rowes t part o f the rap ids whe r e p rog ress w a s ha l ted by sha l lows a n d the conve r ­gence of sho r e w i th the wh i te water . A slight t u r n put o u r b o w in to the s t r e a m w h i c h s p u n u s a r o u n d a n d shot us b a c k into Bi l l ings B a y a t 10 k n o t s . My near ly full c u p o f tea on the thwart bes ide me d i d not spil l a d r op . We t r i ed the rap ids on the o ther s ide o f the t iny d i v id ing i s land w i th s imi lar resu l ts . P l a n s to wa l k the boat t h r o u g h w e r e s o o n d i spe l l ed by thoughts o f get t ing tho rough l y s o a k e d and the diff iculties o f r e t u r n i n g w h e n the tide had d r o p p e d even further. O n c e again we m a d e a c i rcu i t of the rap ids then left to f ind a c a m p s i t e on the southeast o f H a r d y Is land. T h i s local i ty was c h o s e n to sho r t en the final leg of the tr ip e n o u g h to a l low a g o o d m a r g i n of t ime to c a t c h the ferry at a r easonab l e h o u r e v en i f the e x p e c t e d w i n d mater ia l i z ed .

T h e passage a c r o s s the en t rance t o B l i n d B a y

I N T R O D U C I N G J O H N M O R A N

O n e o f ou r C a n a d i a n m e m b e r s , J o h n spent his first s even years l i v ing in the E g g Is land l i gh thouse just off the B . C . coas t n o r t h o f V a n c o u v e r Is land. B e g i n n i n g at 14, he r a c e d S n i p e s a n d later S t a r s a t the R o y a l V i c t o r i a Y . C .

D u r i n g co l lege h e jo ined the U B C c r ew , but there was a wa r on a n d his on ly race was against the U o f W . H e has c r e w e d o n T h u n d e r b i r d s a n d o ther sa i lboats a n d teaches sai l ing s e a m a n s h i p for the C a n a d i a n P o w e r S q u a d r o n .

He a n d his wife bought a W h i t e b e a r skif f f r om T h e O l d B o a t h o u s e s even years ago. H i s wife d e v e l oped ar thr i t i s in her shou lde r so J o h n has put 1,100 naut i ca l mi les on the boat in short day r o w s a n d tr ips l ike this one.

T e d is a c o o k in a q u a s i heal th- food r es tauran t where J o h n a n d his wife are regular c u s t o m e r s . Bes ides he lp ing J o h n exp l o r e , he cyc l es , back­p a c k s , c a n o e s , a n d c r ews part- t ime on a 65-foot w o o d e n s c h o o n e r out o f T o r o n t o .

was m a d e par t i cu lar l y in teres t ing by the s t r o n g con t ras t be tween the heavy, b l o c k y r o c k faces o f severa l o f the i s lands a n d the feathery c i r rus c l ouds m o v i n g o v e rhead . T h e s e cliffs r e s emb l ed dry s tone wal ls that might have been made by a giant s t one m a s o n . W e e x a m i n e d severa l bays o n H a r d y Is land before f inding one that of fered a r easonab le tent s i te, a safe moorage , a n d an accep tab l e s t one d o c k for un l oad ing the boat . An a b a n d o n e d logg ing site p r o v i d e d a g o o d loca­t ion for the tent. A m a n f rom the sma l l e r of two s l oops that c a m e to a n c h o r nea rby c a m e over for a chat after l o o k i n g over the W h i t e b e a r out on its c l o thes l ine m o o r i n g . He a n d the boat ' s o w n e r had tra i lered f r o m K a m l o o p s to c r u i s e for his first t ime on salt wa t e r after years o f fresh wa t e r sai l ing. T e d wr igg led into his wet suit to hunt for ed ib le c r a b s but f ound little life on the b o t t o m . It is l ike ly that it wi l l take m a n y years to res tore the u n d e r w a t e r habitat d e s t r o y e d by the logging. H o w e v e r , the r ap id g r o w t h o f a lders a n d bushes s o o n r e cove r s the bare g r o u n d to hide the d i s c a r d e d cab les a n d o ther debr i s .

In the m o r n i n g I w a s unab le to f ind the d i s h p a n con ta in ing a pair of mugs a n d wash ing -up equip­ment , w h i c h I w a s sure had b e e n put w i th o the r supp l i es against a ver t i ca l r o c k o u t c r o p p i n g . O t h e r i tems tu rned out to be wet w h i c h we first a s s u m e d was the result o f sur face water seep ing f r om the f issures in the r o c k . O u r c o n c l u s i o n s had to be rev i sed w h e n one o f the s l o ops ' c o m p a n y r o w e d over to a s k i f the d i s h p a n a n d its c o n t e n t s be longed to us . He had f ound i t on the r o c k s a cons ide rab l e d i s t ance f r om our c a m p . N o t h i n g had b e e n lost !

We were again l u c k y on ano the r e r r o r o f judgment . I h a d set the 20 p o u n d kedge w i thout a tr ip l ine in an a rea l ike ly to have been fouled b y o l d cab les a n d s u n k e n snags . Y o u a r e c o r r e c t ; a 20 p o u n d a n c h o r is ra ther large even if it d o e s give peace o f m i n d for its ho ld ing power a n d inc r eased boat stabi l i ty . I t fits conven i en t l y on c h o c k s aft whe r e i t he lps to keep o ther gear above the bi lge water whi le t r i m m i n g the boat nicely for my p l an o f s towage .

A l u n c h s t op just east of Ba l l Po in t s h o w e d the m a r k e d increase in m a r i n e life in a m o r e e x p o s e d e n v i r o n m e n t away f r om logg ing act iv i ty . A n easy pul l a c r o s s J e r v i s Inlet gave us p lenty o f t ime for en joy ing a n ice tea break in the pa rk ' s p icn ic a r ea before t ra i l e r ing home . W h i l e we were very care­fully un l oad ing the boat w i thout lett ing it g r o u n d on the s t ony b e a c h , we w a t c h e d in h o r r o r as o ther users o f the r a m p dragged their boa t s o v e r the r o u g h c o n c r e t e a n d d r o p p e d t h e m out o f t r u c k s . I guess m a n y peop l e n o w c o n s i d e r boa ts , l ike o ther p last ic con ta ine rs , to be d i sposab le .

N e l s o n Is land a n d v ic in i ty a r e h igh on my pr ior i ty list for future t r ips . It is a very a t t rac t i ve a r ea re lat ive ly free o f pr ivate p r o p e r t y s igns , o ther c a m p e r s , a n d f o reshore garbage , but one wi l l l ike ly e x p e n d cons ide rab l e t ime f inding o r bu i ld ­ing a c a m p s i t e a n d t rans fe r r ing equ ipmen t to or f r om the boat . T h e boat wi l l mos t p r obab l y have t o be m o o r e d out ; k a y a k s a n d canoes may be e x c e p t e d . T h i s was one o f the few o c c a s i o n s on w h i c h I have u s e d t opog raph i c m a p s as wel l as mar ine cha r t s . T h e m a p s were useful in unfami l iar ter r i tory for p l ann ing c a m p i n g sites that a v o i d e d houses , indus t ry , a n d Indian Rese r va t i ons , whe r e v is i tors are of ten u n w e l c o m e .

