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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, What will happen to Bell Harbor during...
Fall and winter are our favorite times to spend a night or two at Bell Harbor Marina and visit the downtown Seattle waterfront. We love getting off the boat and exploring Pike Place Market and...
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Sailrite is expensive, but supposed to be the best out there for sailboaters.
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Boat Name Yea or Nay: Don't Panic!, on the...
Boats names are like … well, let’s just say that every boat has one, and they are a matter of highly personal taste. What one boat owner considers a great name might provoke groans from others. One...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Group helps boaters make the big left turn,...
Each year in August and September, a Northwest ritual takes place for a handful of intrepid boaters — they prepare to head out the Strait of Juan de Fuca and turn left for a passage down the West...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Eight boats you'll want to check out at this...
The good folks behind the Seattle Boat Show are giving us a sneak peek at some of the boats that will be on display at this year’s event, both indoor at CenturyLink Field Event Center and at the docks...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Hear the tale of Seattle to Glacier Bay with...
In 2012, Tor and wis wife, Jessica, sailed their home-built, gaff-rigged 32’ steel ketch north to Alaska. Their only crew? Their one-year-old twin sons. Four months and 2,700 miles later, a great many...
View ArticleMarty McOmber wrote a new post, Seattle to Anacortes in five minutes, on the...
What’s better than a friend asking if you can help deliver a Jeanneau 42 from Seattle to Anacortes on a windy fall day? Taking along your video camera and putting together a fun, fast five minute recap...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Check out the boater's garage sale at the...
If you love the Center for Wooden Boats as much as we at Three Sheets Northwest do, then you’ll want to take note: The Center for Wooden Boats is holding a surplus sale Saturday, November 22, at its...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Happy Thanksgiving -- afloat and ashore, on...
Deborah and I would like to take a quick moment to say how thankful we are for all the wonderful readers of Three Sheets Northwest. It is a little unbelieveable to us, but we are nearing the sixth...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, How you can give your old foulies a second...
Holidays are a time for giving — and giving back. That’s why we thought this idea from Seattle’s Sail Northwest was worth sharing with our readers. If you have a chance to donate an old pair of...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Snow? Not for some Three Sheets Northwest...
So, we’re are all hunkered down in the Pacific Northwest getting ready for what could be the first real lowland snow of the winter. It’s now dark when we get up for work and it’s dark when we come home...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, 'Mysterious' orca visit local waters in...
If you are out on your boat in the next few weeks, be on the lookout for visting orca. Apparently large numbers of non-resident killer whales have been spotted around inland waters of Washington and...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Coast Guard rescues 5 from sinking crab boat...
The Coast Guard rescued five people from a sinking crab boat off the coast of Oregon early Saturday morning — and credit the steps the crew took during the emergency for helping get everyone safely […]
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Glad you like them. We do too and he will be a regular contributor to the site moving forward! In reply to - Dylan Lippert wrote a new post, Hard lessons learned on how to approach a ‘project boat’, on...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Check out the original Native names for some...
The Burke Museum has just released a first of its kind map of the greater Seattle area just before non-Native people began to settle the area. The photo-realistic map not only shows the shoreline as...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Another southern resident orca found dead, on...
An endangered Puget Sound orca was found dead on Vancouver Island Thursday morning. The 18-year-old female washed ashore near Courtenay, British Columbia, according to the Center for Whale Research,...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Attention lighthouse fans: Schooner Zodiac...
From the announcement: The Schooner Zodiac, the Bellingham based tall ship, is hosting a 4-day tour of the historic lighthouses in the San Juan Islands. The cruise will take place from May 8th through...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Update: Batten down the hatches, secure the...
Update 7:00 p.m. Thursday: It’s here — or nearly so. And if it hasn’t hit you yet, here’s what Cliff Mass says it will be like: “The winds are going to hit suddenly and hard during the next few hours...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Queen City invites boaters to participate in...
Announcement from Queen City Yacht Club: Lakes Union and Washington will be ablaze in floating Christmas lights on Friday, December 12, and Saturday, December 13 as Queen City Yacht Club sponsors the...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Kayaker found near Bainbridge Island dies, on...
