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Issue #161
July 2016

750 Miles Sail to Alaska on a 22-foot Etchellls
Copper Bottom Paint Update
History of Cat Harbor

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FROM THE EDITOR
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Dave Kirby
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RIB

There she sits, a once proud bright yellow RIB, now reduced to a sad, deflated shell of her young self.
When I got my 14-foot RIB with the center console and 40HP Honda, not all that many years ago, she was
full of all kinds of stuff screwed in wherever there was room. I was told the fellow who managed her last
was what’s known as a “tweaker”, that is a Mariner (or in many cases a simple citizen) with a propensity
for a dab of crystal meth now and again…or as often as possible as the case may be.
This substance, for those who might not be familiar, gives the user a fair amount of spare energy I’m told,
and if you happen to be both a boater and a tweaker you might see it fit to start attaching all kinds of things
to your boat, not because the boat needs these attachments and modifications but because you don’t intend
on any sleep for the next couple of days and that power drill is literally calling your name.
Sadly, the tweaker mariner can rush the job and many of the screws will not be screwed in all that straight.
So when I took ownership of her, there were many many lights screwed into the homemade T top in
addition to a good amount of non-working gauges, plaques and some random screws that might well have
been screwed in to simply keep a restless man busy in the night.
When the man went to jail, I bought her and cleaned her up. I spent hundreds of hours blasting around
the Santa Monica Bay taking pictures and having experiences I will never forget. I was forced to keep my
little yellow friend in the water, which inflatables don’t like, and now the leaks won’t relent.
I believe it’s over and I am sad. To my Pacific partner, I thank you for taking care of me and always being
there. I will always remember your reliability and the lunches we shared off the coast of Palos Verdes and
beyond. Be well in boat heaven where your seams shall never leak, your batteries will always stay new
and no tweaker will ever install a fourth antennae upon your T-top just because he has enough screws to
do it…

WHAT’S INSIDE

Thanks for
picking it up!

Coming Events

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Off the Wire

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750 Miles to Alaska in a 22-foot Etchells
A Race Not for the Faint of Heart

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Copper Update
Update on the Copper Bottom Paint Issue

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Is Your Epirb Ready For an Emergency?
Electronics Expert Gives Great Advice

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According to Dave
Monthly Fishing Report by Captain Dave Kirby

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History of the Cat
Cat Harbor History by Richard Schaefer

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On the Books
New Text Book Released by ASA
& a Cool Summer Recipe

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Racing - Wooden Dinghy Race

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Tip of the Month - Road Rules

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Coming Events!
What’s Happening Around America’s Largest Recreational Harbor and Catalina Island Too!
June 29

Kid’s Fishing Derby
Free activity each Wednesday! Bring your
own rod & reel or dropline (or purchase on
the Green Pier) and join our fishing guide!
Prizes awarded every week following the
derby. Bait & gear also available on the Pier.
7am-9am every Wednesday. City of Avalon
Recreation Department. 310.510.0220 ext. 231,
CityofAvalon.com

June 30

CYC Luncheon
“Catalina Island – Boaters’
Paradise Awaits You!”
Presented by Ari Castano, Harbor Master Two Harbors, Rudy Alvarez and Christine
Emhardt, Santa Catalina Island Company.
Join fellow yachting enthusiasts for an update
on everything at this boaters’ favorite cruising
spot. Happy half hour – Noon buffet luncheon
- 12:20 p.m. Presentation 12:40 p.m. $20.00
includes luncheon, tax, service and parking.
Open to all who enjoy yachting and adventure
as a public service of CYC. Reserve a spot at
[email protected].
California
Yacht Club 4469 Admiralty Way, MdR, CA
90292 – 310.823.4567

July 2

Children’s Festival
Kick off Independence Day with our 30th
Annual Children’s Festival. Have your kids
join us on the beach for crafts & activities. See more at: www.visitcatalinaisland.com/
island-info/two-harbors-annual-events#sthash.
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July 2

Marina Del Rey Farmers’ Market
Enjoy fresh produce & artisan favorites at the
Marina del Rey Farmers’ Market. Located at the
corner of Via Marina & Panway Way (parking
lot 11, adjacent to the Cheesecake Factory).
Saturdays, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

July 2

Annual Dinghy Parade at
Two Harbors
Decorate your dinghy in a creative patriotic
theme and follow us in a parade through the
coves of the West End for our thirteenth Annual
Dinghy Parade. Prizes will be awarded to the
most creative dinghies. For more info 310-5104205.

July 2

Summer Beach Shuttle
This free Beach Shuttle starts in Playa Vista and
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makes multiple stops throughout the Marina and
to the Venice Pier! Enjoy the sunny skies and
beach views hassle free with this easy mode of
transportation. Friday – Saturday: 10 am – 10
p.m. Sunday and Holidays: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
For more information contact: Marina del Rey
Visitors Center (310) 305-9545

July 2

Marina Del Rey Harbor Tours
45 minute narrated tour by Professional
Hornblower Captain with information about
Marina del Rey landmarks and 51 year history.
Captains will discuss local environmental
efforts and books on the History of Marina del
Rey written and sold by the Historical Society
available for purchase. Visit www.hornblower.
com/port/overview/mdr+county-historyharbor-tours for more info.