R e f e r e n c e s : Sea Kayaking Canada's West Coast

b y J o h n Ince a n d H e d i K o t t n e r C a n a d i a n C h a r t s

3514 J e r v i s Inlet 3512 St ra i t o f G e o r g i a - C e n t r a l P o r t i o n

C a n a d i a n Dep t . o f Energy , M i n e s & R e s o u r c e s t o p o g r a p h i c m a p s 92 F/16 H a s l a m L a k e 92 F/9 T e x a d a Is land

D i s t a n c e s in naut i ca l mi les Sa l t e ry B a y P r o v . P a r k t o T e l e s c o p e Passage

3.5 mi les T e l e s c o p e Passage t o B i l l ings B a y

4.5 mi les B i l l ings B a y to base o f A l e x a n d e r Pt.

2.5 mi les B a s e o f A l e x a n d e r P t . t o Sa l t e ry B a y P r o v . P a r k

4.5 mi les A c c e s s :

F r o m W e s t V a n c o u v e r ' s H o r s e s h o e B a y b y ferry t o L a n g d a l e on the Seche l t P e n i n s u l a then n o r t h by r oad t o Ea r l ' s C o v e then by ferry to Sa l t e ry Bay . •

This is the season when the weather that drove us off the water is starting to call us back out.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS Note: E x c e p t whe r e spec i f ied, all events a r e he ld in the C W B B o a t s h o p on W a t e r w a y N o . 4 a t the s o u t h e n d o f L a k e U n i o n . W o r k s h o p sess i ons a r e l imi ted in enro l lment . To reserve y o u r p lace , p lease s e n d payment in full , e x c ep t for the boat bu i ld ing a n d r e s t o ra t i on w o r k s h o p s for w h i c h a $100 depos i t is r equ i r ed . Q u e s t i o n s ? C a l l 382-2628.

F e b r u a r y 20 L O F T I N G W O R K S H O P 8:30 a . m . - 5 p . m .

S i m o n W a t t s s h o w s h o w to loft 19' r o w i n g boat that w i l l be built d u r i n g a workshop the fo l lowing week . (See F e b r u a r y 22 w o r k s h o p . ) C o s t : $40 for C W B m e m b e r s ; $50 for n o n - m e m b e r s . L i m i t e d t o 10 s tuden ts .

F e b r u a r y 21 C W B M O N T H L Y M E E T I N G 8 p . m .

A l e x C r i c h t o n wi l l talk about his c i r c u m n a v i g a -l i on o f the Paci f ic O c e a n in the Cu l l e r - d e s i gned c l i p p e r - s c h o o n e r Lizard King.

F e b r u a r y 22 - M a r c h 1 ( S u n d a y , F e b r u a r y . 23 off) L A P S T R A K E W O R K S H O P 8:30 a . m . - 5 p . m .

S i m o n W a t t s wi l l ins t ruc t a c lass in c o n s t r u c -t ion of a 19' l aps t rake r o w i n g boat w i th out r i gge rs a n d s l id ing seat . C o s t : $300 for C W B m e m b e r s ; $325 for n o n - m e m b e r s . F u l l ser ies ( p r e c ed ing loft ing w o r k s h o p a n d boa tbu i l d ing w o r k s h o p ) avai lable for $325. L i m i t e d to 7 s tuden ts .

M a r c h 8 M E T A L L U R G Y S E M I N A R 10 a . m . - 3 p . m .

P ro f esso r P a u l F o r d prov ides in f o rmat i on o n k inds a n d p rope r t i e s o f a l loys a n d heat t rea tment for ferrous a n d non- f e r rous meta l s . T h i s back­g r o u n d wi l l he lp in the future cas t ing s em ina r s . C o s t : $15 for C W B m e m b e r s ; $20 for n o n -m e m b e r s . L i m i t e d t o 20 s tuden ts .

M a r c h 9 - 14 L A P S T R A K E W O R K S H O P 8:30 a . m . - 5 p . m . d a i l y

E r i c H v a l s o e wi l l ins t ruc t the bu i ld ing of a 9-1/2' N o r w e g i a n l aps t rake p r a m . C o s t : $275 for C W B m e m b e r s ; $300 for n o n - m e m b e r s . L i m i t e d to 7 s tuden ts . M a r c h 15 & 22

S A N D - C A S T I N G W O R K S H O P 10 a . m . - 4 p . m . e a c h d a y

P ro f e s so r P a u l F o r d wi l l t each bas i c f oundry k n o w - h o w in the first sess ion . S t u d e n t s wi l l cas t s imple f o rms . T h e s e c o n d s e ss i on wi l l invo lve m o r e c o m p l e x cas t ing , i n c l u d i n g P ro f e s so r P a u l F o r d - d e s i g n e d r o w l o c k s for o u r exh ib i t boa ts . C o s t : $40 for C W B m e m b e r s ; $50 for n o n -m e m b e r s . L i m i t e d to 12 s tuden ts .

M a r c h 2 1 C W B M O N T H L Y M E E T I N G 8 p . m .

C a p t a i n A d r i a n R a y n a u d . T a l l tales about tall sh ips f r om a C a p e H o r n ve te ran .

M a r c h 2 3 P R E - O W N E D B O A T A U C T I O N / S A L E 1 0 a . m . - 5 p . m . , C W B P a r k i n g L o t

A s p r i n g c l ean ing for boa t s d o n a t e d t o C W B . S o m e are in g o o d shape , but we don ' t need t h e m . S o m e are c l ass i c s but n e e d lots o f w o r k . A rea l po t -pour r i o f boats that c a n be y o u r s for a pit­tance .

M a r c h 29 & A p r i l 5 I N V E S T M E N T C A S T I N G W O R K S H O P 10 a . m . - 4 p . m .

L e a r n the lost w a x m e t h o d o f cas t ing de l icate detai ls . A n o t h e r h a n d s - o n p r o g r a m taught by P ro f esso r P a u l F o r d . C o s t : $40 for m e m b e r s ; $50 for n o n - m e m b e r s . L i m i t e d to 12 s tuden ts .

A p r i l 6 - 12 A D V A N C E D L O F T I N G W O R K S H O P 8:30 a . m . - 5 p . m . d a i l y

E r i c H v a l s o e wi l l l ead the s tuden t s t h r o u g h the loft ing a n d pa t t e rn -mak ing of a 16 foot Dav i s doub l e - ended r o w i n g boat . T h i s loft ing s y s t e m is efficient a n d p rec i s e a n d w a s d e v e l oped t o e l iminate g u e s s w o r k f r om boat c o n s t r u c t i o n . C o s t : $275 for C W B m e m b e r s ; $300 for non -m e m b e r s . L i m i t e d to 7 s tuden ts .

