©1987 The Center for Wooden Boats — Volume 9, Number 6 — Nov.-Dec. 1987

OCTOBER SONG As far as the mat t e r o f wea ther for o u r O c t . 4 th

Rega t ta , y o u just don ' t f ind a m o r e perfect a u t u m n day. A r e l axed end-o f -season m o o d w a s the spir i t o f the few h u n d r e d Rega t ta v i s i t o rs . T h e w a r m , s u n n y d a y e n c o u r a g e d the c r o w d s t o test the v a r i o u s C W B boa ts a n d a sma l l fleet o f v is i t ing vesse ls , w h i c h i n c l u d e d a 17' P i s c a t a q u a r iver whe r r y , a 19' s c h o o n e r r igged M a c k i n a w boat , an 18' s c h o o n e r r igged M a c k i n a w boat , an 18' s c h o o n e r r igged row-sa i l d es i gned a n d built by J i m S a n d , a 2 1 ' gig f r om O l y m p i a , 2 gigs f r om A n a c o r t e s a n d a 15' row-sa i l s l o op w h i c h S c o t t H a u s e r des i gned a n d bui l t . T h e 16' D o r y c y c l e c a m e , a p r o d u c t o f the gent le genius of P h i l T h e i l , U W D e p t . o f A r c h i t e c t u r e Pro fessor . M a n y had fun p lay ing w i th th is naut i ca l " t r o m p e d ' oe i l , " a t rad i t i ona l B a n k s D o r y , w i th b i cyc l e p o w e r a n d a v a r n i s h e d w o o d e n prope l l e r .

O u r 21 ' gig Dan w a s en t e r ed in he r 1st race ser ies . H o w c lever we were t o m a k e sure she f in ished last in all — the men ' s , w o m e n ' s a n d m i x e d . N o w the w o r d i s out that we are s low, a n d the c o m p e t i t i o n wi l l be ove rcon f ident . M a r c u s L e s t e r d e s e r v e s o u r t hanks for w o r k i n g long h o u r s to get Dan ready. S i n c e the regat ta , he has a l so b e e n c o a c h i n g w h o e v e r s h o w s up a t c r a c k o f d a w n o n S a t u r d a y s . T h e p rac t i c e s e s s i ons will c o n t i n u e : 8:00 a .m. , w o m e n ; 9:00 a .m. , m e n ; 10:00 a .m. , m i x e d c r e w (4 p lus c o x s w a i n ) .

T h e r a c i n g a t t i tude w a s " n o b i g dea l , we ' re here for f u n . " M a r t h a R o g e r s s taged the con t e s t s w i th d ip l omat i c f inesse. T h e O l y m p i a gig Cina Belle was w i n n e r i n the M e n ' s a n d M i x e d t e a m races . Glide f r om A n a c o r t e s w a s the b ig g u n in the W o m e n ' s race . T h e S ing l e s R o w i n g w a s w o n b y B l u e D u c k o f O l y m p i a . M a r c u s Les t e r , i n a Bee t l e cat , w o n the Ha l f Fas t Sa i l ing c lass r ace a n d the v i c to r o f the Fas t C l a s s was B i l l Hu f f ing ton in a 17' F a l c o n s l oop . T h e a w a r d s were des i gned b y M a r t h a Roge r s ; a p o t p o u r r i o f nove l ty s h o p a n i m ­als , umbre l l a s , boa t s , b r u s h e s , a n d r i bbons . I f that isn't p r oo f of the c a sua l na ture of the Rega t ta , i t must be r e p o r t e d that the m a i n feature o f o u r p o t l u c k l u n c h , the C h i l i C o n t e s t , was w o n hands-d o w n b y B a r b a r a W i l s o n , w h o b rought the o n l y pot o f ch i l i . A n d de l i c i ous i t was . T h e r e a lso w a s a fantast ic var i e ty o f sa lads , pas ta , b r eak , sand­w i c h e s a n d desse r t s t o k e e p intact o u r r epu ta t i on as a G o u r m e t S o c i e t y d i s gu i s ed as a M a r i t i m e M u s e u m .

— D i c k W a g n e r •

JUST IN TIME FOR GIFT GIVING.

N e w m o n t h l y a n d a n n u a l passes for use o f C W B ' s fleet o f c lass ic r o w a n d sail boa ts .

Members Non-

members R o w — O n e m o n t h $ 35.00 $ 45.00 Row/sa i l — O n e m o n t h 50.00 60.00 R o w — O n e year 140.00 175.00 Row/sa i l — O n e year 200.00 240.00

Pass e s are g o o d for 2 h r s . per day a n d y o u may c h o o s e the m o n t h y o u w i s h t o use the pass . We feel this is an e x c e p t i o n a l barga in a n d a genu ine l y fun gift.

O t h e r gift sugges t i ons f r om C W B : Be l t b u c k ­les, T - sh i r t s a n d sweat sh i r t s , pos t e r s , M a r t y L o k -en ' s s t u n n i n g " C l a s s i c B o a t s C a l e n d a r , " mono ­g raphs .

G i f t cer t i f i cates a r e espec ia l l y app r e c i a t ed . C W B m e r c h a n d i s e , w o r k s h o p s and s e m i n a r s , a n d use o f o u r boa t s c a n all be pre -pa id by y o u r thought fu l gift. G i v e us a ca l l or d r o p by.

C H E M LAB

O u r l aps t rake w o r k s h o p s are l ike a l abo ra to ry e x p e r i m e n t . W i l l the e l emen t s o f w o o d , fasten­ings, too ls , s tuden t s , i n s t ruc t o r a n d a t i ck ing c l o c k result in a boat at the week ' s end?

O u r O c t . 10-17 expe r imen t i n bu i ld ing an a r c h a i c craft in a few hear tbea ts of t ime w a s succes s fu l . C W B n o w has a beaut i fu l 9 ' 3 " L a w l e y T e n d e r to s h o w off (it's a l ready b e e n u s e d as a M i l l e r B e e r adve r t i s ing prop ) . T h e s tuden ts a n d t eacher have the sa t i s fac t ion of pas s ing a mos t in tense inte l l ec tua l , emo t i ona l a n d phys i ca l test, sti l l sm i l i n g !

T h e c l a ss . H o n o r S t u d e n t s a l l : P e r r y O v e r t o n , Sea t t l e , W A N o w e l l F r e e m a n , W a y z a t a , M N D o u g H o l m a n , S a l e m , O R D i c k S t e m w e l l , I s saquah , W A Te r r y B u c k r i d g e , Marysv i l l e , W A a n d E r i c H v a l s o e , Ins t ruc to r

LEARNING TO BE A BOAT­BUILDER IN SIX DAYS

Las t s u m m e r w a s the start o f s o m e t h i n g n e w for me . I quit my job after a c o u p l e years of p rog r ess i v e b u r n o u t , a n d had put s o m e m o n e y as ide for wha t I h o p e d w o u l d be severa l m o n t h s o f r e l a xa t i on a n d se l f -d iscovery. M y first v en tu r e , a n d the mos t m e m o r a b l e , was to s ign up for the C W B boa tbu i l d ing w o r k s h o p . I had l ong d a b b l e d w i th w o o d w o r k i n g as a hobby , a n d for m a n y s u m m e r s h a d a d m i r e d the beaut i fu l w o o d e n boa ts that sai l Seat t l e ' s wate rs . I h a d even m a d e a s tab a t pu t t ing toge ther my o w n boat , but some­h o w the three d i m e n s i o n s o f l aps t rake c o n s t r u c ­t i on w e r e too c o m p l i c a t e d for se l f - ins t ruc t i on . T h e l aps t r ake c l a s s s e e m e d the right th ing to do .

T h e week before the c lass I d e c i d e d to m a k e a b o x to h o l d my too ls , b e c a u s e the letter o f intro­d u c t i o n t o the c lass r e c o m m e n d e d we have s u c h a b o x . I e n d e d up pu t t ing toge ther a large j o iner ' s too l case . W h e n l o aded w i th tools , the c a s e w a s

c o m p r o m i s i n g , w o r e o v e r a l l s a n d c h e w e d t obacco .

Enter the master Of c o u r s e , E r i c has none o f these qual i t i es . He

a r r i v ed , i n t r o d u c e d himsel f a n d to ld us a little about the h is to ry o f the N o r w e g i a n p r a m we w o u l d be bu i ld ing . I h a d r e m e m b e r e d see ing a s imi lar boat a t the C W B Fo lk l i f e exh ib i t a n d was s u r p r i s e d that s u c h a beaut i fu l boat c o u l d be built in a s ix day c l a ss . A f t e r the i n t r o d u c t o r y r e m a r k s , we s ta r t ed t o w o r k . We m a d e ou r beve l s t i c k s , set up the b a c k b o n e , a n d s ta r t ed m e a s u r i n g the angles on the t r a n s o m s . We were swept right into the e n t h u s i a s m of the pro ject .

