SHAVINGS Volume
3,
Number
6
CWB GETS ITS FLOATING WORKSHOP, The
past
year's
g r e s s toward has
picked
efforts will
of
CWB
to
our
the
site,
a
built
the
c.
in
we
recycled a
1900
-
work,
prepared thing
like
hip
its
rural a
new
other
Number
it
looks,
little
tearing of
like
shingle as
serve
initially
shop,
storage
a
it's as
loft,
shingles,
have
to
An with
Waterway gift
of
bare
before
recon-
"This
going
the
Center
she
the
floor,
named,
meeting
paper,
and
will
the
"We're
park,
lake
first
to
the
time
enthusiast views be
a
or
quiet,
boat-
pedestrian one
to its
has
or
advantage
of
tables.
It
paths,
a
been
A P U B L I C A T I O N OF THE CENTER FOR WOODEN BOATS Ave.
S e a t t l e WA 9 8 1 0 9
N.
place
with
the
the to
boating
take
peaceful
creat-
have
picnic
coordinated never
a
a
general
since
even
CWB member
be of
opening
be
a
of to
City
You w o n ' t
room.
2770 W e s t l a k e
the
Second W o r l d War.
street,
the
to
public
for
"Building
is
explains.
virtual
public
new
completing
Four.
Victorian floats."
is
portion
Seattle," a
Oakrock shoreside
from
ing
Ms.
of
work,
and
the
the
end
multipurpose tar
some-
for
South
been
in
weekend years
uncover
building
Wagner's
roof,
construcand
begins.
Meanwhile,
structure
on
begin
seventy
to
a
plans;
house-
function. in
will
out
the
struction
1910.
return
station
restoration
One,"
Lumber,
its
original
railroad
With and
"a
for
members
ordered;
study
boat
Oakrock
post-and-beam
roof,
words,
Barbara
plans
attractive a
and
been has
modifications
plans D i c k Wagner
have
company
bones
building
waterborne
as
flooring tion
January
restoration,
floating
plan
pavilion,
pro-
interested
Holidays
S I T E PLANNING SPEEDS UP
suddenly
Through
and
major
originally
livery
for
steady
foundation
which
portion boat,
a
but
speed.
a
history
have
around
slow
site
up
of
maritime
a
Happy
$0.25
its will
just
off
bikeways
destination before."
the
and
where
Street
trees,
planted several define a
maples
the
Center
and
streets,
southern As
types
and
less
visitors
of
trees,
formal,
water,
will
walk
without of
formally
a
toward
grove,"
will the
of
become
tunneling
framing
City on
stand
fir,
spruce,
to
"gateway
a
shore.
of
the
variless
attention
to
view.
Barbara is
one
is
the
City will
planned
work have
park.
being permit
favor.
the
three
oak,
and
locust
will
process.
on
the
big
Though
years
is
out
so
this
City
helpful
and
applications
Barbara
"no
that
that
progress
uninitiated,
cedar,
single
point
reasons
are
on
yellow
pavilion"
to
major
our
such
lead
the
looking
time
at
with
seems says
a l l "
slow
that for
the
upper
donor.
"We've
b e e n met
number
of
"Nobody
passed leases
on
two have
us
a
grant
street
ends
organizations. the
complex
of
been
the
in
agency"
to
coordinate
through
other
city
made
as
to help
our
us
process,
Department a
it
temporary
Environmental
Building
designated
ago
To
permit
the
out.
no."
resolution
months
them t o
city
encouraging points
A key
City
employees
Section
an
she
given
far?
the tor
nonprofit through
has
so
by
possible
with
yesses,"
yet
Progress
2
through
the
departments
and
a
issue,
quick
of
red
Without
bond
professionally
to This
a
CWB v o l u n t e e r s ,
(streetside)
"boatbuilding
ous the
the
Seattle
downtown the
boundary. lake,
like
around
"point requests
departments.
