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Harvey, this sounds wonderful. Mary and I can’t make our extended summer cruising up there this summer, but your plan may just allow us to do some beautiful spring cruising with c-brats friends. We’ve never used the launch ramp you are discussing so know little about it, other than the...

Hey Greg, thanks for doing the calendars over the last several years!! We understand it’s time to move on. Our calendar is hanging in the kitchen nook and see it every day. Love the variety of photos and appreciate the work it took to create them. Enjoy your future cruising... Rob

Great feedback Richard, thanks for posting it. Now I’m not sure our January trip is going to happen but if not it will at some point... I like the Mission Bay idea and it certainly sounds feasible! Rob

Now that’s dedication Colby! My wife and I have done our fair share of trailering to distant destinations but nothing that even remotely matches your travels. We have found that boating in the same waters year to year, to year, gets rather boring. We used to have a sailboat berthed in SF Bay...

Tony, thanks for the tip about the boat trailer if we go to Chula Vista. Ours is a tandem axel with a long tongue so it definitely takes up a lot of space, ~30’. I’m very intrigued with some of the places mentioned in this message string and thank folks for the info!! Looks like I’ll be...

Thanks for the feedback Boris, it is very helpful. Richard, your description of launching is exactly what my wife and I do. Looking at the ramp Boris mentioned, which I believe is the South Shores ramp, I think the north dock will allow for walking the boat off. Boris mentioned this...

Howdy folks, We’re thinking about making a trip down to San Diego with boat in tow to do a little cruising and general sightseeing. I have spoken to the folks at Chula Vista Marina and have found them to be very welcoming, and their guest docking is readily available. Apparently we can...

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Forgot to answer your last question Patrick... we rarely encounter mooring buoys so I keep the “system” in the garage, standing in a corner unless I suspect we might have the need. Because it stays fully rigged/intact, as described, to take it only involves putting it in the cockpit and...

Patrick, Thanks for asking. I’ll try my best to describe it but zooming in on the photos may be your best option. Not sure my way was/is the best but no doubt others will find good tweaks to improve it. With that said, I took a spare ~25’ line and routed one end thru the pvc/noodle, then...

Couldn’t get the 3 photos to post here but I was able to upload them to my “Projects” photo album. If interested they are at the bottom of page 2 of that sub album. Rob

Mary and I just returned from several weeks of cruising the beautiful waters around the San Juan and Gulf Islands. Those of you who have routine access to these waters are so fortunate! While up there we tried the pool noodle mooring system described in a previous post I made in this...

I’m going to work on Rob to convince him but we’ll already have been out (San Juan’s and Gulf Islands) for several weeks so it’s hard to know if we’ll be able to come. It would be fun to see everyone again. Mary McClain, Freedom

Hi Folks... my wife and I attended this gathering a few years ago and really enjoyed it. We had planned to make it again this year but our grandparent responsibilities have acted to preclude it. However, I’m now pleased to say we’ll still get up there for some extended cruising so maybe we...