T h e p a c e o f the c lass was very easy-go ing and p leasant and the boat w a s built s tep-by-step . E r i c w o u l d give e a c h o f us a task. He w o u l d s h o w us what t o do a n d then we w o u l d do it. W h e n we d id it w r o n g , we w o u l d repeat it a n d hopeful ly get it r ight. E v e r y o n c e in a whi l e E r i c w o u l d s t op us a n d de l iver l e c tu res — for e x a m p l e , he w o u l d say " O K guys , we n e e d to talk about b e d d i n g " — but mos t of the t ime it was a speci f ic t a sk -o r i en t ed " s h o w a n d d o . " T h i s w a s m u c h l ike I imagine boa tbu i ld ­ing was taught in o lde r t imes. D a y by day, the p l a n k s were a d d e d a n d c l ench -na i l ed , a n d a rec­ogn i zab l e boat a p p e a r e d .

S e v e r a l too ls a c h i e v e d no to r i e t y d u r i n g the c l a ss . B o b had the c o rd l e s s d r i l l , qu i te a l u x u r y w h e n the dr i l l i s p a s s e d b a c k a n d forth b e tween s ix peop le in a nine-foot space . J a c k had the rabbet p l ane , r e cen t l y p u r c h a s e d because i t w a s on the list of r e c o m m e n d e d too ls for the c lass . It was a beauty , but un fo r tuna te l y not a necess i t y for this pa r t i cu la r boat . J a c k w a n t e d to justify his p u r c h a s e , howeve r , a n d w e were a lways o n the l ookou t for s o m e app l i ca t i on for the rabbet p lane . R o g e r had the R y o b a saw, a J a p a n e s e too l that is great for t r i m m i n g p l a n k s . J i m had the u l t imate too l — wha t was eventua l l y t e r m e d the " k i l l e r r a s p " — essent ia l for the fine t u n i n g of o u r tran­s o m beve ls (fine = less t h a n 20°). In s h a r i n g o u r t ime a n d too ls we b e c a m e c l o s e r day by day.

S o m e other benefits T h e C e n t e r ' s hosp i ta l i t y e x t e n d e d way b e y o n d

the use of the s p a c e for bu i l d ing a boat . B o b , the sa i lor in the g r o u p , w o u l d t ake o the r s o f us out in the C e n t e r ' s sa i lboats d u r i n g the l u n c h b r e a k . R o g e r b r ough t in a c a n o e he had m a d e for ear ly m o r n i n g e x p l o r a t i o n s o f L a k e U n i o n . T h e C e n ­ter 's l ib rary was o p e n to us a l l , a n d I f requent ly

so heavy I c o u l d bare ly lift it. T h e on ly way 1 c o u l d m o v e i t a r o u n d w i thout t h r o w i n g out my b a c k p e r m a n e n t l y w a s by pu t t ing i t on a s k a t e b o a r d and ro l l ing i t f r o m p lace to p lace . T h e first day o f the c lass I m a n a g e d to m o v e the case into the b o a t h o u s e w i t h on ly m i n o r a c r o b a t i c s . I o p e n e d the door , g ree ted the s e v e ra l that w e r e there , a n d secre t l y t h a n k e d N e p t u n e that I hadn ' t lost c o n ­trol o f the heavy ches t on the b o a t h o u s e r a m p for a m o r e s p e c t a c u l a r i n t r o d u c t i o n into L a k e U n i o n .

G a t h e r e d in a c o r n e r of the s h o p were most of the o the r guys in the c lass . T h e r e was Roger , a loca l un ivers i t y s tudent on s u m m e r b r eak ; J i m , a m e c h a n i c a l eng ineer f r om C a l i f o r n i a ; J a c k , a re­t i r ing s c h o o l t e a c h e r ; a n d B o b , a n e x p o r t e r a n d s c h o o l t e a c h e r f r om C a l i f o r n i a . W e ga the r ed a r o u n d o u r too ls , d r a n k coffee, a n d after we as-c e r t a i n ed that n o n e o f us was the teacher , we w o n d e r e d wha t he w o u l d be l ike . S e v e ra l sugges-t ions were m a d e , but the genera l c o n s e n s u s w a s that a n y boa tbu i l d e r w i th the n a m e o f H v a l s o e was p r o b a b l y about 80 years of age . a little un -

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u s e d i t to further p u r s u e ideas b rought up in the c lass . T h e very o p e n n e s s o f the b o a t h o u s e m a d e us par t o f o n e w e e k of the dai ly life o f the C e n t e r . We met o t h e r boa tbu i l d e r s i n the area w h o s t o p p e d b y a n d w e h e a r d s tor i es about their o w n boa ts that we re be ing bui l t . T h e c lass e x p o s e d me to a life on Seat t l e ' s wa t e r s that o the rw i se I w o u l d have never seen .

T h e f our th day o f the c l ass , we were to ld that the K O M O - T V news c r e w w a s p l ann ing to film a shor t s egment about the c lass . In p r i o r d i s cus ­s i ons , n o n e of us a d m i t t e d that the p r e s ence of a TV c r e w w o u l d affect us a t a l l , but w h e n we all s h o w e d up that m o r n i n g for the first t ime c l ean­s h a v e n a n d w i th c l e a n sh i r ts , w e were r e m i n d e d h o w sub t l e the s u b c o n s c i o u s c a n be . W i t h the c a m e r a s ro l l ing , we m o v e d w i th a mi l i ta ry c l ip , cu t t i ng a p l a n k , app l y i ng the b e d d i n g a n d fasten­ing w i th the c o p p e r na i ls , as i f we had b e e n d o i n g this for years . E r i c a n d B o b were i n t e r v i ewed for their thoughts : I o v e r h e a r d E r i c say ing s o m e t h i n g about b o a t s be ing " b e a u t i f u l " a n d B o b was ta lk ing about " w o r k s o f a r t . " M e a n w h i l e , in a def inite ly u n r e h e a r s e d s cene , I w a s seen s a w i n g u n d e r the TV f loodl ights w h e n I hit a nai l w i th the R y o b a saw. D e s p i t e that d e m o n s t r a t i o n o f M u r p h y ' s Law, the ed i t i on on that even ing ' s news was v e r y favor­able t o b o t h o u r c l a s s a n d the C e n t e r .

It floats! We l a u n c h e d the boat the e v en ing o f the s i x t h

day. T h e c e l eb ra t i on i n c l u d e d fr iends, family, great f ood and c h a m p a g n e . T h e boat , w h i c h h a d been c h r i s t e n e d the Wee-five, w a s l a u n c h e d grace ful ly (it's easy for six peop le to l a u n c h a n ine foot boat graceful ly ) a n d after s t r aws were d r a w n I t o ok it out for its first sp in . Initially, it l e a k e d a little (or wep t , as we were told) , but in m inutes the p l a n k s swe l l ed a n d i t b e c a m e water- t ight . One -by -one i t p a s s e d al l the p e r f o r m a n c e tests , i n c lud ing the c a p a c i t y test w i th three adu l t s a n d two g lasses o f w ine , a n d the e labora te s eawor thy test by E r i c (e.g., c o u l d i t be c a p s i z e d by l ean ing on the rai ls ) . As the even ing went o n , the boat t ook fewer a n d fewer t r ips out f r om the d o c k , a n d we all spent m o r e t ime w i th o u r w ine , c o n v e r s a t i o n , a n d last t imes together. W h e n we sa id g o o d b y e a n d head­ed h o m e , I w a s so r r y to see the week over .

A b o u t twenty-f ive y ea r s ago w h e n I w a s a b o y in N W O r e g o n , I u s e d t o s n e a k a r o u n d a n o l d m a n ' s w o r k s h o p w i th a f r i end. Inside the s h o p was a large boat unde r c o n s t r u c t i o n , a n d I r e m e m b e r my w o n d e r m e n t o v e r the boat a n d the o l d m a n ' s too ls . Desp i t e m a n y v is i ts , I never met the m a n , but I a lways fantas i zed about what it w o u l d be l ike to w o r k w i th h i m a n d to l ea rn all o f his sec re t s . In a sense , th is c l a s s r e a w a k e n e d that fantasy. I spent s ix d a y s w o r k i n g , bu i l d ing a n d l earn ing w i th o t h ­ers. I d e v e l o p e d a c o n n e c t i o n w i th the past , a t ime w h e n c rea t i v e sk i l l s w e r e bo th nec e s sa r y a n d spe­c ia l , a n d n o w that I've l ea rned a few of these sk i l l s , I feel a little bit m o r e spec ia l mysel f .

