INSIDE
July/August 2011 Volume 21 Issue 5
Features 24
Celebrating With A Sharpe
30 WHERE TO SPEND THE 4TH Oregon’s Annual Blues Festival
34 TAX WRITE OFF? Using Your Houseboat For Business
36 NICK OF TIME A Tribute To Dad
38 ELECTROLYSIS An Underwater Menace
Columns & Departments
8 AT THE HELM Top Five Lakeside Stops
10 BOW TO STERN Houseboating News, People & Places
18 LIVING ABOARD Entry Sentry
22 ON THE HOOK Seeing Scarlet
46 NOTES FROM THE STERN Once A Captain
4 Houseboatmagazine.com 36
On the Cover: When designing their custom houseboat from Sharpe, Steve and Leah Smith wanted the boat to be casual, not too formal, and just a great place to relax and have fun.
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Cover photo by Brady L. Kay. Cover design by Chris Searle.
$4.95 US & $5.95 CAN Lunch Plans?
Our Top Five Lakeside Stops Electrolysis
An Underwater Menace
Using your houseboat for a tax write off
July/August 2011 1 Volume 21 Issue 4 38 HOLIDAY HOT SPOT? TRY THE 4TH OF JULY BLUES FESTIVAL It’s Not Just Boating – It’s A Lifestyle Celebrating with a Sharpe
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