A p r i l 13 S P R I N G R E G A T T A N o o n - 5 p . m .

O u r r i tes-of -spr ing boat ga the r ing - r a c e s , s tor ies , soc ia l i za t i on , sha r ing o f boats a n d , espec ia l ly , a po t luck lunch . A w a r d for the best pas ta sa lad .

A p r i l 18 C W B M O N T H L Y M E E T I N G 8 p . m .

T o m We l l s , mar ine art ist a n d e x - L a b r a d o r , G r e e n l a n d , C a p e H o r n sa i lo r , wi l l s h o w the film he made d u r i n g his voyage on the sh ip Passat f r om E n g l a n d to A u s t r a l i a a n d back . T h i s i s a r a r e c h a n c e to v i ew life a b o a r d a w o r k i n g squa r e -rigger.

A p r i l 26 & 27 B A S I C W O O D W O R K I N G A N D W O R K S H O P 10 a . m . - 5 p . m . e a c h d a y

M a r c u s L e s t e r wi l l ins t ruct s tuden ts in w o o d cha rac t e r i s t i c s , w o o d jo inery , a n d the use a n d

m a i n t e n a n c e o f h a n d - p o w e r e d too ls . S t u d e n t s wi l l bu i l d the i r o w n too l b o x e s . Cos t : $45 for m e m b e r s ; $55 for n o n - m e m b e r s . C l a s s l imit : 10 s tuden ts .

A p r i l 30 a n d M a y 3, 14 & 17 M A R L I N S P I K E S A I L O R I N G W O R K S H O P W e d n e s d a y s - 7 - 9:30 p . m . S a t u r d a y s - 10 a . m . - 3 p . m .

D e n n i s A r m s t r o n g wi l l ins t ruct s tuden ts in the m a k i n g o f k n o t s , sp l i c es , the monkey- f i s t , the T u r k ' s h ead , c ove r ings , m a c r a m e a n d ma t s . S t u d e n t s wi l l k e e p their w o r k . C o s t : $60 for m e m b e r s ; $70 for n o n - m e m b e r s . C l a s s l imit: 15 s tuden ts .

M a y 9 & 10 O A R M A K I N G W O R K S H O P 10 a . m . - 5 p . m . e a c h d a y

R i c h K o l i n wi l l t e a c h o a r des i gn a n d c o n s t r u c ­t i on . A pa ir o f oa r s for one o f C W B ' s boa t s wi l l be made . C o s t : $60 for m e m b e r s ; $70 for non -m e m b e r s . C l a s s l imit: 15 s tudents .

M a y 16 C W B M O N T H L Y M E E T I N G 8 p . m .

C a r o l H a s s e sa i lor a n d sa i lmake r , wi l l give a sl ide talk on h o w t o c ru i s e the Pac i f i c . S h e i n s t ruc t s a c l a s s in Tah i t i a b o a r d sa i lboats for those w h o want to f ind out wha t i t 's l ike . T h e c lass inc ludes nav iga t i on a n d wea the r p l ann ing , passages b e tween is lands , ce les t ia l nav i ga t i on a n d sai l repa ir .

M a y 17, 18, 24, 25, 31 a n d J u n e 1 B O A T R E S T O R A T I O N W O R K S H O P S a t u r d a y s a n d S u n d a y s , 10 a . m . - 6 p . m .

G o r d o n R u b y , pro fess iona l boa tbu i l de r a n d ins t ruc to r , will gu ide a c lass t h r o u g h t ime-tested p r o c e d u r e s a n d m e t h o d s o f r e s t o r i ng a c l ass i c r o u n d - b o t t o m e d l aps t rake r o w i n g boat . C o s t : $225 for C W B m e m b e r s ; $250 for n o n - m e m b e r s . C l a s s l imit: 7 s tuden t s . •

SCHOONER FEVER S c h o o n e r fever has t aken h o l d o f C W B -

m e m b e r B r i a n B o n i c a m p aga in . H e ' s coo rd ina t ­ing the C e n t e r ' s s e c o n d a n n u a l s c h o o n e r c r u i s e , this t ime w i th a spec i a l feature - a r a c e ! W e ' r e p l ann ing t o c h a r t e r two o f Puget S o u n d ' s C l a s s i c

fleet on S a t u r d a y a n d S u n d a y , M a y 17th a n d 18th. E a c h day- long c ru i se will inc lude A l i c e B o n i c a m p ' s legendary l u n c h e o n o f h o m e m a d e c l a m c h o w d e r a n d hot F r e n c h b r ead . De ta i l s will be pub l i c i z ed to C W B m e m b e r s i n the near future, but M A R K Y O U R C A L E N D A R S T O D A Y ! •

A TALE OF TWO BUILDERS.. AND ONE MORE

b y C h a s D o w d

O n e sat is fy ing charac te r i s t i c o f w o o d e n boa ts i s their d ivers i ty o f o r i g in , des i gn , a n d use. H e r e are three C W B m e m b e r s — B i o r n S u n d t , E r i c H v a l s o e , a n d Ea r l D o a n — bu i ld ing three very different craft in three very different ways . Chacun a son gout. T h e E d i t o r s .

B i r o n S u n d t , B u i l d i n g t h e V i k i n g W a y

T h e west c oas t of N o r w a y is a we l t e r of fjords, inlets, a n d is lands. On every c h u n k o f r o c k large e n o u g h to have its o w n water supp ly a n d on a lot of ones qui te a bit smal l e r , N o r w e g i a n s have built s u m m e r huts , s imple cab ins for quiet r e laxa t i on . To c o m m u t e b a c k a n d forth, they use a snekke, a h igh-s ided, ful l -bodied, doub l e - ended day c r u i s e r w i th a n o p e n c o c k p i t .

" T h e y ' r e the V o l k s w a g e n s o f N o r w a y , " says B i o r n S u n d t , w h o is bu i ld ing one in a two-car garage t u r n e d into a b o a t s h o p at the very tip of H u n t ' s Po in t . " A n ideal family boat , i n t ended for up to 10 passengers , a s p e e d of 6 to 8 k n o t s , a n d a lot o f heavy use . T h e y ' r e built o f p ine a n d are usua l ly p o w e r e d by a l ow-speed , 10-horse S A A B d i e s e l . " B i o r n has a p h o t o o f the sma l l boat h a r b o r K r a g e r o s h o w i n g 15 to 18 w o o d e n s n e k k e s f r om 16 to 20 feet, all f in ished bright a m o n g s o m e 10 plast ic v e r s i ons . P las t i c ' s abi l i ty to t ake c u r v e s that w o u l d tor ture w o o d have r esu l t ed in a fat, r o u n d s t e rn l ike an o l d claw-foot b a t h t u b a n d a sha rpe r ent ry . M i d s h i p s e c t i ons are ident ica l for 10 of the 16 feet. T h e y i l lustrate a des i gn that has sac r i f i c ed eve ry th ing to c a r r y i n g capac i t y .