B o b put together a s c r a p b o o k w i th nar ra t i v es and p h o t o g r a p h s d o c u m e n t i n g ou r w o r k toge ther and the day-by-day c r e a t i o n o f the boat . He sent e a c h of us a copy . It's n o w severa l m o n t h s later, a n d I have r e t u r n e d to ano the r j ob v e r y s imi lar to the o n e I left earl ier. F o r the t ime be ing my adven ­tures have e n d e d , but as I l ook at B o b ' s s c rap -b o o k a n d r em in i s c e , I feel a little bit different t h a n I d i d a year ago: I have who l e n e w r e l a t i onsh ips w i th peop l e a n d w i th w o o d a n d that, I guess , i s what it 's a l l abou t .

— S t e v e M c G e e •

OLD ENGINES, A RETURN TO CHILDHOOD

I b e l o n g to a spec i es of boat lover w h o loves not on ly s m a l l w o o d e n boa ts but the o l d eng ines ins ide . As a c h i l d g r o w i n g up d u r i n g the late 1950's on the sho r e s of G e o r g i a Stra i t I fell in love w i th the s o u n d o f the one - lung gaso l ine engines that p o w e r e d f i shboats . I w o u l d sit on the largest r o c k to get the best v i ew a n d reve l in the s t e r t o r o u s be l l ows c o m i n g f r om the o p e n exhaus t p ipe . M y love for the o l d eng ine s o u n d hasn' t d i m i n i s h e d in twenty-f ive years . I w o u l d sti l l der i ve great joy f r o m l i s ten ing to those ear ly eng ines . E v e n grea ter happ ine s s for me w o u l d be to o w n a w o o d e n boat w i th an o l d s ing le -cy l inder eng ine .

N o w I never c o n s i d e r e d myse l f a co l l ec to r . In my y o u t h I n eve r c o l l e c t e d s t a m p s , mode l s , o r s p o r t s c a r d s , a n d w h e n I bought my first eng ine , an 1898 S n e c k n e r , I n e ve r thought I w o u l d be c o m e a co l l ec to r . I o n l y w a n t e d an o l d eng ine to ope ra t e in a s imple boat . T h r e e years a n d e leven engines later I c a n no l onger c l a i m I am not co l lec t ­ing.

H o w e v e r , I am not a l one . T h e r e are lots o f peop l e co l l e c t ing o l d fa rm eng ines , t r ac t o r s , a n d mach ine ry . T h e r e are e v en s o m e peop le bes ides me w h o spec ia l i z e in mar ine engines . M o s t o f the mar ine c o l l e c t o r s s e e m to be in the M id -wes t U n i t e d S ta tes . T h e i r f resh water i s not as h a r s h on cast i r on as o u r salt water .

I sti l l bel ieve I'm dif ferent f r om o the r eng ine c o l l e c t o r s b e c a u s e I love w o o d e n boa ts w i th a pass i on . I t i s r a r e to f ind an eng ine co l l e c t o r w h o sha res equa l e n t h u s i a s m for w o o d e n boa ts a n d o ld m a c h i n e r y . W h y there aren't m o r e w o o d e n boat l overs ope ra t i n g o ld eng ines is a mys t e r y to me. B o a t s a n d gaso l ine eng ines have gone to­ge ther for n inety years . I w o u l d love to see a r e n e w e d interest in gaso l ine eng ine use to m a t c h the rev iva l o f s t e a m b o a t i n g .

Co l l e c t ing a round a theme W h e n I first b egan b u y i n g eng ines a fel low co l ­

lector adv i s ed me to have a d i r e c t i o n , a theme to follow. I might , he sugges t ed , co l lec t eng ines m a n u f a c t u r e d on the W e s t C o a s t o r even limit myse l f t o B r i t i s h C o l u m b i a manu fac tu r e r s . T h a t p l an went as t ray w h e n I fell in love w i th a 3hp . G r a y ; before I k n e w i t I had two G r a y s . By not i m p o s i n g str ict l imits on what I b u y I have no t i c ed the e vo lu t i on of a theme . N o w I co l l ec t any m a k e o f eng ine w i th spec ia l e m p h a s i s on rare eng ines genera l ly c o n s i d e r e d b e y o n d n o r m a l r e p a i r - a b i l i t y . By this I m e a n an eng ine so badly d a m a g e d that a t least o n e major part m u s t be recas t : the cy l inder , h ead , o r base .

A g o o d e x a m p l e of wha t I m e a n is my V i v i a n , a single cy l inde r 8hp eng ine bui l t in the ear ly 1930's i n V a n c o u v e r , B . C . T h e V i v i a n Eng ine C o m p a n y was o n c e a r ival o f the E a s t h o p e C o m p a n y , a l so f r om V a n c o u v e r , B . C . T h e V i v i a n E n g i n e C o m ­pany w a s so ld in the late 1940's to a B r i t i s h f i rm w h i c h c e a s e d p r o d u c t i o n o f the B . C . v e r s i ons in favor o f i m p o r t i n g its o w n eng ine f r o m B r i t a i n . In 1974, all r e m a i n i n g p a r t s , des i gns , a n d l i terature were d e s t r o y ed to e n d the ex i s t ence o f the V i v i a n Eng ine C o m p a n y . I k n o w o f on ly one o the r single cy l inde r eng ine . B o t h eng ines have d a m a g e d cyl­inde r s , m i n e has m o r e than o n e leg in the grave . In o rd e r to r es to re i t I n e e d to recast the cy l inder , h ead , a n d man i f o ld , but . before I c a n cast new pa r t s I mus t bu i l d n e w pa t t e rns a n d c o r e b o x e s .

It's this r ebu i l d ing p r o c e s s I enjoy. In cases whe r e I m u s t m a k e n e w pa t t e rns in w o o d , b o o k s help me learn p a t t e r n m a k i n g . I f necessary , I take c o u r s e s in f oundry w o r k . I've l ea rned sk i l l s s u c h as cast i r on we l d ing a n d lathe o p e r a t i o n . I've l ea rned that I c a n repa i r or b u i l d a n y t h i n g as l ong as I have pa t i ence a n d app l y mysel f .

Another , s econda ry theme A n o t h e r k i n d o f spec i a l eng ine is one I c a n

assoc ia t e w i th the o r i g ina l owner . My 1898 S n e c k ­ner w a s or ig ina l ly bought for f ishing on L a k e S u p e r i o r . I t r a n faithfully unt i l 1930 w h e n the or ig­inal boat was too o l d to fish f rom. T h e eng ine was r e m o v e d a n d p l a ced in a new boat by the or ig ina l owne r ' s s o n . M y little S n e c k n e r c o n t i n u e d t o per -f o rm her du t i e s unt i l 1954 w h e n the s e c o n d boat was too o l d for f ishing. I t s e e m e d she w o u l d be left on the l ake sho r e t o rust away. By c h a n c e W e s t o n F a r m e r , the no tab le nava l a r ch i t e c t a n d author , c a m e a c r o s s the eng ine , bought i t a n d t u c k e d i t away unt i l I bought i t f r o m his s o n thir ty years later. A f t e r a l l this t ime she is sti l l r epa i rab l e a n d c a n be u s e d in a w o o d e n boa t .

A c o m m o n aspec t o f a n y c o l l e c t i on is the a c c u m u l a t i o n o f s e c o n d a r y mate r ia l b a s e d on the c o l l e c t i on . I have a g o o d n u m b e r of ear l y m o t o r -boat des i gns a n d p i c tu r e s . I have bought any r epr in t ed ear ly m o t o r b o a t i n g mate r ia l a n d I have x e r o x e d o r i g ina l ma te r i a l w h i c h has not been re­p r in t ed . O b t a i n i n g th is mate r ia l c a n be dif f icult, yet I f ind it is o f ten as sat is fy ing as b u y i n g ano the r engine.

S i n c e my latest r o u n d o f a cqu i s i t i ons I've p r o m ­ised myse l f not to b u y a n y m o r e eng ines . N o w I must beg in bu i l d ing a c l ass i c m o t o r b o a t s u c h as a hun t ing c a b i n l a u n c h , so I c a n fulfill my c h i l d h o o d fantasy o f o w n i n g a one lung eng ine p o w e r e d boat . S t i l l , I'm a co l l e c t o r w h o wi l l a lways be t emp t ed by just one m o r e o l d eng ine .

