RE: Blisters on Potter

Tim Spofford (tims@spof.org)
Mon, 06 Dec 1999 20:05:58 -0800


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At 03:01 PM 12/06/1999 -0800, you wrote:

I haven't hyped this book in a few months, but "This Old Boat" by Don Casey
>talks a lot about blisters, their causes, and repairs. He cites (repeatedly)
>some study that says the >surest< way of getting blisters is to allow
>standing water in the bilge.

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>Seriously, get that Don Casey book. Libraries have it or its like $24.95 at
>amazon and worth every penny.

Eric and I got together for a bit on Friday. He raved about this book. I
got it out of the local library first thing Saturday morning and, after
spending a good part of the day Sunday browsing through it, I have every
expectation of buying a copy before I have to return it to the library.

Amazon has it listed at $24.47 and $34.95 (the list price). Powells
doesn't have any used copies listed. It lists two new copies, one at
$34.95 and one at $50! (I think that MUST be a mistake.) There's a new one
coming out in the next few months *but it's the "Powerboat
Edition"*. Don't get the wrong one.