mooring in Santa Barbara, not a good idea in my opinion

I don't think investing in a mooring in Santa Barbara is such a good idea. You are quite a ways from any ramp etc. to acess your boat, your boat is essentially in the Pacific Ocean, and boats anchored there get washed ashore or into the pier every year, depite having stout achor chain. The rocking and rolling of the boat takes a heavy toll on the boat's rigging, and the sea birds will make a wreck of your boat. I had to back out of a deal to buy a Yankee 28 because, after 8 months on the hook, the boat was a wreck. And a gross, disgusting mess, with slime and half an inch of solidified bird guano all over the deck. Jerry

--- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Gerald Sobel <sobel_solar@...> wrote: > > I don't think investing in a mooring in Santa Barbara is such a good idea. You are quite a ways from any ramp etc. to acess your boat, your boat is essentially in the Pacific Ocean, and boats anchored there get washed ashore or into the pier every year, depite having stout achor chain. The rocking and rolling of the boat takes a heavy toll on the boat's rigging, and the sea birds will make a wreck of your boat. I had to back out of a deal to buy a Yankee 28 because, after 8 months on the hook, the boat was a wreck. And a gross, disgusting mess, with slime and half an inch of solidified bird guano all over the deck. Frankly, that was a wise decision. If you get a chance to buy a Yankee 30, though, jump at it. They are great little boats and built to last. Mike Kennedy Conquest Cal 40 # 96 > > Jerry >

Alea iacta est! Mooring it is for 2007! I made the downpayment last week! RE bird guano - a tarp on deck will do wonders and using the boat will too ; - ) Sabine S/V "Night and Day" Cal 25 --- mtkennedy1 <mt… [at] cox.net> wrote: > --- In Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com, Gerald Sobel > <sobel_solar@...> wrote: > > > > I don't think investing in a mooring in Santa > Barbara is such a good idea. You are quite a > ways from any ramp etc. to acess your boat, your > boat is essentially in the Pacific Ocean, and > boats anchored there get washed ashore or into the > pier every year, depite having stout > achor chain. The rocking and rolling of the boat > takes a heavy toll on the boat's rigging, and > the sea birds will make a wreck of your boat. I had > to back out of a deal to buy a Yankee 28 > because, after 8 months on the hook, the boat was a > wreck. And a gross, disgusting mess, > with slime and half an inch of solidified bird guano > all over the deck. > > Frankly, that was a wise decision. If you get a > chance to buy a Yankee 30, though, jump at it. > They are great little boats and built to last. > > Mike Kennedy > Conquest Cal 40 # 96 > > > > > Jerry > > > > > The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html