— J o s e p h A. K o v a c s •

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"I L O V E COFFEE , I L O V E TEA, I LOVE THE JAVA JIVE AND IT LOVES ME" A Med i ta t ion on Sai lors and Cof fee

C u r r e n t deba tes b e tween Evo lu t i on i s t s a n d C r e a t i o n i s t s c omp l e t e l y o v e r l o o k one o f the m o s t in t e res t ing ques t i ons i n c o smogony . W h e r e d i d G o d get H i s c u p o f coffee before beg inn ing H i s great t a s k ? N o b o d y in their right m i n d , not e v en a S u p r e m e B e i n g , w o u l d start s u c h a n invo l v ed pro ject w i thout a hot s lug of na tu re ' s c e r e b r a l jumps ta r t a n d p lenty m o r e w h e n that r a n ou t . O f c o u r s e there is a g r o u p of pecu l ia r l y f lat -headed re l ig ionists i n T e n n e s s e e w h o c o n t e n d that G o d d i d the h o l d j ob without any coffee at all w h i c h , they feel, fully e xp l a ins the state of the w o r l d today.

U n i v e r s a l c r e a t i o n as ide , we have a lways u n d e r s t o o d the necess i t y for coffee. W h e n the C W B B o a t h o u s e w a s des i gned , i t w a s c o n c e i v e d as a bu i l d ing s u r r o u n d i n g an e terna l ly full coffee­pot . T h e D i r e c t o r u s e d t o b r e w the coffee. O n e m e m b e r sa i d that the coffee r e m i n d e d h i m o f his f ishing days . He never sa id w h e t h e r the m e m o r i e s were o f c o o l , quiet A l a s k a d a w n s o r o f s l e ep ing in an o p e n boat d u r i n g a three-day s t o r m on a shift­ing pile o f d ead f ish. O n e app r en t i c e u s e d to e xp l a in in a con f ident ia l wh i spe r that o u r D i r e c t o r had lost h is taste buds in a boa t ing a c c i d en t . A n o t h e r went so far as t o say that B o a t s h o p coffee w a s a lmost as b a d as no coffee a t al l .

We a lways a s s u m e d i t was wha t w e ' d h e a r d a c a r p e n t e r ca l l " b u i l d i n g i n spe c t o r co f fee . " Y o u a lways b r e w e d i t w h e n the bu i ld ing i n spe c t o r was go ing t o c o m e by and the first th ing y o u ' d do is give (not offer) h i m a c u p . A f t e r a few s ips he w o u l d real ize that r i s k i n g his j ob by o v e r l o o k i n g s o m e m i n o r v io la­t i ons w a s w ise r than wr i t ing up the e x c e p t i o n s and r i s k i n g a n o t h e r c u p o f that coffee w h e n he c a m e b a c k t o r e - i n s p e c t . O u r belief was s t rength­e n e d w h e n we w a t c h e d an inspec to r f r om the c i t y ' s B u r e a u o f M i n e s con f ron t his first c u p . T h e D i r e c t o r w a s r oo t ing d i s t r ac t ed l y t h r o u g h a large c ra t e o f r e cen t l y donated pa int a n d re f in ish ing supp l i e s . He o p e n e d a c a n , p e e r ed ins ide , a n d sa id , " H m m , i t l o oks l ike p ine t a r . "

" Y e s , " r ep l i ed the inspec to r , l o o k i n g into his s t e a m i n g c u p , " b u t at least i t sme l l s l ike cof fee . "

We l ea rned the i m p o r t a n c e o f a .m . coffee f r om a fish boat sk ippe r . He was a bu lky , f r i ghten ing m a n w i th a n o s e l ike a tugboat ' s b o w p u d d i n g , des i gned t o a b s o r b m a n y heavy i m p a c t s . D a u n t ­ing at the best of t imes , in the m o r n i n g s before h is c u p p a , h e w o u l d have m a d e E d w a r d T e a c h qua i l .

He m a d e his coffee s choone r - s t y l e , fi l l ing the pot w i th bo i l ing wa t e r a n d d u m p i n g in seve ra l heap ing t a b l e s p o o n s o f c o a r s e g r o u n d s . W h e n they s a n k to the b o t t o m , coffee w a s ready. W h i l e he w a s w a t c h i n g the g r o u n d s s i n k , B o r t h (for that was th is w o r t h y ' s name ) w o u l d ca r r y on a dys ­pept ic m o n o l o g u e .

" E a r l y in the m o r n i n g i t w o u l d su re be n ice to be A t t i l a the H u n , o r C a l i g u l a , o r even Jose f S t a l i n , " he w o u l d in tone , in a vo i c e l ike D e a t h eat ing a c r a c k e r . " T h e n w h e n y o u felt l ike th is , y o u c o u l d have lots of he lp less peop le k i l l ed unt i l y o u felt be t ter . "

E m m a n u e l K a n t , the G e r m a n p h i l o s o p h e r a n d a u t h o r of The Critique of Pure Reason, m u s t have felt a little the s a m e way. H i s c o n t r i b u t i o n to Javi¬an ia w a s that " I n H e a v e n there i s no coffee, a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y no wa i t ing for i t . " M i l d as that might s o u n d at first r ead ing , the re is s o m e t h i n g in that ph rase that e c h o e s a T eu t on i c sh r i ek d i r e c t e d at a

tardy h o u s e m a i d . No d i s c u s s i o n o f Java w o u l d be c o m p l e t e wi th­

out c o n s i d e r i n g the S c a n d i n a v i a n love o f the bev­erage. Peop l e a s s u m e that b e cause the major i ty o f Seat t l e ' s c o m m e r c i a l f ishing fleet are S c a n d i ­nav ians , S c a n d i n a v i a n s live on f ish. T h a t ' s as logi­ca l as a s s u m i n g that b e c a u s e y o u a lways see c o w s and c o w b o y s together , c o w s live o n c o w b o y s . Ac tua l l y , S c a n d i n a v i a n s w e r e s e a r c h i n g for coffee and just s o r t a s t u m b l e d on fish a l o n g the way.

S c h o l a r s have es tab l i shed that the G r e a t S c a n d i n a v i a n E x p a n s i o n , the f lood o f V i k i n g s that c h a n g e d the genet ic m a k e u p o f E u r o p e , w a s a c tu ­ally a s e a r c h for a c u p of coffee. W h e n the S c a n d i ­nav ian G u a r d o f the last e m p e r o r o f B y z a n t i u m d ied in the fall of C o n s t a n t i n o p l e , i t was because they 'd been led into that hot , u n - S c a n d i n a v i a n c o u n t r y b y r u m o r s o f T u r k i s h coffee. W h e n Lie f the L u c k y h e a d e d west , i t wasn ' t to f ind V i n l a n d but t o s e a r c h for J u a n V a l d e z o r h is fo rebears , busy in C o l o m b i a ' s coffee fields. T h o u g h they d idn ' t k n o w wha t coffee was , what i t tas ted l ike , o r w h y they w a n t e d it , the y ea rn ing w a s there .

C o r w i n , a f r iend of o u r s , spent part o f o n e s u m m e r as an a p p r e n t i c e f i she rman a b o a r d a N o r w e g i a n ha l ibut s c h o o n e r . I t is the c u s t o m in this hard -b i t t en f ishery to set out the long b o t t o m l ines, ca l l ed ska t es , a n d w h e n they ' re all away, to " j o g " for a few h o u r s a n d give the fish a c h a n c e to bite. D u r i n g the jog, the e x p e r i e n c e d c r e w m e n go be low a n d nap . T h e app r en t i c e s tays o n d e c k , k e e p i n g a l o o k o u t a n d c h o p p i n g bait . A f t e r a b o u t four h o u r s , i t 's his task to w a k e the c rew . T r a d i ­t ion has es tab l i shed that the best way to do this is by t ak ing a large pot of exceed ing l y s t r o n g coffee a n d pu t t ing it on the bar re l s tove in the fo 'c 's le. I t was a n u n n e r v i n g e xpe r i enc e .

