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*btw, that is my boat just forward of the Nordic.

dont know why you would think we are interested in that davit? hehe.. here is a pic i took this summer of a nice Nordic with similar davit, the reason i took the photo was my interest in the davit

*Don, that is one pretty boat that Blackfin.. and with a 3208T wow, thats interesting. How does she handle? Speed?

lol this is too funny.. 38' California : for cruising and large party fishing 11' Nouverania RIB w 40hp suzuki: runabout and fishing ( max two people fishing) 8' achilles w 3hp evinrude: shore tender/ beach landing. have a feeling the list will grow next season as we want to do more kayaking...

Depends on how what you consider momentum.** It's all a matter of judgement. You need to keep way on to mainain rudder authority, but you want to be almost stopped when you reach the point where you're next to your finger as far into the slip as you want to go.* It takes a good feel for the...

*are you describing a crosswind? windblowing across. i wonder what has better steering effect, using the downwind engine with rudder full (or as needed) away from the wind or the rudder into the wind and forward on the upwind engine ? i am guessing the first one, considering the prop will...

typically there are several ways of emptying the holding tank. Overboard by the use of a macerator pump and secondly by a manual pump. Be sure to have this valve (below waterline) shut unless you are ready to legally pump it overboard (in california must be 3 miles from shore). Thru a pumpout...

I feel going idle in gear forward is typically too fast. What i do is initially come in to my fairway both in idle gear forward, from there i start slowing down, by alternating (as needed) one engine in gear forward almost just used now for steering since boat still has lots of momentum, if i...

We have a 38' Californian, and yes she is fairly flat bottomed and have a large "sail" pilothouse / flybridge. She has twin diesels and no thrusters.. in windy conditions in can be a real bitch to get in between two fingers, especially if there is also a tidal current (isnt there always?). But...

good speed you are getting there, perhaps lightly loaded is part of the equation but still looks good.

congrats with your Californian, she looks great. our shower has a sump pump actuated by presence of water, it pumps out thru hull. fuel tank is going to be a bitch, let us know how that works out. i like the idea of cutting up the old tanks and installing smaller units, not having to cut open...

we have a very minimal collection of water in those areas. how are the drains done? any pics not that i would want to make drains, just curious. the jacks look interesting, please keep us posted with progress and issues.

i think it looks great the way it is.. hardtop - sure could work but i would leave it "open".

Peter, got it - to me that makes sense. I have had O rings and davit pads rib off as they were only glued to the outer-layer. Now I have work to do..(again)

On the other hand, if you sold your Californian you would then have sufficient funds to keep Walt's boat in the condition he is hoping it will be kept in for as long as you had the boat.* You could even hire out things like waxing and boat detailing if you're too busy to do it yourself :-)...

sorry to hear about your troubles. She is a beautiful boat and whilst others think you should send her off to far of waters, I think San Diego is a perfectly great place for boating. We are in Long Beach and enjoy cruising to nearby ports as well as Catalina. I have a counter proposition - I...

*do you glue it to the exterior tube? its my experience anything glued to the exterior can easily separate, it simply pulls off the exterior layer which is the rubberized paint on top of the actual hypalon. but i have never seen any instructions to remove this top-layer and glue to the hypalon...

what are the legal requirements of charter boats? any rules regarding one or two engines? i know in aviation there are specific rules, especially regarding single engine plane used operating charters and the type of operations they are legally allowed to do.

this past summer we took our small inflatable dink to the USC marine biology campus near The Isthmus on Catalina Island (where we were on a mooring string). It is a great way to spend an afternoon, it is a marine sanctuary but you are allowed to dinghy in there and beach it there. We did...

*I am taking the easy route here... You love your GB and you said it yourself; the other ones are too big for just the tow of you. KEEP your GB, upgrade just the basics and spend the rest of money on FUEL. Myself: If i had the funds, I would get myself into a nicer boat. I am in love with the...

i have a RIB which loose a little air over time, could be the valves or could be pin holes.. A few months ago, I pulled it out of the water onto a trailer and put it in my drive way. I gave it a good cleaning, inside out and bottom. NOW HERE is the MYSTERY. a few days later, I notice a small...

*my chain is marked also (by the PO), i just dont know what the color coding means. red is every 50 ft or ?guessing is not an option for me. i need to lay out my chain and redo this, how is that done? just roll it out on the gangway? there must be a smart way of doing this?

we went topless for the summer and really like it... so for now it stays that way.

190 degrees is not really running warm from what i recall... i seem to recall 210 degrees being a concern. operating temp is right around 180 or 190, i dont think this would be a big concern for me. regarding the wood... it is what makes a californian look great and at the same time it is what...

Last week I had my boss in town, he lilkes seafood so I take him to the Torrance pier and we dine at a place called Old Tony's on the Pier. We were looking at the surf and discussing how rough it looked. To me it kinda looked like riptides coming in and the winds were strong as well. 30...