Y e t for a l l that ug l iness , they s e e m to ga in v e r y little. B i o r n ' s s n e k k e will ho ld 10 passengers a n d its l ines a r e one l ong gent le cu rve f r o m b o w to s t e rn . As we saw i t in the w o o d , s qua r e -headed c o p p e r r ivets g l eaming against the r o sy D o u g l a s F i r , i t was e ve ry th ing a w o o d e n hull s h o u l d be. F i n i s h e d out , i t wi l l have a shor t d e c k b o w a n d s t e rn . A w indsh i e l d w i th nine s e c t i ons w r a p s two th irds o f the way a r o u n d the front a n d s ides o f the c o c k p i t , the c en t e r s e c t i on o f the front open ing to give a c c e s s to the fo redeck c leat . B e n c h e s r u n d o w n the s ides o f the part ia l ly ce i l ed inter ior . An eng ine b o x s t ands in the midd le o f the c o c k p i t sole . S t e e r i n g wi l l be by tiller. B e a u t y t h r o u g h s imp l i c i t y .

S imp l i c i t y is the key to the bui ld ing , too. B i o r n uses no m o u l d s a n d a lmost no p lans , bu i ld ing the

boat by eye, u s i n g a m e t h o d he l earned at Sa l t da l , one o f on l y two N o r w e g i a n boa tbu i ld ing s c h o o l s devo t ed ent i re ly to w o o d e n boa ts built in the V i k i n g m a n n e r .

B i o r n d r e w a profi le of the boat f r om a photo­g raph . On the profi le h e d r e w s o m e c r u c i a l s ec t i ons a n d m e a s u r e d the angle o f e a c h p l ank at that s ta t ion . He ca l cu l a t ed the angle o f the lap beve l . To hang a p lank , B i o r n c u t s the b o t t o m bevel for the lap, s t eams the p l ank , c l a m p s i t to

G o m p e r s about i t a n d they p o s t e d t h e m on the bul le t in b o a r d . T h e y were a little a w e d . On the o the r h a n d , a year in N o r w a y , n o r t h e r n N o r w a y , gets pretty c o l d . T h e w o o d was terr ib le , kno t t y p ine w i th big kno t s . T h e ins t ruc to r s ad jus ted ou r w o r k w i th a h a n d a x e i f we w e r e go ing too s l ow ly . " He r epo r t s that t h o u g h w o o d e n boa ts are tai l ing o n h a r d t imes i n s o u t h e r n , m o d e r n N o r w a y , the m o r e t rad i t iona l n o r t h st i l l bu i lds boa t s l ike these i n their b a c k y a r d s . " G r e a t , " w e sa id , " b u t h o w d o

the p lank be low w i th lots a n d lots o f o n e - h a n d e d lap c l a m p s a n d lifts the h o o d ends unt i l the bevels m a t c h a n d the angle o f e a c h p lank a t e a c h s ta t i on ma t ches his ca l cu la t i ons . He t r ims the h o o d ends and s h a p e s the uppe r edge o f the p l ank by eye , takes i t to the b e n c h a n d p lanes the t o p lap beve l before hang ing it.

" W h e n I went to G o m p e r s (a Sea t t l e boa tbu i l d -ing schoo l ) we l ea rned loft ing, p i c k i n g up l ines, a n d the t e chn iques before we s t a r t ed bu i ld ing . A t Sa l tda l we m a d e lap c a m p s on the first day . W h e n we had e n o u g h , we s tar ted to bu i l d a boat . We built o u r first one in four weeks . I wro t e letters to

y o u l ea rn t o ref ine y o u r eye . T h e mos t c o m p l e x m e a s u r i n g is u n d e r s t a n d a b l e , but this a p p r o a c h is mos t l y a r t . "

" D i d y o u see that m o v i e S t a r W a r s ? " h e g r i n n e d shy l y . " It 's just l ike that . Y o u p i ck up the tool a n d let T h e F o r c e t ake over . T r u s t T h e F o r c e a n d a n y o n e c a n bu i l d b y e y e . "

E r i c H v a l s o e , I m p r o v i n g O n t h e 3 0 ' s

In 1936, J o h n L . H a c k e r p u b l i s h e d the p lans o f h is 225 cc s tep h y d r o p l a n e Zipper in MoToR BoatinG m a g a z i n e . S t e p hyd rop l ane s repre­s en t ed an impo r t an t e vo lu t i ona ry stage be tween d i sp lacement boa t s a n d today 's s p o n s o n - b o r n e 3-point h y d r o s . T h e p lans s h o w an 18-foot craft that l o o k s m u c h l ike a runabou t w i t h a sheer r u n n i n g straight f r o m the b a c k - c u r v e d s t e m — H a c k e r t r a d e m a r k — unt i l i t ge ts a lmos t to the s t e r n whe r e i t c u r v e s gent ly d o w n to about three inches a b o v e the water l ine . T h e d e c k i s c a m b e r e d a thwar t sh ip s a n d in profi le c u r v e s gent ly f r om the s t em u p w a r d s , c o n t i n u i n g the l ine o f the s t e m a n d s t r e t ch ing b a c k to the front o f the c o c k p i t w h e r e i t c u r v e s d o w n to a t r a n s o m no m o r e than eight inches h igh.

B e l o w the wate r l ine were the two features that s epa ra t ed i t f r om the r u n a b o u t s . F i rs t was the s tep , an a b r u p t two - inch ledge be tween the deeper f o rwa rd half o f the boat a n d the sha l l ower after sec t i ons . It g ives the boat an u n d e r w a t e r prof i le m u c h l ike a seap lane ' s float. S e c o n d is the t r ipp ing ch ine , des i gned to subs t i tu t e a flat sur face that the boat c o u l d s k i d a r o u n d a t u r n on for a h a r d ch ine that w o u l d d ig in a n d flip it.

T h e spec i f i ca t ions ca l l for a wh i te e l m s t e m ,

oak f rames , a n d a S p a n i s h m a h o g a n y hu l l , f in i shed br ight . T h e art ic le c o y l y suggests that M r . H a c k e r wi l l be g lad to p rov ide all the nifty h a r d w a r e s h o w n in the c o n s t r u c t i o n plans: s t r e am l in ed c leats , r u n n i n g l ights, eng ine c o m ­par tment hand l es , air in take c o w l , e v en s o c k e t s for two flagstaffs. Zipper m u s t have been a rea l e y e ca t che r .

