December 2003 Day Cruise

DaveS · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:13 pm Post subject:

Jim,
I would suspect that Magnuson Park would be GUD for you, as it is at the old Sand Point Naval Station. (Which is NE of Univ. of Wa.)

BTW.....GUD doesn't mean "good"....it means Geographically UnDesirable). (I haven't used that term since my "dating" days). Smile

Catman · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:39 pm Post subject:

Hey, Jim, choose Coulon (or Rainier Beach) if you want to spend more time on the water, less on asphalt. Besides, Coulon's my favorite.
Pat and Tyboo, thanks for the education about Eddie Cantor. Now I can appear a little bit smarter.

dotnmarty · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:52 pm Post subject:

I can't believe there are people out there who don't know who Eddie Cantor is (was)! No wonder I can't find a good hot pastrami sandwich out here. If I may paraphrase that great vaudvillian and navigator Chevy Chase, "Channel 67, Channel 68, whatever it takes"

Catman · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 1:41 pm Post subject:

Sheesh, Marty, I know what you mean. C'mon, everybody should know who Eddie Cantor is. I mean, was.
At the risk of straying off course, here's a fun website: www.quotationspage.com

jimandlaurie · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 4:23 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the heads up. I wrote that after I got off my trip, and wasn't too with it. I consulted the Washington Boaters Site, and saw that Coulon was the place. See ya'all there.
Jim

dotnmarty · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:00 pm Post subject:

Catman: It is my understanding that the "C" in both C-Span and C-Dory stands (or stood) for Cantor. You may confirm this in the archives.

Pat Anderson · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 10:05 am Post subject:

Agreed, Magnuson is GUD for Jim. Coming up from Puyallup, Jim will come to Renton where Coulon is located about half an hour before he reaches Magnuson, and it is an easy jump on and off the freeway. He just comes up I-5 to I-405, and jumps off at Park Street exit, it is a short hop over to the lake and Coulon...

Pat Anderson · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 10:08 am Post subject:

Add to the list (why can't I find xxx out here): A REAL Philly cheesesteak, like they make at Kaminski's in Camden...

Pat Anderson · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 10:17 am Post subject:

The Cantor-Dory???? Yo Mamma! Next you be tellin' us the V in V-Berth stands for Rudy Vallee! Good one, Marty! Catman - you HAVE heard of Rudy Vallee, no? (typed while crooning "I'm just a vagabond lover...") And so, any THOUGHT of staying on topic has gone by the boards...way to go Brats!!

Pat Anderson · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 10:20 am Post subject:

Jim - can you post the link to the Washington Boaters Site? Is that the one the State Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation put together a while ago with all or most of the launch sites listed county by county?

Pat Anderson · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 10:32 am Post subject:

OK, here is the info on Coulon from the IAC Boaters Site.

Gene Coulon Memorial Beach Park
King County

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Waterbody: Lake Washington
Site Manager: Renton Parks Department (425) 430-6600
Nearest City: Renton

Transient Moorage
# Type Description
12 Trans Moorage-Open 21 to 25 feet
12 Trans Moorage-Open Total
Boat Launch Type
# Type Description
2 Launches Loading float
8 Launches Ramp - concrete, plank

Car Parking
# Type Description
4 Car Parking Paved and striped
Trailer Parking
# Type Description
96 Trailer Parking Paved and striped

Description:
Coulon Park is a 57 acre facility on the south end of Lake Washington featuring 3 picnic shelters, boat launch, swimming beach, 2 restaurants, snackbar, volleyball pits, playground and passive areas.

Directions:
Southbound on SR405 in north of Renton, exit the freeway at the Sunset Boulevard (Exit 5 ) exit; Turn right on Park Drive and go .1 mile. Turn right onto Lake Washington Boulevard and go .1 mile; Turn left at the stop sign to enter Coulon Beach Park; From the park entrance, continue straight for 1 block, then turn left and follow the roadway around the parking lot.

dotnmarty · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 12:47 pm Post subject:

Hey Pat-How about planning the Jersey Diner cruise? We could stop at Kaminsky's, Mastoris', Rossi's, Hals, the Claremont and, for some culture, the Museum of Science and Trucking in the Meadowlands.

Catman · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 1:24 pm Post subject:

Pat, certainly all my Cantor Dory homies have heard of Ruby Valley, located just east of Los Angeles.

dotnmarty · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 4:53 pm Post subject:

DaveS · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2003 11:15 pm Post subject:

Here's my "count" on vessels planning to join this cruise on Saturday.

"Anita Marie" Fred and Robbin
"Anna Leigh" David
"Daydream" Pat, Patty, and Austin
"Laurna Jo" Jim and Laurie
"Miss Mirth" Marty, Dot, Joe, Pat and Anne (full vessel!)
"Sea Shift" Dave S.
"Toland 18.8" Leo
"sans Bambina" Catman and Eddie Cantor (Mrs. CM at Lunch?)

Yes? No? Anyone else?

Any Mystery Vessels?