" T h e y ' r e a l l lay ing there fully d r e s s e d , on their b a c k s , w i th their a r m s c r o s s e d on their c h e s t s , " C o r w i n r e p o r t e d . " T h e b u n k s are all sea b u n k s , d e e p a n d na r r ow , so they don ' t get t h r o w n to the d e c k eve ry t ime the sh ip ro l ls . As the coffee a r o m a fills the t iny s p a c e , the c r e w sits up , one by one , a n d gets out o f their b u n k s . O n e by o n e , they file by the po t , p o u r a c u p , a n d go on d e c k w i thout a w o r d . R i s ing s i lent ly out o f their co f f in l ike be r ths i t w a s too m u c h like the Las t J u d g e m e n t . I felt l ike the A n c i e n t M a r i n e r in the C o l e r i d g e p o e m :

" T h e y g r o a n e d , they s t i r r ed , they all u p r o s e . N o r s p a k e , n o r m o v e d their eyes; I t had been s t range , e v en in d r e a m , T o see those d e a d m e n r i s e . . . " So unse t t l ing was the sight that C o r w i n j u m p e d

sh ip in A d a k a n d t o ok up h o g f a rming in Iowa , a s far as he c o u l d get f r om the N o r t h Pac i f i c .

Wh i l e the m i rac l e o f the coffee b o t h e r e d o u r f r i end, i t w a s the sa l va t i on of the B j o r g e n s o n s , just d o w n the street f r om whe r e we u s e d to live as a boy . L a r s h a d b e e n feel ing p o o r l y a n d though Inge had b e e n re lent l ess ly c o o k i n g e ve ry th ing f r o m lefse to lutef isk in h o p e s of a c u r e , he s l i pped in to a dec l ine . T h e n o n e n ight , peaceful ly , he dr i f ted away. Inge ca l l ed the d o c t o r w h o c a m e in a n d s igned the d e a t h cer t i f i cate . S h e ca l l ed the L u t h e r a n m in i s t e r a n d made a r r ang em en t s . S h e ca l l ed a se lect g r o u p of ne i ghbors , her re lat ives , and the i n s u r a n c e c o m p a n y .

W h e n e v e r yone h a d pa id their last r e spec t s a n d had left, she put a b ig pot o f coffee on the s tove a n d sat in the k i t c h e n n o o k s ta r ing out the w in ­d o w a t the r o b i n s a n d w o n d e r i n g i f she s h o u l d b u y n e w o i l c l o th for the k i t c h e n table. A b o u t five m i n ­utes later, L a r s w a l k e d up c a r r y i n g two s t e a m i n g c u p s , sat d o w n , a n d p u s h e d one a c r o s s the table to her.

T h e y ' v e l ived eve r s ince on the annu i t y f r om his life i n s u r a n c e , s i nce they have abundan t proo f that he was c omp l e t e l y dead .

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SAM DEVLIN BUILDS BOATS - BUILDS AND BUILDS BOATS AND BOATS

S a m D e v l i n has bui l t s o m e 270 w o o d e n boa ts i n the last eight y ea r s . H e ' s not su r e , but he t h i n k s he 's des i gned b e tween 30 a n d 40 boa ts d u r i n g the s a m e pe r i od . He is sure that he ' s never bui l t a des i gn that wasn ' t h is o w n . A n d al l that bu i ld ing has p r o v i d e d s t eady w o r k for a full-time set of ass i s tants . In the feast-or- famine, u p - a n d - d o w n w o r l d o f w o o d e n b o a t b u i l d e r s , S a m ' s r e c o r d i s one for G u i n n e s s . He a t t r ibu tes part o f i t to his m e t h o d a n d part o f i t to the un i que m a r k e t n i che that m e t h o d he lps h i m fill.

S a m i s a s t i t ch-and-g lue o r " t a p e d s e a m " bui lder . S imp l i c i t y itself, s t i tch-and-g lue r equ i r e s n o m o u l d s o r s e tup . T h e r e a r e n o c o m p l e x c o m ­p o u n d c u r v e s . If a s t e m p i e c e needs a c u r v e , i t 's a mat t e r o f l aminat ing , but S a m doesn ' t have a s t e a m b o x .

E x p l a i n i n g h o w s t i t ch-and-g lue w o r k s , D e v l i n l ikes to use the ana logy o f bu i ld ing an o range . T h e r e are four w a y s to bu i l d an o range , he says .

" In p lank-on- f rame they ' d b e n d b o w s into the s h a p e o f an o range a n d h a n g a s k i n on th em all m a d e o f little p ieces o f ca re fu l l y - shaped w o o d . C o l d - m o u l d e d they 'd do i t essent ia l ly l ike p lank-on- f rame e x c ep t ins tead of m a k i n g a baske t of w o o d that b e c a m e par t o f the o range they 'd use a d i sposab l e set o f o r ange - shaped m o u l d s a n d b o n d severa l th in layers o f w o o d o v e r one ano the r to m a k e the s k i n . In f iberglass, they 'd m a k e a m o u l d that w a s an ident i ca l r ep l i ca o f an o range a n d p o u r in a p l a s t i c mate r ia l a n d m a k e a s k i n o f that a n d i t wou ldn ' t m a t t e r what they put on the ins ide of it.

" In s t i tch-and-g lue w e ' d t ake an o range a n d peel it. T h e n w e ' d t ake the pee l in p i e ces or in one l ong s t r ing a n d lay i t out flat. T h o s e w o u l d be the pane l p ro j ec t i ons . W e ' d cu t t h e m ou t o f p l y w o o d a n d sew t h e m toge ther w i th little w i re ties to h o l d t h e m in p lace . W e ' d dri l l pa irs o f m a t c h i n g ho l es in the edges and take s o m e mi ld steel w i re a n d s t i ck it t h r o u g h the ho l es a n d twist it tight w i th a pa i r of p l iers . T h e n w e ' d m i x e p o x y a n d w o o d flour a n d m a k e a paste a n d m a k e a fillet on the ins ide of the s e a m . W h e n i t was dry , w e ' d heat the w i re ends w i th a p r o p a n e t o r c h unt i l they g l owed r ed . S i n c e it 's m i l d stee l , the who l e w i re gets hot v e r y rapidly. T h e n we 'd just r o c k the d y k e s a n d the w i r e w o u l d s l ide out easily.

" W e ' d tape the ou t s i d e o f the jo int . In ou r boa t s we s h e a t h the ent i re boat w i th glass c l o t h a n d e p o x y res in w i th e x t r a c l o t h on h igh wear areas a n d on the j o in ts . . . h igh s t r e s s a r e a s . " T h e r e aren ' t a n y m o u l d s . C u t p rope r l y , the flat pa t te rns take the i r p r o p e r shape w h e n they ' re he ld in c o n ­tact w i th one ano the r . A n d o n c e they 've been e p o x i e d a n d t aped , there ' s no break in the s t r eng th o f the s t r u c t u r e .

S a m is an a d v o c a t e o f r e m o v i n g the wire ties. He says that e v e n t h o u g h the Mirror d inghy , the first s t i tch-and-g lue des i gn , left the w i re in t r i m m e d c l ose . " W h a t we ' ve f ound i s that ove r the years as the boat w o r k s a bit — all boa t s do — that the me ta l beg ins to c l i m b ou t . R a t h e r t h a n have that, we pul l i t ou t . T h e t ies are on ly a c l a m p , n o t h i n g m o r e . "

O u t s i d e the s h o p , one o f S a m ' s d u c k b o a t s was in for a repair , " a b o u t as c lass ic a t aped -seam as y o u c a n get , " he sa i d . Inside, a l l o f the edges met w i th a un i f o rm , neat ly m a d e fillet. T h e r e w a s no u n e v e n n e s s , no s ign o f add i t i ona l t h i c k n e s s a t the t idy, wel l - f in ished jo in ts , no e v idence o f a n y t h i n g o the r t h a n the highest c o n s t r u c t i o n s t a n d a r d s . A n d n o fastenings.

S a m s h o w e d us the d a m a g e to the engine wel l whe r e the o w n e r , an oys t e r farmer , had m a n a g e d to wedge a d e a d h e a d be tween one s ide and the

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o u t b o a r d . O t h e r w i s e the boat s h o w e d v i r tua l ly no s igns of wear . It had been u s e d heavi ly , left to g r o u n d out tw ice a day on the oys t e r flat, a n d genera l ly t r ea t ed l ike a w o r k b o a t for five years .

That excel lent market niche B e s i d e s be ing a g o o d e x a m p l e o f t aped s e a m

bu i l d ing , the d u c k boa ts are a g o o d e x a m p l e o f S a m ' s m a r k e t . O n c e a hun te r , S a m u n d e r s t a n d s a d u c k hunte r ' s r e q u i r e m e n t s . " T h e s e d u c k boa ts get u s e d on days that no n o r m a l y a c h t s m a n w o u l d th ink o f go ing out on the wa te r , " he c l a ims , t h u m p i n g o n the boa t ' s so l id d e c k . " A g o o d d u c k h u n t i n g day i s w h e n it 's b l ow ing 35-40 out a n d it 's about 20°." Bes ides b e ing w ide for stabi l i ty a n d d e c k e d for d r y n e s s , the boats have lots o f little eyes a l l o v e r t o fasten camou f l age to. S a m m a k e s fake r eeds by l oop ing s t r a n d s b e tween his h a n d y tie-offs. T h e r e ' s r o o m for the faithful d o g . Las t year S a m s h i p p e d two d u c k boats t o N e w Y o r k , two t o O r e g o n , two t o O k l a h o m a , a n d one e a c h t o V e r m o n t , M i n n e s o t a , T e x a s , a n d U t a h .