Tha t ' s wha t buye r K e n M u s c a t e l thought . S a d l y , Zipper a n d her c o h o r t s we re c o m p e t i t i o n boats, l ight ly built for the t o rque a n d t rea tment that w a s their lot. So K e n a s k e d E r i c t o bu i l d h i m a m o d e r n v e r s i on . T h e y d e c i d e d that s ince S p a n i s h m a h o g a n y p lank s t o ck w a s in shor t supp ly ( nobody at B l a c k s t o c k had ever h e a r d o f it) the b o t t o m w o u l d b e p l y w o o d . C o m m o n know l edge says that p l y w o o d can ' t be bent in the c o m p o u n d

shape c a u s e d by the ho l l ow en t ry a n d the c u r v e o f the kee l . K e n h a d l o ca t ed s o m e o lde r 3/16" m a h o g a n y p l y w o o d m a d e by the now-de funct C h a m p i o n mi l l . A c o m b i n a t i o n o f m u c h h igher p r e s su r e a n d a poss ib l e supe r i o r g lue gave these th in sheets s u r p r i s i n g f lexibi l ity. T h e y d e c i d e d t o lay up the b o t t o m w i th three layers b o n d e d together by epoxy . A f t o f the s tep , the c u r v e is on ly o n e way (a slight ho l l ow para l l e l to the keel) a n d 1/2" m o d e r n p l y w o o d wi l l do .

E r i c a d d e d long i tud ina l sp ruce s t r ingers for s u p p o r t , cu t t i ng the f rames away to a c c o m ­m o d a t e t h e m . So far, so g ood . T h e n i t c a m e t ime to put in the eng ine s t r ingers , two hefty bow-to-s t e rn sp ruce rai ls that f o r m the boa t ' s s t r u c t u r a l b a c k b o n e e v en m o r e t h a n the kee l . E r i c h a d never built a p o w e r e d boat before. L u c k i l y for E r i c (and K e n ) , the M i s s B u d w e i s e r s h o p i s just a c r o s s the street f r o m V a l s o B o a t s , a n d the c r e w c a m e o v e r w i th adv ice . T h e rai ls h a d t o be fur ther apart than the p lans s h o w to a c c o m m o d a t e a 225 M e r c r u i s e r K e n was subs t i tu t ing for the spec i f i ed L y c o m i n g . T h e eng ine wi l l m o u n t o n t ransve rse rai ls w h i c h r e a c h out on e i ther side to the a c tua l engine b e d m o u n t s . V e r t i c a l pos ts wi l l r u n f r om engine s t r ingers to the d e c k f rames, bu i ld ing a b o x to hand le the t o rque .

M i s s B u d ' s c r e w w a s baffled by E r i c ' s appa ren t l ack o f fastenings. T h e y f i gured he was g lue ing the who l e th ing together a n d were apprehens i v e . A c t u a l l y , he 'd just c o u n t e r s u n k a n d b u n g e d the m a n y steel s c r e w s as s t a n d a r d w o o d e n boa tbu i ld ­ing p rac t i c e . " H o w a re y o u go ing t o re t ighten t h e m w h e n they w o r k l o o s e , " they a s k e d . M o d e r n h y d r o style i s to fasten eve ry th ing w i t h m a c h i n e s c r e w s a n d l o c k n u t s , c i n c h i n g e ve ry th ing u p after e ve ry race .

Be s i d e s the eng ine m o u n t i n g , m o d e r n h y d r o t e chno logy wi l l be subs t i tu t ed for the s t r ing a n d ; pu l l ey s t ee r ing s y s t e m . T h e n e w s teer ing wi l l be a hyd rau l i c r a m a c t u a t i n g a q u a d r a n t on the r u d d e r . T h i s r e m o v e s any tiller " f e e l " but i t means that los ing y o u r gr ip on the whee l in a t u r n won ' t resul t in a s u d d e n s t ra i gh ten ing out a n d loss o f c o n t r o l . A f t e r a l l , th is little 1,800 p o u n d speeds te r wi l l p r obab l y go in e x c e s s o f 60 m p h !

" T h e r e are c o m p a n i e s l ike G o l d e n E r a i n the G r e a t L a k e s a n d the M i d w e s t , a l l r e c r ea t ing the

l imous ine r u n a b o u t s , the th ree - cockp i t l u x u r y b o a t s , " says o w n e r M u s c a t e l . " E r i c i s bu i ld ing a little c lass ic M G - T C . I w o u l d n ' t be a t a l l s u r p r i s e d i f m a n y o the r r a c i n g buffs want o n e . "

Ear l D o a n , Bui ld ing S imple E legance

"Be f o r e the deve l opmen t o f w o o d a n d c a n v a s c o n s t r u c t i o n , mos t rec rea t iona l c a n o e s were built l aps t rake . T h e y were g o o d canoes — s t r ong a n d l ightweight , w i th seats or t hwar t s for the padd l e r s to sit on whi l e padd l ing . Bu t it 's b e e n about a h u n d r e d years s ince o p e n c a n o e s were c o m ­m o n l y built this way a n d a n y o n e w h o wan t s t o bu i ld one won ' t f ind m u c h he lp in the way o f p l a n s , " says E a r l D o a n p ropr i e t o r o f Is land C a n o e a n d a l ongt ime Shavings adver t i ser . Ear l ' s chang ing that. H e ' s d e v e l oped the L o o n , a beauti ful fifteen foot ten i n c h var iant of the P e t e r b o r o u g h c a n o e for l aps t rake c o n s t r u c t i o n .

" W e w a n t e d t o bu i l d a b ig l aps t rake . T h e B u t t e r n u t , ou r seven-and-a half footer, has the d r a w b a c k o f mos t C u l l e r a n d S i m m o n s des igns : y o u sit o n the b o t t o m a n d d o u b l e padd l e w i t h y o u r legs s t r e t c h e d out in front o f y o u . It's no treat for lower b a c k m u s c l e s o r y o u r hamst r ings . We l ike to get up m o r e . We l ike to use a s ingle p a d d l e , " he e xp l a ined .

He f o u n d a ta t t e red a n d s m u d g e d p lan for a P e t e r b o r o u g h on the wal l o f the W o o d e n B o a t S h o p . I t w a s in s u c h bad shape , they a lmost d idn ' t want to sel l it.

" I to ld them I'd accep t a r e d u c e d p r i c e , " E a r l sa id w i th a gr in.

R e d r a w i n g the p lans . E a r l cut the ends d o w n by s ix inches t o r e d u c e w indage , an impor tan t factor i n c r o s s - w i n d padd l ing . He a l so e l im ina t ed the t u m b l e h o m e , r e a s o n i n g that i t was necessa ry in the or ig inal s m o o t h - s k i n n e d v e r s i on for s t r eng th . T h e l aps t rake c o n s t r u c t i o n prov ides fully e n o u g h s t r u c t u r a l r e in f o rcement for s u c h a light craft , he d e c i d ed .

Ea r l built L o o n f r om 1/4" c eda r , 8 p l a n k s to a s ide. R i b s are 3/8" a s h ; kee l a n d s t e m s oak . He o n c e built a n oak a n d m a h o g a n y Bu t t e rnu t w h i c h e n d e d up we igh ing a tad m o r e t h a n 55 p o u n d s . C e d a r a n d a s h in the s a m e c a n o e cut the weight to a tad unde r 45 p o u n d s , so E a r l c h o o s e s his

w o o d s w i th ca re . H i s c u r r e n t L o o n has 3/8" f loor t imbers s p r u n g

d o w n to the kee l but un fas tened at their ends . He p lans on beef ing t h e m up , not b e c a u s e the des ign needs m o r e s t r eng th but because it 's t oo easy to b reak th em by acc ident wh i l e s l id ing gear b a c k a n d for th .

