Re: [Cal_Boats] Catalina - was: Honda gasoline gensets on boats [ CAL 29 found on Craigslist in Galesville/West River, IL for 2k

My dad had a mooring there. I guess there is a long waiting list to get a mooring. When my dad passed away, I kept the mooring for some time which I got away with because I have the same name. Some friend of my dad paid the fee and used it. I don't recall any room for anchors even back then so I would imagine you would have trouble. Once we anchored on the back side. Big harbor who's name escapes me. In the morning my dad had me dive down to check out the anchor. The anchor was just sitting on the bottom with a huge pile of chain sitting on top of it. We were just held there by the weight of the chain. Allen On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Gerald Sobel <so… [at] yahoo.com> wrote: > ** > > > Allen, last time I tried to anchor there it was too overcrowded, and we > went up the coast, and found a little spot southeast of Howands Landing > (site of the famous CCCCCCCCCCC). I dropped my new Bruce style anchor, and > kept getting up at night thinking we were drifting to ashore. We hadn't > budged, and when we upped anchor we found our anchor was tightly wrapped in > kelp, and wasn't going to let us go anywhere without untangling it. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Allen Edwards <al… [at] gmail.com> > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 5, 2013 12:23 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Cal_Boats] Honda gasoline gensets on boats [ CAL 29 found > on Craigslist in Galesville/West River, IL for 2k > > > If you go to twin harbors and check out a cove called Little Fishermans > Cove, that is where my dad and I spent summers. We were members of what > was (and apparently still is) called the Channel Cursing Club. > > Allen > > > On Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Gerald Sobel <so… [at] yahoo.com>wrote: > > ** > > John, I think the racket I've heard was probably from Onans. The soft > purrr of a Honda engine would probably lull me to sleep. But maybe not. > When I go to Catalina now-a-days, I'm usually anchoring in a small cove > with at most three other boats widely spaced apart, or anchoring well > inside at Cat harbor so close in shallow water, that no one is around. My > worst experience was my first trip to Catalina, and I was tied to the > spring line mooring close to shore, and not far from the restauant and > night club with it's disco. The problem was the youngsters after party > parties going on, playing high powered infra-sound low frequency sub > woofers that permeate the water and turn your boat into the the inside a > marching band drum. It's was pure agony. > Jerry > > ------------------------------ > *From:* John Courter <ca… [at] yahoo.com> > *To:* "Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, March 3, 2013 10:21 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Cal_Boats] Honda gasoline gensets on boats [ CAL 29 found > on Craigslist in Galesville/West River, IL for 2k > > > Maybe that was too cryptic. Do you yell at or vandalize boats that are > running their heaters? My forced air heater is about as loud as other > heaters I've heard running and about loud as a Honda EU series generator. > I don't run my heater overnight. I don't mind people running quiet > generators at reasonable hours. Many, not all run their generators earlier > in the afternoon and stop it, whereas I'll probably be running my heater > for an hour or two in the evening. Are people not allowed to play music at > all? Even quiet music can be heard all over an anchorage. If I can hear > country and western music it is offensive to me no matter how quiet. Am I > vindicated in slashing their speakers? No laughing allowed ? Talking? The > people that have a couple of friends and some drinks that think they're > being quiet when they've had enough that they're talking in loud voices are > the best. > > Some reasonable level of noise has to be tolerated. Generators seem to > have some special point of focus. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* John Courter <ca… [at] yahoo.com> > *To:* "Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com" <Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, March 3, 2013 9:32 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Cal_Boats] Honda gasoline gensets on boats [ CAL 29 found > on Craigslist in Galesville/West River, IL for 2k > > > So I'm not allowed to run my heater? > > John > > ------------------------------ > *From:* chris123 <ch… [at] gmail.com> > *To:* Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com > *Sent:* Sunday, March 3, 2013 2:22 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Cal_Boats] Honda gasoline gensets on boats [ CAL 29 found > on Craigslist in Galesville/West River, IL for 2k > > > That's where a snorkel mask and fins come in really handy.....especially > at night...ooops..it fell overboard. Walmart sells a great knife for a > dollar in case you need to cut some rope. > > Paradise especially in Canada should be left undisturbed. > > <political rant> to bad our gov under US and international pressure is > moving to industry self regulation for environmental issues/conservation in > all sectors</end rant> > > ch > > On Fri, Mar 1, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Chris Campbell <cc… [at] lsnm.org>wrote: > > > > On 2/28/2013 5:20 PM, Gerald Sobel wrote: > > Alex, I see, the Hondas are pretty quiet. Somebody even makes a canvas > cover for them for on deck installations, out of Sunbrella. Understandably > my recollections are of trying to sleep with the racket of somebodies > generator buzzing away into the wee hours, accompanied by the obligatory > hull deforming, brain crushing sub-woofer boom box permeating the > surrounding sea, at twin harbors in Catalina, on the close to shore > moorings. Where is that sub "Turtle" when you need her? > > > Great Lakes sailors who know the North Channel will remember The Pool at > the end of Baie Fine as a special lovely place. We were anchored there > once on a quiet summer evening, relaxing in the cockpit. A power boat > pulled in and anchored. They started their generator on the swim platform, > went below, and closed up their boat. One assumes that they had air > conditioning. All the rest of us who were enjoying the natural splendor of > one of earth's nicest places were left to hear the roar. Some people > should not be allowed out in public, much less on boats. Power boats > should not be allowed in pretty places. > > Chris Campbell > > > > > > > -- > /ch > > > > > > > > > > > >