T h e s e h u n t i n g boa t s are h ighly spec i a l i z ed , a n d S a m m a k e s severa l dif ferent v e r s i ons . H e t h i n k s that h is abi l i ty to vary his des igns to meet spec i f ic c u s t o m e r needs is what mos t b u y e r s h o p e for in a w o o d e n boa t . Ye t his e c o n o m i c a l bu i l d ing tech­n ique m e a n s he doesn ' t p r i c e h imsel f out of a g r o u p w i thout e n o u g h c a s h t o f inance p l ank -on -f rame.

" I s o m e t i m e s refer to t h em as the ex -Bay l ine r p e o p l e , " S a m says. " I 'm not go ing to say a n y t h i n g u n k i n d a b o u t B a y l i n e r s . T h e y give a lot of fo lks a

c h a n c e to see h o w they feel about boa t ing . I f they ' re go ing to get s e r i ous , it 's not go ing to take t h e m l ong before they ' re go ing to want a different boa t . " By p r o v i d i n g a c u s t o m boat a t less than c u s t o m pr i ces , S a m i s the next log ica l s tep .

A g o o d e x a m p l e is the " r e t i r ee ' s b o a t . " A little o u t b o a r d - p o w e r e d c a b i n c ru i se r , the boat repre­sen ts a who l e life style S a m f ound . " T h e k ids have

m o v e d away a n d M o m a n d D a d live i n a c o n d o m i n i u m . T h e y ' v e a b ig S u b u r b a n , so they trai ler th is boat d o w n t o the s o u t h in the w in t e r a n d c ru i s e the In te rcoas ta l Wa t e rway . T h e y meet lots o f o ther re t i rees d o i n g the s a m e thing. T h e y don ' t need lots o f s to rage s ince the next m a r i n a w i th s h o w e r s , l aundry , a n d fresh food is just a few h o u r s away. In the sp r ing , they tra i ler the boat b a c k up he re . T h e y haven ' t h a d t o w o r r y about the l awn o r the g a r d e n go ing w i l d . " A n d S a m says ret i rees a r e g o o d c u s t o m e r s . T h e y k n o w wha t they want . T h e y u n d e r s t a n d qua l i t y w o r k a n d a r e pat ient e n o u g h to wai t whi le they get it. W h e n they ' re p l eased , they tell their f r iends.

L o o k i n g t h r o u g h the D e v l i n des igns , e i ther in his office or in his exce l l en t des i gn ca ta l og , we were s t r u c k by the var iety , the very g o o d c h a n c e that " just the right b o a t " w a s on the next page. S a m says that s ince they ' re real ly all " one-o f f s " it 's easy to modi fy a n d r e th ink a des i gn into p rec i se l y wha t ' s needed . In fact, m a n y o f his des i gns have been the result o f just that k i n d of e vo lu t i on .

C h a s i n g the business A n d yes , that wasn ' t a f igure o f s p e e c h . . . S a m

does i ndeed p u b l i s h a very g o o d des i gn ca ta l og . ( S end $5.00 to h i m a t 2431 G r a v e l l y B e a c h L o o p #1, O l y m p i a , WA 98502.) S a m sel ls ind iv idua l de­s igns for s t i tch-and-g lue as wel l as se l l ing boa ts . He wi l l a lso t each y o u the r u d i m e n t s o f the tech­n ique i f y o u want t o bu i l d y o u r o w n .

T h e secret t o s u c c e s s , says S a m , i s se l l ing eve ry th ing . It's a l so m a k i n g sure the m o n e y is ava i lab le w h e n s o m e b o d y w a n t s t o buy. W h e n h e first b egan h is s h o p , S a m had eve ry en t r e -p r eneu r ' s v iew of b a n k e r s . I t d idn ' t take h i m l ong to figure out that e v en i f they ' re not go ing to l oan h i m m o n e y d i rec t ly , they are go ing t o l oan m o n e y to the peop l e w h o a r e go ing to use i t to b u y boa ts . N o w a d a y s S a m has a little p r esen ta t i on for bank ­ers that ta lks about va lue a n d c r a f t smansh ip in w o o d e n boa t s , wha t ' s a g o o d bet to f inance , a n d the g lor ies o f s t i t c h a n d glue a n d g o o d m a r i n e p l y w o o d .

As for the future o f his des igns , S a m says he ' s w o r k i n g on s o m e larger mul t i - ch ine boa t s that he h o p e s wi l l go b e y o n d the 30-foot limit whe r e s in­gle-chine v e r s i o n s l o ok "aw fu l c l u n k y a n d slab-s i d e d . " F o r the future o f boa tbu i l d ing he offers the w r y d i c t u m that i f " y o u ' r e d o i n g okay , you ' l l be here next y e a r . "

" I have a her i tage of be ing se l f - employed . A l l my family have the i r o w n bus inesses . D a d never d i d have a n y b o d y else 's p a y c h e c k . I d idn ' t ever see h i m leave for a nine-to-f ive. J e e z L o u i s e , I've got a very spec i a l th ing go ing o n here . W h o k n o w s h o w l ong it wi l l l a s t . "

— C h a s D o w d •

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HARTSTENE LUGGER W h e n I left the nava l s e rv i c e a n d r e t u r n e d , w i th

my wife a n d daughte r , to the Paci f ic N o r t h w e s t a d o z e n o r so years ago , we c a m e w i th the idea o f a c q u i r i n g a B r i s t o l boat or its c l ose a n c e s t o r , a C o l u m b i a R i ve r boat a n d w i th an app r e c i a t i on o f the lug r i g .

In the last y ea r s o f my nava l career , we h a d l ived o n the C h e s a p e a k e . Inf luenced b y T o m C o l v i n a n d a B r i t i s h f r iend w i th a lug-r igged B r i t i s h d inghy , we had r igged a 25-foot sk ip jack w i th a s t a n d i n g lug r ig , a n d had fallen in love w i th the rig.

We h o p e d to f ind an una l t e r ed hul l w i th the c e n t e r b o a r d c a s e sti l l in it, but se t t l ed for a c o n ­v e r t ed boat w i th a single big gaff ma insa i l , a l ong s h a l l o w kee l m a d e f r om a 10-inch " I " b e a m , a n d a r e a sonab l y sma l l c a b i n u p f o r w a r d .

O u r boa t . Optimist, went t h r o u g h a var i e ty of e vo lu t i ons o f her r ig as we r e s p o n d e d to the cal ls o f two gods : " F a s t e r " a n d " H a n d l e Eas i l y . " T h e a n n u a l B r i s t o l boat races p r o v i d e d incent i ve t o go faster, t h o u g h o p e r a t i o n by sai l a n d oar a lone a l so p r o v i d e d incent i ve for m o r e sai l a n d less oar. T h e boat was a lmos t a lways sa i led s h o r t - h a n d e d a n d f requent ly s ing l e -handed . It w a s impo r t an t , f r om a c r u i s i n g s t andpo in t , that sai l changes c o u l d be m a d e eas i ly a n d qu i ck l y .

T h e boat e vo l v ed f r om cat boat to s l oop , to s l o op w i th j a c k y a r d topsa i l , to yaw l w i th gaff top­sai l a n d s tand ing lug m i z z e n . Optimist went faster as the sai l a r ea was i n c r eas ed . L a z y j a c k s , the split r ig a n d k i tes that w o u l d c o m e in pa id homage t o the " H a n d l e E a s i l y " god .

We had the gaff rig a n d b e c a m e so invo l ved w i th i t that we pre t ty m u c h forgot about the lug .

Las t M a y , the ma inmas t went ove r the s ide in a Beaufor t eight b r e e z e in C a s e Inlet. I t was t ime for the lug.

