Re: Blisters on Potter

Ted Duke (tduke@rockbridge.net)
Tue, 07 Dec 1999 10:03:56 -0500


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West Wight Potter Website at URL
http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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Tim,

Try www.bookfinder.com . Several copies available cheaper than
that.

Ted

Tim Spofford wrote:
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> West Wight Potter Website at URL
> http://www.lesbois.com/wwpotter/
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> At 03:01 PM 12/06/1999 -0800, you wrote:
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> 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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> <snip>
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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.