That's of
an
important
volunteers
the
Fire
Department, the
ally
Parks of
the
we
the
are
from
The
we're
Works--especifor
a
July,
that,
going
to
actual,
for
the
dimensional
but
the
Shorelines,
planning
involved."
plans,
July
but
already site
is
planners
jections
on
the
pushing are
floats
the
gateway
on
plantings
place
then
amount
and
things
of
the
that's
our
rental
and
bit, pro-
opening
include
for
a
their
work
The
will
pavilion,
on,
where
sees
"maritime
layer
is
the
even
to
non-boaters.
layer
is
the
fleet,
a
reminiscence
times,
where
boat
can
be
skipper
ship
is
the
a
next
of
without
down
for
park, The
self-supporting
someone
"plunk
cake."
shoreside
second
a
our
layer
rental
a
good
day new
return
five
earlier
his
own
dollars
day."
and
CWB m e m b e r -
layer.
rentals
one
and
all
be
start
e v e n more
can get
and
regattas
and
and
other
ing
stage
their enjoy
membership reduced
seminars, other
special
events,
programs
still
fees,
rates
for
notice
of
SHAVINGS, in
the
plann-
fleet, Further the
landscaping.
CWB w i l l
for
CWB'ers w i l l
sive From
Director
a
detailed
basing
accomplished.
development
building,
as
drawings.
opening
CWB
first
attractive
In A
Our
activities
Building
T h i s means
"concepts,"
group
and R e c r e a t i o n ,
concrete,
construction
a
permits
Public
time,
with
not
of
opening.
first
City
get
when
Engineers,
Board
since
1982,
must
Department,
Army C o r p s and
aid,
"a
layers
seminar
of
boatbuilding
restoration ticeships
the
series, work,
cake
formal
training, and
and m a s t e r
will and
include exten-
fleet
finally,
appren-
classes.
3
Planning
for
"Building
a l s o known a s underway. meeting full
This
hall
time
fleet
"The
structure
(freeing
exclusive
HQ), center,
back
deck
give
members
view uplake
to
regattas.
our
Gasworks
gather
f o r Opening
tours;
here
other
CWB w e l c o m e
traditional
a
that
"bottomless
our for
c a n members of
the
do
right
woodwork,"
"Our
January
full
exposition
meeting of
Come a n d
see
need.
Adopting a
our
real
is
another
boat
chance
is
a
for
( A s k Dave C o x ,
Prexy.
and
from
the
includes
new
a
site
where w e ' r e
pressing
hands-on experience.
Director.
feature
restorati6n
and a
"Come
the
formal
Fleet
site
coffeepot.
will
going."
Good T h i n g ,
of
now?
says
the
panoramic
excursions find
out
plans.
and histor-
we'll
firemen"
will
is
A huge
Park, Here
Day,
"visiting
associations
special
shop
classroom,
many
of
as
be
One
a n d museum s h o p .
will
What
Two,"
will
Number
use
library,
ical
Number
Floating Opera,"
our
If
you're
on
such
not a
confident
project,
Weekend W r e c k i n g clubhouse. entitled trucks
enough
you
can
Crew and
help
Participants will
to
free
will
be
firewood; cosseted
to
join
take
the gut
the
be
people
and
with
pampered
outrageously. W e l l , t h a t ' s where w e a r e . I t ' s been e x c i t i n g t h e s e l a s t few m o n t h s , e s p e c i ally. And i t ' s gonna get b e t t e r . J o i n u p and j o i n i n ! SAWDUST As
a
feature
drive,
we
of
are
our
membership
re-introducing
the
handsome wooden b o o s t e r b u t t o n . asked
John
Black
wooden
disks,
screen
our
John
just
material
donated
As
opened
wood; The of
high it
3"
We diameter
on which we w i l l
d e l i v e r e d 600 was
John I
obtain
silk
logo.
Lumber C o .
instant
to
donated (Thanks, the
Northwest
are
E r i c a and B o b . )
first
from
box,
the me
made
woods,
The
F l o u n d e r Bay
production
the
reminds
buttons
blanks.
by
labor. I
scent
of
got of
tropical
of Port
that
an
the spices.
paragon
Orford
cedar!
P o r t O r f o r d was t h e t r a d i t i o n a l p l a n k i n g wood o f t h e h i s t o r i c N o r t h w e s t s a i l i n g g i l l n e t t e r , our l o g o . What a n inspiration, t o p i c k j u s t the r i g h t wood. Our b u t t o n s w i l l b e t h e c l a s s a c t o f t h e m a r i t i m e museum w o r l d : t h e B r i s t o l Bay g i l l n e t t e r o n P o r t O r f o r d c e d a r , complete w i t h the s m e l l of fresh planking.