We w a n t e d a two -mas t ed r i g , not on ly b e cause it w o u l d p r o v i d e a l ower c en t e r of effort, t h o u g h that is an advantage w i th an a lmos t no ballast boa t , but b e c a u s e i t offers so m a n y advan tages in h a n d l i n g the boat . T h i s had b e e n brought h o m e t o me by a c o u p l e of sma l l sharp i e s c h o o n e r s I had o w n e d , a n d m o r e r ecen t l y by a c ru i s e in a s c h o o ­ner-r igged B r i s t o l boat . T h e m a s t s o f that little s c h o o n e r were shor t e n o u g h a n d light e n o u g h that a m a n c o u l d raise a n d l ower t h e m , i f need be, w i thout the a id o f sho r e facil it ies, a n d they c o u l d s t a n d w i thout s h r o u d s o r s tays . Y o u s e l d o m had to reef, as y o u c o u l d s h o r t e n sail by just d r o p p i n g who l e sai ls .

We r igged her first w i th the larger sai l aft, as a s c h o o n e r d o e s . A spr i t w a s r e q u i r e d so that the ma insa i l c o u l d be p r o p e r l y shee t ed . A f t e r a c r u i s e to the S a n J u a n s w i th this r i g , we c h a n g e d the sai ls a b o u t , se t t ing the larger sai l as a d i p p i n g lug on the fo remast . T h i s last e vo lu t i on got r i d o f what p r o b l e m s there were w i th the spr i t , a n d p r o v i d e d a d e e p o v e r l a p to m a k e her go on the w i n d .

T a c k i n g a boat w i th an o v e r l app ing , d i p p i n g lug foresai l (or is it a mainsa i l ) s o u n d s diff icult. T h e r ig i s c e r t a in l y not se l f - tending; bu t , on the o the r h a n d , the m a n e u v e r i s n o w h e r e near ly as c o m p l i ­c a t e d as t a c k i n g a boat that is flying a b ig genoa .

I f the b o a r d s are s h o r t , she c a n be sa i led w i th ­out d i p p i n g the lug. D i p p i n g the h i gh -peaked lugs is not dif f icult. I f requent ly sail the boat single-h a n d e d a n d , whi le 1 am b u s y w h e n the b o a r d s a r e sho r t , the j ob gets done .

I f ind the lug r ig sai ls the boat as wel l or bet ter than o the r r igs. I t r equ i r e s m o r e a t t en t i on in tack­ing t h a n m o s t r igs, but not so m u c h as to be p roh ib i t i v e . I t a l lows the use o f sho r t e r m a s t s a n d less, a l m o s t no , s t and ing r igging. Off the w i n d , the t a c k s c a n be led a c r o s s the boa t , m a k i n g her

"V" IS FOR VOLUNTEERS B e h i n d any m u s e u m that has l iv ing e xh ib i t s i s

an a r m y o f br ight , c r ea t i v e en thus ias t i c v o lun ­teers . A z o o w o u l d be in deep t roub le w i thout its cage-c l ean ing v o lun t e e r s . T h e A q u a r i u m vo lun ­teers h o s t the fee ly - touchy t anks for the pub l i c . In ou r case , the H e r c u l e a n t a s k s o f p u m p i n g , c l ean­ing , r epa i r ing , pa in t ing the boa ts ; fix up , c l e a n up on the site; a n d t a lk ing , t yp ing a n d filing in the office are m a i n l y h a n d l e d by the finest k i n d o f peop le , o u r vo lun tee r s . H e r e are s o m e e x a m p l e s o f C W B ' s he ros and he ro ines : • T h o s e w h o rent o u r boa t s o w e m u c h o f their

h a p p y e x p e r i e n c e to the unf lappab le Horace Ingram, w h o sets the sa i ls , s h o v e s off, a n d al­ways has a l and ing spot r eady for the r e t u r n i n g boat .

• T h i s s u m m e r o u r S a i l i n g Ins t ruc to r w a s Blake Lewis, g i v ing o u r fast a n d effective one -on-one p r o g r a m , w h e r e a t o ta l s t ranger to sail is r eady to so l o in about 4 h o u r s .

• T h e least a t t rac t i ve part o f C W B has been the little cliff o f b r o k e n c o n c r e t e and b l a c k b e r r y bushes s epara t ing wa t e r a n d u p l a n d . To so f ten this raw, ugly edge r e q u i r e d an expe r t eng ineer a n d m o u n t a i n c l imber . T w o re t i r ed lad ies , Nona Sullivan a n d her sister, Helen Lang, t o ok on th is f o rmidab le t ask and have m a d e a mar­ve lous start in t r a n s f o r m i n g the bank f r om a deso la te s ca r to a g reen oas is .

• T h e t e l ephone , 1st l ine of i n f o rmat i on for the C e n t e r , this s u m m e r w a s hand l ed w i th c o o l sk i l l by Catherine Wilson, o u r " w u n d e r k i n d " w h o just t u r n e d 16.

• W h o is the m a n w i th the whee lba r r ow , cha in -s a w o r p i ck a n d s h o v e l , k e e p i n g o u r d o c k s a n d up lands c l ean? It's David Erskine, C W B ' s red­headed t o r n a d o .

T h e C e n t e r a l so has a c o r p s o f inv is ib le vo lun­teers. L i k e the t o o t h fairy, they leave good ies for us whi le we are as leep . • Barney Abrams, a r e t i r ed sa i lmake r , f ixes o u r

to rn sai ls a n d m a k e s n e w o n e s i n h is bas emen t " h o b b y " loft. T h e latest f r om B a r n e y is a n e w set o f sails for o u r H a m p t o n O n e D e s i g n , re -p l ac ing a v e r y t i r ed , but usab le m a i n and jib w h i c h B a r n e y had or ig ina l ly m a d e for the boat 40 years ago.

• Bill Van Vlack m inds o u r m o n t h l y f inancia l re­p o r t s o n C W B ' s c o m p u t e r . W e give B i l l a sheaf o f c h i c k e n s c r a t c h i n g s eve ry m o n t h a n d the

C H R I S T M A S S H I P C E L E B R A T I O N A T C H A N D L E R ' S C O V E

W E D N E S D A Y , D E C E M B E R 1 6 t h 5:30 t o 7:30 p m

At H e n r y P ier a t C h a n d l e r ' s C o v e , s o u t h e n d o f L a k e U n i o n on the wa t e r in front o f Ben jamin ' s .

V i s i t a t i on of C h r i s t m a s S h i p Sp i r i t of Seattle, wi th pa rade of boa t s at 6:00 p . m .

It's a par t y ! O p e n to the p u b l i c . T h e Spirit of Seattle wi l l be ab le to d o c k at H e n r y Pier , a l l ow ing fantast ic v i ew ing a n d l i s ten ing for the pe r f o rm­a n c e b y N o r t h w e s t G i r l s C h o i r .

H o s t e d by t enan ts o f H e n r y P ie r : Ben j am in ' s , L a k e U n i o n ; B u r g e r K i n g , Fa i r v i ew & Va l l ey S t r ee t s ; C h a n d l e r ' s C o v e A s s o c i a t e s ; Ra fn C o n ­s t r u c t i o n . R e f r e s h m e n t s c o m p l i m e n t s of: B e n -jamin ' s . L a k e U n i o n (hot s p i c e d c ide r a n d C h r i s t -mas c ook i e s ) ; B u r g e r K i n g (apples a n d c a n d y canes ) .

M u s i c a l en t e r t a inmen t o n H e n r y P ie r : T h i r d grade cho i r , J o h n H a y E l e m e n t a r y S c h o o l ; Instru­menta l g r o u p , H a m i l t o n M i d d l e S c h o o l ; C h o r a l e , Rooseve l t H i g h S c h o o l .

Bon f i r e for w a r m t h & a m b i a n c e . S a n t a a r r i v es at 5:30 p . m . ; t ake family p h o t o s w i th the jolly o l d gent.

B r i n g y o u r u m b r e l l a , in case i t ra ins . T h e r e ' s amp l e p a r k i n g a t the C e n t r a l P a r k i n g lots on the s o u t h s ide o f Va l l e y S t . a n d the lot to the east a n d n o r t h o f E v e r g r e e n W h o l e s a l e F l o r i s t s .

nex t m o r n i n g , s l i pped u n d e r the b o a t h o u s e door , a r e o r d e r l y c o l u m n s o f i n c o m e a n d ex­penses .

• John Lowe d o e s o u r quar t e r l y r epo r t s for IRS, S ta te D e p t s . o f R e v e n u e a n d D e p t . o f L a b o r a n d Industr i es . T h e s e invo l ve the sor t o f statis­t i cs that o n l y an a c c o u n t a n t loves, a n d we are deep ly thank fu l for J o h n ' s l imit less thirst for o u r s ta t i s t i cs . J o h n a l so expe r t l y c o m p o s e s o u r m o s t va luab le year ly r ev i ew o f asse ts a n d liabil­it ies. I t w o u l d be a b o o k of h o r r o r s for n o r m a l h u m a n s . O u r sma l l a r m y o f d e d i c a t e d vo lun tee rs , g iv ing

their t ime a n d ta lents , m a k e s o u r d r e a m s b e c o m e real ity.