E a r l had h igh h o p e s for the L o o n b e c a u s e i t was based on a c a n o e w i th a p r o v en r e c o r d , but he had s o m e rese rva t i ons . L e n g t h is a real factor in c a n o e speed a n d he w o r r i e d that L o o n , whi le not s t u b b y , isn't long e i ther . W i t h a r o c k e r e d kee l he w o n d e r e d h o w wel l i t w o u l d t r ack .

" I w a s happi ly s u r p r i s e d w h e n i t tu rned out to be v e r y fast, p r obab l y d u e to its n a r r o w wate r l ine w i d t h , and not a t a l l ha rd to padd l e stra ight ahead .

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" W h e n I was y o u n g and foo l ish, I bought a little ca tboa t . O n e of its c h a r m s was that i t sat in my side yard on a tra i ler , sav ing me the e xpense of a m o o r a g e . "

A t first g lance , the s p e a k e r l o o k e d no different any o f the o the r w e e k e n d sa i lors c r o w d i n g the m a r i n a c o c k t a i l l ounge : the s a m e ba t t e red G r e e k f i sherman 's c ap , the same ba t t e red T o p s i d e r s , the s a m e ba t t e red wal let . H i s eyes had the squ in t o f s o m e o n e w h o had spent h o u r s on a f lying b r idge s tar ing at far h o r i z o n s or h o u r s in a chand l e r y , s tar ing at the fine pr int on war ran t i e s . A m o m e n t before I had been a m a n t r y ing to c h o o s e b e tween the e x p o r t s o f S c o t l a n d o r J a m a i c a . S u d d e n l y 1 w a s T h e W e d d i n g G u e s t , c o n f r o n t e d b y T h e M a n W h o S h o t the A l b a t r o s s .

" I sa i led in the r iver a n d in the m a n y lakes s u r r o u n d i n g P o r t l a n d . I had a lot of fun. T h e n I t ook my ca tboa t t o W a s h i n g t o n Sta te . T h e s e salt s ta ins on my jersey a r e not s p r a y , " he sa id , " they ' r e t e a r s . "

" In O r e g o n y o u register the boat a n d not the trai ler . T h e trai ler i s r e c k o n e d as an a c c e s s o r y to the boat . In W a s h i n g t o n y o u register bo th . T h e trai ler i s r e c k o n e d as an a c c e s s o r y to the tax s y s t e m . T h e first step is to get the trai ler we i ghed w i thout the boat . W a s h i n g t o n Sta te won ' t let y o u we igh tra i ler a n d boat a n d deduc t the boat we ight g iven in the manu fac tu r e r ' s spec i f i ca t ions . T h e c l e rk in L i c e n s i n g sa id that w a s in c a s e I'd a d d e d a lot o f gear to my boat . ' W e don ' t want to set t o o

I th ink it 's the laps that he lp it t rack , c h a n n e l i n g the water un i fo rmly on b o t h s ides a n d res i s t ing s ideways m o v e m e n t . " We sugges ted that air, pu l l ed unde r by the laps, might c r ea t e v o r t e x e s unde r the b o t t o m that r e d u c e d rag .

W e a s k e d E a r l about " t i p p y n e s s , " s o m e t h i n g non-canoe i s t s w o r r y abou t . H e r e s p o n d e d that there a r e two k inds o f c a n o e s : stable ones a n d seawor thy ones . "S tab i l i t y doesn ' t ma t t e r that m u c h , " he says . " A n y b o d y c a n boat on flat water . W h a t we want are s eawor thy c a n o e s . T h e y may be m o r e act ive , but they don ' t flip y o u over o r sh ip water . Y o u ' r e busy , but safe. "

He p r o c e e d e d to d emons t r a t e a feature o f c a n o e s that made us an instant c onve r t . He a n d T e n a put i t on a light b i cyc l e -whee l ed f r amework ,

h igh a l icense fee on the t ra i ler , ' he sa id , ' b e cause W a s h i n g t o n is a boa t ing state a n d we l ike to encourage boaters . ' S o m e d a y that c l e rk a n d his f ine ly-honed i r ony will be t o r n apart by two s h o t g u n blasts f r om a s p e e d i n g ca r .

" O n c e we i ghed , I t o ok my trai ler to the S ta te Pa t ro l i nspec t i on . L i k e all t ra i lers , m i n e c a m e f r om the factory w i th an e l ec t r i ca l s y s t e m o f doo rbe l l w i re a n d C h r i s t m a s tree l ights. I t s h o r t e d out in a heavy dew . Bu t the S ta te Patrol d idn ' t l ike the c l i p -on light bar I'd subs t i tu t ed . An inspec to r w i th a S m o k e y the B e a r hat a n d an I .Q. r iva led on ly by his wa is t l ine po in t ed out that w h e n I d r o ve a r o u n d w i thout the boat , the trai ler h a d no l ights. I r e s p o n d e d that the on ly t ime I d r o ve a r o u n d w i thout the boat was w h e n I was gett ing the trai ler we i ghed a n d inspec t ed . H e d e m a n d e d f ixed l ights. I went h o m e a n d w i r e d on a pa ir o f tail l ights. N e x t he d e c i d e d I needed c o r n e r l ights a n d a light on e i ther s ide o f the tongue . On the t h i r d t r ip he d e c i d e d that s ince the trai ler was so w ide , i t n e e d e d l ights in the c en t e r of the c r o s s m e m b e r s o n o b o d y w o u l d th ink m y tai l l ights we re two m o t o r c y c l e s a n d try t o go be tween them.

" F i n a l l y S m o k e y the B e a r s e e m e d sat is f ied. Be f o r e h i m was a trai ler so we l l i l luminated that his d a r k g lasses were justi f ied. We bo th c i r c l e d i t admi r ing l y , marve l l ing at the beauty c r e a t e d by the w e d d i n g o f m o d e r n e l e c t r on i c s a n d m o d e r n b u r e a u c r a c y . I c on f i ded that e v en t h o u g h I was a s t ranger in t o w n , W a s h i n g t o n ' s w inn ing regula­tory ways h a d a l ready g i ven me a host o f n e w fr iends a t the tra i ler e qu ipmen t s tore . He was about to s ign the a p p r o v a l f o rm w h e n he n o t i c e d that b o t h my safety c h a i n s c a m e f r om the s a m e

threw in two padd les a n d t w o pa i rs o f boo t s , d o n n e d life j acke ts a n d p u s h e d the L o o n three o r four b l o c k s to the wate r . T h e r e they l a u n c h e d , h o p p e d in , a n d p a d d l e d off. O n e s en t ence w o r t h o f p r epa ra t i on a n d they were boat ing . A s r o w e r s , we felt we ' d t a k e n boats to the u l t imate equip­ment- free, hass le l ess apex , but c a n o e s are even eas ier .

