On 6/3/12 12:51 PM, John H. wrote:
On Sun, 03 Jun 2012 12:25:08 -0400, wrote:

On 6/3/2012 10:08 AM, John H wrote:
On Friday, June 1, 2012 11:43:16 PM UTC-4, Chuck Gould wrote:
Then considered America's "longest war", an armed standoff between US
and British troops on San Juan Island was part of a larger border
dispute. The simplified, popular version of the tale recounts that the
war began when a US settler shot a Hudson Bay Company pig, but very
few people actually know how the war ended. Find out how the
Confederate Navy played an important role in the crazy political drama
that finally ended the war and established a permanent international
border.

www.pacnwboat.com

Nicely done, Chuck. That's what I'd call a 'very interesting' boating post! I also like the article about the Lehr small outboards. If I needed a small outboard, I'd sure be looking into one of those.

I agree with Wayne's comments about the internet version of the magazine. Very easy to peruse.

I wonder if that Lehr was designed and engineered by Karen's blokes,
down under?

Perhaps it was! Bernardo Jorge Herzer, the CEO of Lehr, was a licensed ship's captain, spent a lot
of time at sea, and, in fact, made trips to Australia. It wouldn't surprise me if he didn't get his
great ideas from Karen.



snerk

Now *that* is funny. What great ideas would Herzer get from Karen of Oz?
How to weld a rusty diesel engine ontop of a handbuilt rusty lower unit
and call it an outboard motor?

Herzer's company has a propane fueled four cycle engine on its outboard.
It also has similarly powered lawn tools.