— D i c k W a g n e r •

square - r i gged w i th a b a l a n c e d h e l m a n d no o f the sai ls far q u i c k e r a n d s imp le r than w i th dange r o f a gybe . T h e loose- footed sails c a n be b o o m e d r igs. bra i l ed to the mas t , m a k i n g the se t t ing a n d furl ing — J o h n E r i c k s o n •

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS Monthly Meetings in the Boatshop Fr iday , D e c e m b e r 18, 1987 C W B M o n t h l y Meet ing 8 p.m., C W B Boa t shop

C h r i s t m a s O p e n H o u s e — r e f r e shments , g o o d cheer , g ood f r iends, g o o d c o m p a n y . S t o p b y a n d say he l lo !

Friday, January 15, 1988 C W B Month ly Meet ing 8 p.m., C W B Boa t shop

B o b M c N e i l wi l l give a film talk on a sai l passage he m a d e f r om Sausa l i t o to Seat t le in a 50-foot cut ter .

Friday, February 19, 1988 C W B M o n t h l y Meet ing 8 p.m., C W B Boa t shop

O n e o f the p remie r h i s to r i ans o f Wes t C o a s t mar i t ime h is tory . C a p t . H a r o l d H u y c k e . will g ive a talk about in te res t ing voyages , vesse ls , a n d the co l o r fu l c h a r a c t e r i nvo l v ed .

Friday, M a r c h 18, 1988 C W B Month ly Meet ing 8 p.m., C W B Boa t shop

P a u l F o r d wi l l g ive a sl ide talk on his e x p l o r a t i o n o f L a k e Powe l l by houseboa t a n d k a y a k — boat­ing a m o n g the m o u n t a i n s .

BOARD OF TRUSTEES T h o s e e l ec t ed by the m e m b e r s h i p on N o v . 11

to se rve a 2-year t e r m as m e m b e r s o f o u r B o a r d of T r u s t e e s :

C o r r i n e A n d e r s o n , D a n H i n c k l e y , B l a k e L e w i s , S t e v e N o g a l , T o m P a r k e r , B o b P i cke t t a n d B i l l V a n V l a c k .

T h e T r u s t e e s c u r r e n t l y c o m p l e t i n g the s e c o n d year o f their t e r m are :

J o h n B l a c k , A r c h i e C o n n , C a r e n C r a n d e l l , A l i Fu j ino , R i c k H e n d o n a n d A n d y W i c h e r t .

At their first mee t i ng o f N o v . 18, the T r u s t e e s e l e c t ed these of f icers of the C e n t e r , for a one year pe r i od :

P r e s iden t : D a n H i n c k l e y S e c r e t a r y : A l i Fu j ino T r e a s u r e r : B i l l V a n V l a c k

G R E A T BARGAINS F R O M T H E C W B LOCKERS! ! !

We're cleaning house and want to get rid of the follow­ing items. Any offer accepted. Call 382-2628. or just come on down and check them out.

Items marked "parts" are probably not repairable. Everything "as is."

4" Jig Saw, 18" clearance. Sears, Roebuck — for parts

4" Jig Saw, 18" clearance. Sears. Roebuck — needs motor

Elgin Twin Outboard motor Evinrude 25HP SN2501 41731 — thought repairable Montgomery Wards, electric start "SeaK ing " 35HP

— repairable Johnson Twin, 3HP (?) — parts only Honda 10HP 4-cycle Twin — runs great 3-gal. OB motor (Honda) fuel can w/hose and tool

kit 2- cyl. water-cooled inboard — parts Remote control outboard engine throttle unit —

thought to operate Briggs and Stratton powered 40 amp. 12V auxiliary

generator. rigged for water cooling and remote start ing — runs

6 gal. outboard motor plastic fuel tank, no hoses Two 6-gal. OB motor steel fuel cans w/hoses Two 5-gal. plastic gas containers 13-gal. steel fuel tank (fix mounted) 3- gal. fixed-type steel fuel tank Hydraulic pump w/reserve tank, power steering

type — parts Fram oil filter canister type Autolite generator. 30 amp. 12V gear drive - parts Autolite starter, 12V - parts

1/2 HP Electric Motor, capacitor type — parts

CWB MEMBERSHIP I f y o u r m e m b e r s h i p is a b o u t to exp i r e

(see date o f e x p i r a t i o n on y o u r ma i l ing l abe l ) , p lease r enew s o o n !

T h e a n n u a l m e m b e r s h i p dues a r e a s fol lows:

S tuden t S e n i o r C i t i z e n $ 10.00 Ind iv idua l 20.00 F a m i l y 30.00 C o n t r i b u t i n g 75.00 Bene f ac t o r 150.00 S u s t a i n i n g 500.00

Dear Santa, Many thanks to you for all the wonderful gifts we've received all year long. There are a few things we need down here at the Center, though, and sure would like it if you'd consider any of these items for a special Christmas gift:

A fiberglass (lightweight) dock carl Bilge pumps (indestructible) Desk-top copy machine 35 mm. camera 15-20HP outboard motor in good condition Carousel slide projector 16 mm. film projector Squaredrive screwdrivers Measuring tapes Drill bits Circular saw Chain saw Binoculars Pliers, vise grip, and crescent wrenches

Smooth sailing, happy flying and good tidings to you from the crew at C W B .

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WIND AND SHORE " M a n y peop l e w h o have t a k e n o u r P o w e r a n d

Sa i l S q u a d r o n S e a m a n s h i p - S a i l e x a m d o not k n o w w h i c h is a lee sho r e a n d w h i c h is the w ind­w a r d one a s s e e n f r o m a b o a t , " r e p o r t s J o h n M o r a n , a f requent C a n a d i a n c o n t r i b u t o r t o S H A V I N G S . " A n A m e r i c a n c a n o e i n g text further c o m p o u n d s the c o n f u s i o n by s ta t ing that, for safety in r o u g h go ing , ' k e e p near the lee s h o r e ' . "

To clari fy the t e r m s o n c e a n d for a l l , J o h n sent us th is e x p l a n a t i o n :

" T h e r e are two po in t s o f v i ew for n a m i n g the sho r e in r e l a t i on to the w i n d . F r o m the po int o f v iew o f a p e r s o n on the s h o r e , say an i s l and , the s ide first s t r u c k by the w i n d i s the w i n d w a r d s ide a n d the o the r i s the l e eward s ide . T h e wa t e r wi l l be r o u g h e r on the w i n d w a r d s ide t h a n i t i s on the l e eward s ide .

" T h e t e rm ino l ogy r e ve r ses for a p e r s o n on a boat . I f the w i n d b l o w s t owa rds the sho r e f r om a boa t , that s h o r e is r e f e r red to as a lee sho r e b e c a u s e i t lies on the l e eward s ide of the boat . S im i l a r l y i f the w i n d b l ows f r o m the sho r e t owa rds the boat that sho r e i s ca l l ed the w i n d w a r d sho r e because it lies to w i n d w a r d of the boat . A lee s h o r e is the o n e o n t o w h i c h a boat w i thou t any m e a n s o f p r o p u l s i o n wi l l be d r i v en by the w i n d . T h i s is the r e a s o n for the in famy o f the west c oas t o f V a n c o u v e r I s l a nd . V e s s e l s s e e k i n g the e n t r a n c e t o the S t ra i t o f J u a n de F u c a were o f ten u n s u r e o f the i r pos i t i ons a n d s o m e s i gh ted l and t o l e eward t o o late to a v o i d the ou t l y ing reefs a n d b r e a k e r s . T h e d a n g e r o u s lee sho r e c l a i m e d a n o t h e r v i c t im . A w i n d b l ow ing para l l e l to a sho r e w o u l d r ende r the t e r m s w i n d w a r d a n d l e eward s h o r e s m e a n i n g l e s s . "

A l l th is goes t o s h o w what we ' ve a lways c o n ­t ended : g o o d sa i l o r ta lk is a th ing of de l i ca te

With the wind "W" blowing as shown, sloop "A" is windward of island "I." This means shoreline "L" and rocks "R" are the sloop's lee shore. Sloop "B" is snugly anchored in the lee of island "I." Shoreline "S" (out of sight behind "I") and rocks "R" are a windward shore, protecting sloop "B" while the crew is below sharing some holiday grog "G." So may we all.

Happy 1988 from the Director and the CWB staff.

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