MEETINGS TOO GOOD TO MISS Remember, Friday
we
will
meeting
have
in
no
third
The
December.
Annual
October
Membership
16
began
incorporated On
January
meet
at
8,
the
shipyard, Dyer, A
at
for
called ings
of
session. changes
a
by
development and
also will
the
PM,
present
of
our
at
Dave Cox Lee
President
Bylaws
move
into
programs will
of
tions
of
change
major and
bring
those will
reorganization
rapid
is
Darlene
our
Treasurer
Lauralee
Trustee
Neil
similar
fund
vide
in
us
raising
an
more
for
increasing
as
Allen
with
and
corpora-
scope,
effectively and
will
in pro-
administrative
management
activities
of
and
John Rip
Frodesen Knot
Ted Cooper
Peter
Lentini
A l a n Del
Myron
Richards
Rey
Ford
Caroline
Ford
Schimke
C o l l e e n Wagner
we
Center
amendments
line
efforts,
appropriate
structure
of
nonprofit
purpose
Cox
required
status
The
Bylaws
established
represent
our
site.
Allen
John B l a c k
Corpora-
is
our
elected:
draw-
on major
development
the
our
in
an
accord-
Ehrheart
Secretary
Mary
the
were
President
Pat by
as
In
Bylaws,the. following Trustees
Vice
tion. The
of
year
Tom
plans,
the
Meeting fifth
organization.
and
answer
vote
Bylaws
with
Officers
Co.
membership
8:00
will
question
We in
talk
the
15,
We site
by
and
of
January
our
ance
we w i l l
Manager.
headquarters. followed
tour
meeting
for
PM,
L a u n c h a n d Tug
a
Shipyard
special
8:00
Foss
our
our
rapidly
responsibili-
RECRUIT A CREW--WIN A DORY The
dream
becoming the
our
lorn
to
are
4
of
a
museum
but
site
imagine
plot
living
reality,
Waterway
ficult we
of a
if
today, more
waterfront.
committed
to
pioneer
persistence,
lots
of
money.
You
all
a
is
you
look
it
at
is
dif-
abused,
for-
Obviously,
period
of
supplemented
with
ty. A
copy
able
of
for
the
proposed
inspection
at
Bylaws our
is
avail-
headquarters.
hereby
are
CWB m e m b e r s h i p challenge:
appointed
official
salespersons..
Who
is
the
The
best?
O u r s p e a k e r f o r t h e m e e t i n g o f F e b r u a r y 1 9 w i l l b e D e l E d g The e b e r member t . D e l w i l who l showg a r n e r s t h e most s l i d e s and p h o t o s , and t e l l u s about members b e t w e e n D e c e m b e r , 1 9 8 1 , t h e a m a z i n g r e s t o r a t i o n o f h i s 1907 May, 1982, w i l l win a b o a t ! Crowninshield In
1976
ways
and
was
at
the
1981, tival,
65'
"Martha"
judged
a
Victoria
"Martha"
Restoration"
schooner, toppled
and
won
"Best
a
marine
loss.
Classic
awards
and
"Martha."
off
total
new
as
Overall
Boat
In Fes-
"Best Sail-
boat.
The W a g n e r ' s SINDBAD was " N o r ' w e s t i n g " cover g i r l in October. I t ' s a beaut i f u l p i c t u r e , b u t "why d o t h e y a l w a y s photograph us while we're becalmed," Dick w a i l s .
We have
commissioned Alan Del
Rey
to
build
miniature
10"
long,
a
complete The
with
winner
boat
will
sailing
of be
the
skiff, rig
at
Show,
4th
our
and
challenge
announced,
presented, July
dory
Annual
weekend,
and
oars.
and
the
the
award
Wooden
Boat
1982.
S u b m i t t h e names a n d d a t e s o f y o u r s a l e s b e f o r e June 15, 1982. Be i m a g i native, i n s p i r e d , a g g r e s s i v e , but e s p e c i a l l y , send i n those names.
