Re: [Paddlewise] old school building

Craig Jungers wrote:
> Thanks for posting this, Paul. I can remember boatyards like this (no
> hardhats!!!) in the 1950s but most of them are long gone now. [snip]
> Excellent video of how it was done in the 1950s and, in some places, how
> it's still done today. But you must search them out. In Puget Sound only
> Port Townsend has a "Port District" worthy of its name.

Port Townsend is certainly the most extensive example; other ports where 
you can find shreds of this in my part of North America:

Ilwaco, WA
Charleston, OR
Newport, OR
Astoria, OR
Bellingham, WA
Nanaimo, BC
Silva Bay, Gabriola Island, BC

If you need fasteners or similar gear for your kayak, smaller outlets often 
have stuff West Marine does not, and sometimes at a better price.

In many cases, it is a lonely boatyard, boatyard school (Silva Bay is an 
excellent one), or a chandlery/marine store associated with a smaller port. 
  Larger cities seem to swamp them.  My town has a stellar example in the 
form of the 40,000 SF home office/outlet of Englund Marine and Industrial, 
a seven-outlet operation spread from Westport, WA to Eureka, CA.  EM is a 
family-owned business with a large dependence on the commecial fishing 
industry, which probably contributes 70-80% of its gross receipts.  I 
suspect this is typical for most chandleries in smaller coastal ports in 
OR, WA, BC, and northern CA.

There used to be three chandleries in my town, but as the commercial 
fishing industry dwindled, the other two and their employees were gradually 
absorbed by EM.

Disclosure:  my fiance' has worked for EM's home office these last 
three-four years, so I am not an impartial source.  I do not get any income 
from them, but she does!  I get to go to the annual crab feeds.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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