W a t c h i n g the two o f t h e m p lay ing in the ferry­boat w a k e s d e m o n s t r a t e d not on ly what Ea r l s a i d about s eawor th iness but a l so s o m e t h i n g o f the in t imacy w i th wa t e r a n d w a v e that k eeps the D o a n s s u c h en thus ias t s .

" W e of ten padd l e t o M a n c h e s t e r for break­fast , " T e n a sa id . " I can ' t th ink of a n i ce r way to start a S a t u r d a y . " •

f ix ture. T h e y must c o m e f r om ei ther s ide a n d c r o s s unde r the t ongue , c r ad l i n g it, he sa id . I s ensed the poss ib i l i t y o f ano the r inexp l i cab le s h o t g u n m u r d e r .

" I went h o m e a n d c h a n g e d the c h a i n . I e v en pa in ted the trai ler in case there was a regu la t ion f o rb idd ing d r i bb l ing rust on a pub l i c h ighway .

" S m o k e y was ecs ta t i c . H e a s k e d wha t k i n d o f trai ler it had been , but I c o u l d n ' t r e m e m b e r . I'd r e m o v e d the bui lder ' s plate for the paint job. ' L e t ' s just ca l l i t h o m e m a d e , ' he c h u c k l e d . W h i l e he was s ign ing the reg is t ra t ion , two c l e r k s pre­s en t ed me w i th a farewel l c a r d a n d a sma l l c ake . I t was , I c on f ess , an e m o t i o n a l m o m e n t .

" P o s s i b l y I m a d e an e r r o r not sacr i f i c ing the c a k e to the D e p a r t m e n t o f L i c e n s i n g . Unprop i t i¬ated , the p r e s i d ing c l e r k a s k e d first for the tra i ler 's p r e v i o u s l i cense . I e x p l a i n e d that i t had none . T h a t w a s highly i rregular . In that c a s e I needed proo f o f p u r c h a s e . I h a d o w n e d the trai ler for t en years . If I had s to l en it, I p o in t ed out to the d e s k - G o r g o n , the s tatute o f l imi ta t ions w o u l d have r u n out . H o w w a s I to f ind a sales s l ip? T h e c l e rk was i m m o v a b l e . W i t h o u t proo f o f p u r c h a s e a l i cense was out of the q u e s t i o n . I c o u l d see the head l ines : A u t h o r i t i e s Baf f led b y T h i r d S h o t g u n M u r d e r i n a s M a n y D a y s .

" H a p p i l y , after a two-day s ea r ch , my wife m i racu l ous l y f ound the sales c o n t r a c t be ing u s e d as a b o o k m a r k in Chapman's. I r a c e d b a c k of D O L . T h e c l e rk , sti l l leery a b o u t s o m e o n e w h o had o w n e d a tra i ler for t en years w i thout l i cens ing i t s tud i ed the sales c o n t r a c t . A n d s tud i ed it. A n d s tud i ed it. I w a s c o n s i d e r i n g s t r and ing my boat p e rmanen t l y on a s a n d b a r a n d cu t t i ng the tra i ler up for s c r a p w h e n she finally a n n o u n c e d that the c on t rac t wasn ' t for a tra i ler , but for a boat a n d a trai ler . I e xp l a i n ed that I h a d s o l d the or ig ina l boat but kept the trai ler for my c u r r e n t craft .

"A f t e r n u m e r o u s c on f e r ences w i th supe r i o r s , she p r o d u c e d a f o r m on w h i c h I h a d to list a l l the facts o f the p u r c h a s e a n d the subsequen t h i s to ry o f the trai ler . I h a d to give the dealer 's name . My wife 's m a i d e n n a m e . T h e names o f three charac ­ter w i tnesses , o n e o f w h o m h a d to be a min is te r o f the gospe l . I h a d to s ign an O a t h .

" W i t h s i n k i n g hear t , I r ea l i z ed that I was s t and ­ing there w i t h a S ta te P a t r o l r eg i s t ra t i on that c l a imed the tra i ler was h o m e m a d e . Happ i l y , facts m e a n n o t h i n g to a b u r e a u c r a t , c o m p a r e d to the reality o f the file. A n o t h e r f o r m c a m e o v e r the desk , a S t a t emen t O f A n d Jus t i f i ca t i on F o r D i s c r e p a n c i e s In Of f i c ia l R e c o r d s . In q u a d r u ­pl icate . My tra i ler w a s finally a c c e p t e d as a fully i nspec t ed h o m e m a d e boat trai ler .

' " C a n y o u give m e a n es t ima ted va lue? ' the c l e rk a s k e d w i th a final u n d e r h a n d thrust . 'Be fo re I l i cense the tra i ler y o u have to pay the sales tax o n i t . ' " C h a s D o w d •

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t h e C e n t e r f o r W o o d e n B o a t s . B u i l t i n 1 8 9 7 ,

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b o o k s , p r i n t s a n d T - s h i r t s a r e a v a i l a b l e . I n f o r m a ­

t i o n : 4 4 7 - 9 8 0 0 . •

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING F O R S A L E - 4 H . P . W i s c o n s i n e n g i n e w i t h f o r w a r d / r e v e r s e g e a r . 7 8 4 - 3 2 3 7 , e v e n i n g s .

F O R S A L E - C o n c o r d i a S l o o p b o a t Filsader. $6 , 500 o r best offer. T h i s i s a g rea t c r u i s e r for d a y - s a i l i n g a n d c a m p i n g . S e e WoodenBoat, N o . 5 5 , p . 88 , f o r m o r e d e t a i l s a n d p h o t o g r a p h s . C o n t a c t B u i l d e r / o w n e r A h o i M e n c h a t (503) 657 6110 .

W A N T E D - L y c o m i n g m a r i n e e n g i n e , 2 2 3 c u . in . r a c i n g m o d e l . G r a y m a r i n e r a c i n g e n g i n e , 225 c u . in . C a l l M i k e P h i m i s t e r , (206) 2 8 5 2288 .

W A N T E D - F o r o u r w o o d e n boat fes t iva l , C W B n e e d s d o n a t i o n s o f a u c t i o n i t e m s o f s p e c i a l a p p e a l a n d v a l u e , s u c h as p o r t r a i t s p a i n t e d , d i n n e r i n a ho t -a i r b a l l o o n , boa t r epa i r a n d r e s t o r a t i o n w o r k , a c c o m m o d a t i o n s a b o a r d the A m e r i c a ' s C u p c o m m i t t e e boa t . W e a l s o n e e d w o o d a n d c l o t h s c r a p s for o u r t o y - b o a t b u i l d i n g b o o t h .

W A N T E D - D o n a t i o n for C W B ' s a s s i s t a n c e boa t : 1 5 H . P . o u t b o a r d i n w o r k i n g c o n d i t i o n .