Update Dec. 15 8:15 a.m.: Mark Gianneschi, the 52-year-0ld Brownsville kayaker who went missing on Sunday, was found unresponsive and has died, according to the Seattle Times. A Coast Guard helicopter...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, One simple, cost-effective tip that could add...
What if there was an early warning system that could tell you when little problems were taking place inside your engine that might turn into big headaches later? Well, there is — and it is both simple...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Tell us your New Year's boating resolution --...
Yesterday’s story by Three Sheets Northwest contributor Dylan Lippert got us wondering what other Northwest boaters are resolving to do in 2015. Maybe you want to visit that great gunkhole you’ve...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, 12 funny, touching and inspiring boating...
This year I resolve to: I resolve to finish working on my boat. Hahahahahaha! Seriously, though… I do have some big things to finish this spring, but after that I resolve to take my boat up to...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, The 10 most popular stories on Three Sheets...
Here at Three Sheets Northwest’s headquarters in Ballard, we’re closing the books on 2014. It was quite a year for Northwest boating, to say the least. We worked hard to keep readers informed about...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Kalakala on course for final destination -- a...
The Tacoma News Tribune is reporting that the new — and reluctant — owner of the storied vessel is preparing to move her to the breaking yard on Jan. 22, ending a long and much discussed effort to...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Check out our seminar at the Seattle Boat...
A lot of boaters who have no qualms about digging into the guts of their diesel or setting up an SSB radio tremble at the thought of figuring out onboard Wifi solutions or jumping through the hoops of...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, New product spotlight: Simple, clever...
Seacocks are one of those critical pieces of boat equipment that probably don’t get enough attention. After all, they are pretty much the only thing standing between a great day on the water and...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Coast Guard calls off search for small-plan...
Sad news from the U.S. Coast Guard overnight: The Coast Guard suspended the search for a survivor of a plane crash after searching for more than eight hours near Seabeck, Washington, Monday. “Our...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Don’t miss this 'magnetic' sailing yacht if...
Not a lot of yachts have beds that, with a touch of a button, will tilt to accommodate the degree of heel. But then, the 75-foot aluminum-hulled Annka One is unlike most sailing boats. And that might...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Are you going to the Winter Rendezvous this...
One of the lesser-known joys of Northwest boating is getting out on the water in winter. Sure, the temperatures aren’t warm, and maybe you’ll need to pack some foul weather gear, but the boating is...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Time for big boats to choose which side of...
The draw span on the 520 Bridge across Lake Washington will be drawing to a close starting Tuesday, a fact that will force dozens of boats that require more than 70 feet of clearance to choose which...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, So exactly how many people went to the...
The Seattle Boat Show is the biggest on the West Coast. And this year that means 51,681 people passed through the doors at CenturyLink Field Event Center or walked the docks at the outdoor portion of...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, I just rowed around the world . . . and boy...
Long-time Seattle rower Erden Eruc has got a lot of firsts to his name. Here are just a few: First to complete a solo circumnavigation of the world by human power First to row the three oceans:...
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Experts in Port Townsend will give...
Our friends over at KUOW’s Northwest News network have a great story about the fate of Western Flyer, the boat featured in author John Steinbeck’s non-fiction sea story, “The Log From the Sea of […]
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Boating event | Learn how to fight the silent...
What: Washington Sea Grant and the Port of Seattle Fishermen’s Terminal co-sponsor a hands-on Marine Corrosion Protection Workshop on April 25, 2015. Topics covered will include: Galvanic corrosion of...
View ArticleMarty McOmber replied to the topic Dispute - Steam clean carpets, yes or no?...
Replace it! If you significant other is making the request, go with that. You’ll be happier in the long run and no good money after bad, right?
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What is the finish on the teak? Is it varnished or oiled?
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Thanks for replying!
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Marty McOmber wrote a new post, Five things every cruising sailor needs to...
If you’re thinking about replacing or updating your halyards, sheets and control lines, we live in an age of unquestionable bounty. Never in the history of seafaring have sailors had so many options...
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