Owner's N o t e b o o k : Nowadays,
the
net
evokes
boat,"
clumsy dead
phrase
looking
planing
hull,
in
side
of
the
show
that
image
fibreglass
the
and
rollers
"bowpicker
an
with
against
amidships,
THE "SCOW BAY," A 26' COLUMBIA RIVER GILLNETTER
a
boxy
tall
bows,
stem.
It
change
was
they
called
set
Rip
reel
(named
net of
on
vertical
either goes
always
to improve-
ment . Just
after
the
wooden
double
and
oar
also
the
model
gillnetter
of
a
neatly
was
hand, powered
a
CWB T r u s t e e an
bin,
forward
It
curved roof,
has
the
cabin the
an
entire
station,
and
a
by
a
shop
is
rides
diesel high,
The
boat,
Fishermen's
came
at
over
didn't
want
in
with
area
forward.
to an
6
bring
all the
indication
buy
sell
him
around
the
one
day
ended an
groceries
haggling
up
over
swapping
it,"
it.
So
Terminal
the
amount
Saab
I
all
details.
h i m my
'undisclosed'
Rip
trade
I
190
and
of
cash
for
it.
shape
when
pur-
faked
is a
diminuthat and
both
moving
lumpy
area,
an
from
area
water.
The
boat
fish
in
With
the
was all
in
recanvas
well
an underlayer
is
coaming a
60
stern,
planning new
h.p. the
the
and bow
a
loaded their All bow of
one an
gear the
down how
ton
eight
net,
and
man
film
"Bay's"
call
into
the
open
"I'd
weight
did
was
cut
on large
its a
lines-catch
the
has
trunk of
add
foremast.
headed
full
the to
good
Rip
steering
aft
upright
delivered
crew
on
Terminal,
cambered
working
accentuating
time
to
followed
Sunde
Rip
to
boat-
lived
Ballard.
age, item
and
like the
have stack
to
Irish
so
keeping has
once
It's
was
early
made
of
to
He's
sail with
located
is
adding
felt.
In Rip
far
top,
downwind
d'Evers,
India
done cabin
a
that
chandlers. another
owner
weekly
her
Rip's
moored.
were
sheer. Once
where
graceful
on
make
narrow washboards. "Suzi"
end
to
curve
irons
forward
by
brought
previous street
Bay"
Astoria),
side
with
and
forward
open
even
open
surrounded
owner
the
chased; The
"Scow in
the
another
the
inlet
didn't
these
turn
Grab
the
easy,
with
wanted
and
it
cabin
and wheelhouse
forward
days."
tiny
"he
too,
wheelhouse
cabin's
to
love a
recalls,
"Scow Bay"
of
aft in
roof.
stern
No wonder
old
assistance
where
bulkhead
semicircular
cambered
in
for
into
"He
logo.
one
roller,
example
forward
echoes
good
the
Bay
its
over
Rip Knot's
surmounted
tive
as
with
carry.
visibility.
excellent
craft.
which
bowpickers,
small
out
from
Bristol
hauled
bow b y into
block
hulls uses
to
"the
century,
turning
the
CWB
were
net
the
from
for
that
the
derived
powered
boats
the
of
were
enders
sail
These
turn
boatyards
'em
when
in
but
fell
and
Astoria
designed
aluminum
cabin
just
isn't
boat
a
pair one
g i l l -
a
or
transom,
a
the
of
a
on
a
the gaff
stocked Seattle
by ship
something
Silk.
to
add
roll," get
exhaust
a Rip
rid to
of
steadying said, the
have
sail
"but
I'll
current
dry
enough
to
clearance.
Marty
Loken
The "Bay" has a h o r i z o n t a l m e t a l " b e a v e r t a i l " t h a t r u n s f r o m t h e end t o the k e e l t o the r u d d e r p o s t . Origin a l l y p l a n n e d t o keep t h e web o u t o f the wheel, it a c t s as a f o r e - a n d - a f t s t a b i l i z e r , r e d u c i n g the h o b b y h o r s i n g w h i c h sometimes haunts s y m m e t r i c a l d o u b l e ended h u l l s . R i p i s g o i n g t o add some t e a k t r i m and a teak c a b i n door. "Maybe t h a t ' s out of p l a c e on a w o r k b o a t , " he s a i d , " b u t I a l r e a d y have some t e a k . A guy I know c u t t h e h a n d s p o k e s o f f h i s w h e e l 'cause t h e y g o t i n t h e way. I s a v e d them f o r t h r e e y e a r s , t r y i n g t o f i g u r e out somewhere t o use them, and l a s t summer I put them on t h e 'Scow Bay's helm." I n f o r a penny, i n f o r a pound.
