Search results

I apologize for not responding sooner. I somehow missed that you had sent a notel. We are currently in a 45' slip, and it is pretty snug.* I am sure there is no way we could manage a 40 foot one.* Maybe even a 50!* Ron will be on the boat next week, arriving Tuesday. I will be in Baltimore, I...

Well, it sounds like we are neighbors! ( I mean when we are there. At the moment we are just wishing we were. We are awaiting the next ice storm here in Maryland) Where are you and what is your boat's name? *How long have you been there? *We are thinking about trying to get back to Alamitos...

Thanks for the invite.* Hope we get that far North!* And I hope we have heat in the boat by then, too.* Since she was built for Souther California, the original owner did not see the need for it.

It has not ended yet, and won't for a long time, I hope!* It has just begun.* We did buy the boat, a Nordhavn 46.* She is in Long Beach right now, but soon will head to Mexico to avoid California sales tax.* Where to go from there, and when, is still an open discussion.* I am still lobbying for...

Well, I finally found the post!* I kept starting to look for it and getting sidetracked by another topic or some minor detail like work.* Sounds like an interesting trip. Maybe Mexico isn't such a bad idea after all..... *

Thank you for all that information about marinas.* We will definitely keep those thoughts in mind~ an in the computer, since its memory is more reliable than mine! One of the reasons we have a time limit for getting it out of California is indeed the tax situation.* Good to have warning that...

I am learning a lot! Interesting comments about weather systems. Does anyone have any suggestions about a good marina for our boat when we get it up there?* Any leads, for example, on someone else who might be interested in subletting a slip?* It is indeed a 3 year wait list at Bellingham.

THe boat does have stabilizers, but even so....I* hope we do not have to contend with wind like that too often!* Maybe the weather patterns will change again, and weather will be more agreeable.* I am sorry to hear about the vintage sail boat. We seem to have more days that are not good days to...

Heavens!* Methinks thou doth protest too much! Could it be that you want to keep all that beautiful cruising water to yourself?* I was there in July and it was gorgeous, sunny, and hot!* I "sailed"* in the San Juans for 2 weeks some years ago when there was no wind, and we never saw a raindrop.*...

What a great topic, and what great responses! As someone who has been sailing the Chesapeake for a while, I do not particularly recommend it, at least for sailing. It is good in the Spring until it gets hot, but then it really gets hot and humid, and the wind dies. About now (September) the...

Thanks for the explanation of why the current is not mentioned more frequently. I knew there had to be a good reason! I am delighted to read all the comments about the 46. We are hoping to eventually take it to the South Pacific, so we were looking for a real passagemaker. These boats are...

We are looking at a 2003 46, no flybridge. Thank you, Jennifer. I look forward to hearing what your friend has to say.

The boat we are considering is a Nordhavn. Anyone have any thoughts about them?

We are actually still negotiating to buy the boat, and we definitely have not decided on how we will get it where we want it. I have written to Associated Boats to see if I can get an idea of what they would charge, and of course, they need the height of the boat as well. So my next task is...

Thank you both for you responses. It sounds like trucking is a very good suggestion. Do either of you (or anyone else) have a company you can recommend? A month to get the boat North??? Was that unusually bad luck with weather, or a combination of weather and not wanting to hurry? Why did...

Hubby and I are considering buying a (used)* trawler in Southern California, though we want to keep it near Seattle. We are trying to figure out the best way to get the boat to Seattle. * We have heard horror stories about traveling up the coast, since wind and current are in the "wrong"...