W A N T E D - D o n a t i o n s for C W B ' s l i b r a r y : R o b e r t S t e w a r d ' s Boatbuilding Manual, V o l u m e II; J o h n B u r k e ' s Pete Culler's Boats.

W A N T E D - V o l u n t e e r s t o m o v e b o a t s , t o o l s a n d gear . N e e d t r u c k w i t h t o w i n g ba l l .

W A N T E D - A V o l u n t e e r P a r k M a i n t e n a n c e C o r p s . T h e c o m p e n s a t i o n s for p i c k u p , p a i n t - u p a n d f i x - u p w o r k o n o u r u p l a n d s i t e a r e f i rm m u s c l e s , v o l u n t e e r pa r t i e s , f ree boat u s e a n d the p r i d e o f m a i n t a i n i n g S e a t t l e ' s o n l y p r i v a t e l y d e v e l o p e d p u b l i c p a r k . P l e a s e c o n t a c t C a r e n C r a n d e l l a t 382 B O A T . •

RECENT DONATIONS S h o p D o l l y - Ph i l K e i z u r 2 2 ' J u n g s t r o m Day -Sa i l e r - R o g e r F a r i s I T T X t r a C o m p u t e r - O a k m e a d F o u n d a t i o n M i c r o s o f t So f tware - O a k m e a d F o u n d a t i o n S p r i n t I I P r i n t e r - Q U M E C o r p o r a t i o n F i le E x p r e s s So f tware - E x p r e s s w a r e B l a n c h a r d S r . K n o c k a b o u t - A d a m K e r n e r 9 ' O l i v e r L a t h e - B i l l B r a n t 14 '6" G r a n d y B o a t - D o n G o o d n o w S o c k e t W r e n c h Se t - R . F . S t e v e n s o n F i r s t - A i d K i t - B o b V a r g a s C a r v i n g s - T e r r y Wolf f , T o m P a r k e r G l o b e - T o d d B l ake l y H a n d T o o l s - T o d d B l a k e l y 22 ' S l o o p - D o u g W a r d 14' L a p s t r a k e Inboard - R o g e r S t o u d e r 14 -1/2 ' F l y i n g T e r n - D o n N i c h o l s H . P . D e u t z D i e s e l - E d G r o s s A p p r a i s a l o f B o a t M o d e l s - Hew i t t J a c k s o n A p p r a i s a l o f T o o l s - D e a n H a r d w i c k 17' C h e t e k B o a t - D o n W h i p p l e S ika f l e x - B o b H a l e S l i d ing seat a n d out r i ggers ; hand-c ra f t ed oa rs -

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F i r e w o o d - G e o r g e B u r k h a r d t J o h n G r u e n e w a l d B u r g e r K i n g •

GOOSE CROSSING T h e little n o t c h we o c c u p y a t the s o u t h e n d o f

L a k e U n i o n has been u s e d i n a n e x t r a o r d i n a r y var iety o f ways . F i r s t , an Indian c a n o e l and ing , then coa l -barge un l oad ing a n d ra i lway t e rm ina l , sawmi l l , houseboa t moo rag e , aspha l t p lant , nava l moorage , street- a n d lake-debr is d u m p a n d , p resent l y , the C e n t e r .

O n e sp r ing day in the near past , a m i d all this h u m a n bust l e , a pa ir of C a n a d i a n geese fell in love . F l o c k s o f these geese cus t omar i l y use L a k e U n i o n as a rest s top , c o m i n g to a n d f r om their arc t i c nest ing g r ounds . T h i s u n k n o w n c o u p l e s tayed beh ind a n d ra i s ed a family. S o o n a family of geese b e c o m e s a f lock, t h en b e c o m e s a sma l l na t i on . T o d a y we are b l e ssed w i th dai ly s ights o f these h a n d s o m e b i rds b a n k i n g a n d s w o o p i n g i n V - f o r m a t i o n . O u r s o u t h e n d has b e c o m e their b r eed ing p lace a n d terr i tor ia l cap i ta l .

The s e geese have s u r v i v e d a n d th r i v ed part ly b e cause o f the ca r e a n d p r o t e c t i o n they have r ece i ved f r om the c r e w o f the N a v a l Rese r v e B a s e next d o o r . We al l s h o u l d s h a r e the respons ib i l i t y for the c o n t i n u e d hab i ta t i on o f these s en i o r m e m b e r s o f o u r c o m m u n i t y . S o , p lease see that dogs are unde r c o n t r o l a r o u n d here , espec ia l l y du r ing nes t ing t ime (spring) , a n d repor t any o i l spil l to the H a r b o r Po l i c e (625-4312).

C W B i s wedged be tween the g r id lock o f the f reeway access/egress a n d the h u b b u b o f boat and seap lane act iv i ty on the lake . In sp i te o f a l l this s o u n d , fury a n d fumes, a good ly a m o u n t o f wildlife i s c omfo r tab l e e n o u g h to visit us . S o m e s ight ings a t C W B , o r o n the lake nearby : W e s t e r n grebe , pie-bi l led grebe , l o on , h o o d e d merganse r , c o m m o n merganse r , k i l ldeer , b i t te rn , b lue h e r o n , k ingf isher , buf f lehead, c o r m o r a n t , m u s k r a t , beaver a n d sea l ion . M a l l a r d s , c oo t s , h e r r ing gul ls a n d c r o w s a r e c o m m o n e n o u g h t o b e c o n s i d e r e d domes t i c pets . •

MELLEMVAERFTET -T H E MIDDLE WHARF

" M e l e m v a e r f t e t " is a un ique s h i p y a r d - m u s e u m in K r i s t i a n s u n d , N o r w a y . I t is the only one r ema in ­ing o f three ya rds es tab l i shed in the m i d e ighteen h u n d r e d s here. T o d a y the y a r d is o r g a n i z e d as a part o f the N o r d m o r e M u s e u m . W e hope t o ma in ta in the h is to r i ca l integr i ty o f the s h i p y a r d , its bu i ld ings , ways a n d equ ipmen t t h r o u g h ac t i ve use .

O v e r forty sh ips a n d boa ts m a d e use o f Me l l emvaer f t e t ' s ways a n d e q u i p m e n t in 1985. A l l o f t h e m were t a k e n up w i th vo lunteer he lp a n d all o f the p r o c e e d s were d o n a t e d to the ya rd ' s genera l fund . Me l l emvaer f t e t has a l s o r e c e i v ed a g o o d dea l o f f i nanc ia l suppo r t f r o m the N o r s k K u l t u r r a d , the K r i s t i a n s u n d K o m m u n e a n d the Fo r t i d s f o r en ingen .

W i t h c o n t i n u e d g o v e r n m e n t suppo r t a n d the inva luab le efforts o f l oca l en thus ias t s , M e l l e m ­vaerftet a ims to b e c o m e a c en t e r for the p rese rva ­t i on , p r o m o t i o n a n d rev iva l o f t rad i t i ona l ship­bui ld ing , r epa i r a n d the r e l a t ed t rades . •