CWB TO P A R T I C I P A T E IN TWO JANUARY BOAT SHOWS J a n u a r y i s b o a t show month i n S e a t t l e . CWB w i l l have b o o t h s a t b o t h t h e C o l i seum and Kingdome s h o w s . The S e a t t l e C e n t e r Show, i n t h e C o l i seum, J a n u a r y 9 - 17, w i l l f e a t u r e a s p e c i a l wooden boat s e c t i o n , i n w h i c h the Center w i l l p a r t i c i p a t e . At the Northwest Marine Trade A s s o c i a t i o n show, i n t h e K i n g d o m e , J a n u a r y 2 2 - 31, t h e C e n t e r w i l l s p o n s o r d a i l y one h o u r t a l k s :
Mon., J a n . 25, Refinishing Pat F o r d
9:00
PM
Tue., J a n . 26, 9:00 PM Steambending Andy W i c h e r t and Tom P a r k e r Wed., J a n . 27, 9:00 PM Marine photography Ray M o n t g o m e r y Thu., J a n . 28, 9:00 PM H a l f model b u i l d i n g Dave Le F e b v r e F r i . , J a n . 29, 9:00 PM Hand t o o l s f o r b o a t b u i l d e r s Land Washburn S a t . , J a n . 3 0 , 1:00 PM Fastenings f o r a l l boats Marty Langeland S u n . , J a n . 3 1 , 1:00 PM Good r o w b o a t s D i c k Wagner We w i l l make o u r a p p e a r a n c e a t t h e s e shows t o t e l l t h e w o r l d a b o u t o u r p r o grams t o p r e s e r v e and p a s s o n o u r s m a l l c r a f t h e r i t a g e . W e e s p e c i a l l y want t h e p u b l i c t o know a b o u t o u r s i t e d e v e l o p m e n t , and t o a s k them t o j o i n us W e need v o l u n t e e r s t o s t a f f t h e b o o t h s a t b o t h shows. P l e a s e c a l l and p l e d g e some t i m e . I t ' s f u n !
F r i . , J a n . 22, 9;00 PM B u i l d i n g m i n i a t u r e boats A l a n D e l Rey S a t . , J a n . 23, 1:00 PM C r u i s i n g boat d e s i g n i n g J a y and R o b i n B e n f o r d Sun., J a n . 24, Boat lumber Bob P i c k e t t
1:00 PM
Norm B l a n c h a r d o n t u r n - o f - t h e - c e n t u r y boatbuilding: "My Dad and t h e bookkeeper used t o r e v i e w the f i r s t time c a r d o f e a c h new man h i r e d o n . If it was l e g i b l e , n e a t l y w r i t t e n , p r o p e r l y s p e l l e d , and a c c u r a t e , t h e y f i g u r e d h e was t o o damn smart t o be a b o a t b u i l d e r . '
7
SEMINAR SERIES
PRESERVES TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
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Boat
popular
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Wooden
into
tion
to
its
the
sessions
old
on
investment able
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fourth
standbys,
cruising
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Ford),
traditional
Seminar
year.
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sailing
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we're
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Series
In
PM Modern
adding
adhesives
Jim
Peters
oars,
the
boat
redoubt-
design,
Feb.
27
Full
techniques.
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Making
Deb All
sessions,
be
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175th
and
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PM -
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day
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of
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175th
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series
subscriptions
$60.00
for
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members,
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for
for
full
for
offered,
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registration
well
as
advance
fees
may the
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in
of
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door,
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limited,
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Full
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Harrington Full
Foundry
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20
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Sailing
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lumber
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rate
design
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Tim
Bob session
$8.00
session.
AM boat
parking.
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for
6
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ample -
individual
half
making,
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