July 3

Fireworks Show in Two Harbors
Come watch the spectacular firework show over
the Isthmus Harbor. Fireworks begin at dark.

July 4

4th Of July Fireworks Celebration
in Marina del Rey
Celebrate 4th of July with one of the BEST
fireworks display in town! Spend the day in
the Marina with a picnic in the park, enjoy
a waterfront dinner with firework views or
hop aboard an observation cruise for a front
row seat to the show. Parking is available in
County lots for a reasonable fee. This annual
event is sponsored by the Los Angeles County
Department of Beaches & Harbors. Best
Viewing Spots Fisherman’s Village – 13755
Fiji Way. Burton Chace Park – 13650 Mindanao
Way. Marina (Mother’s) Beach – 4101
Admiralty Way.

July 4

Avalon’s Annual 4th of July
Parade, Dinner at the Casino
Ballroom & Fireworks Display
Independence Day Catalina Island style! The
picturesque island will be alive with a brilliant
fireworks exhibition.

July 7

Marina Del Rey Summer Concert
Series - Opera At The Shore
This popular summer series of free outdoor
concerts is held at one of the most spectacular
waterfront settings in Los Angeles, Burton
Chace Park. This Thursday night see emerging
opera stars from the Loren L. Zachary National
Vocal Competition perform along the water in

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arias and ensembles from classically beloved
operas in this always-popular concert. Maestro
Frank Fetta conducts the Marina del Rey
Symphony. Location - 13650 Mindanao Way,
Marina del Rey - 310.305.9545

.July 8

Catalina Concerts
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Live@DBC: Toad the Wet Sprocket & Rusted
Root. The Descanso Beach Club Summer
Concert Series is a unique opportunity to groove
to the sounds of big name bands in a beautiful
one-of-a-kind beachside setting! More info go
to www.liveatdbc.com.

July 9

Marina Del Rey
Summer Movie Nights
The Los Angeles County Department of
Beaches & Harbors presents free Movie Nights
in Burton Chace Park! This week the featured
movie is Pan. Pack your picnic baskets and
enjoy outdoor movie screenings under the stars.
Held on select Saturday nights in July & August.
For more info call 310-726-4128.

July 15- 17

Junior Olympics Festival
After a four year hiatus, CYC will once
again host the US Sailing Junior Olympics
Festival. US Sailing Junior Olympics Festival
is to promote the enjoyment of sailing and
development of skills to young sailors as well as
provide an Olympic pathway for talented junior
sailors. Call 310.823.4567 for more info.

July 16

Mdr Summer Concert Series
Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
The first of the series will feature the original
stars of iconic 70’s music group, The 5th Dimension, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.
- they have received seven Grammy Awards,
15 Gold Records and three Platinum Records.
Named by Billboard as “The First Couple of
Pop and Soul,” Marilyn and Billy invite you to
enjoy Up, Up and Away! A Musical Fable about
this dynamic duo’s journey and celebration of
their own music, including a loving tribute to
The Beatles. Location - 13650 Mindanao Way,
Marina del Rey | 310.305.9545

July 16 & 17

One Design Race Weekend
The Classic SCCYC buoy One Design race
Weekend is coming. Seven races over two days
with 1:00 pm starts. Have lunch on the dock,
then come out and race. Early registration is
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encouraged as there is a $10 discount available
until July 6th. As an extra incentive, the first
three registered classes will have preference.
As always with SCCYC Hospitality, racers
eat free both nights. For more information
please see www.SCCYC.org or contact Fleet
Captain Bruce Fleck, [email protected].
Looking forward to seeing you on the water.

July 21

Symphonic Thursday Concert
Series - Megan Hilty
Join us for a sensational performance by Tonynominated actress and singer Megan Hilty. Best
known for her performances as Lorelei Lee in
the Encores! production of Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes, Doralee Rhodes in Broadway’s 9 to
5: The Musical and Glinda in the international
musical hit Wicked, this rising Broadway star
is not to be missed. Accompanied by her fourpiece band, Megan will put her vibrant and
inspired spin on many Broadway, American
and pop standards. Location - 13650 Mindanao
Way, Marina del Rey - 310.305.9545

July 23

Marina Del Rey
Summer Movie Nights
The Los Angeles County Department of Beaches
& Harbors presents FREE Movie Nights in
Burton Chace Park! This week – Earth to Echo.
Pack your picnic baskets and enjoy outdoor
movie screenings under the stars. Held on select
Saturday nights in July & August. Visit the
website for schedule and titles. For more info
call 310-726-4128.

July 24

Old Fashioned Day in the Park
Tour nostalgic Classic Yachts, Vintage Autos,
Motorcycles, and lots more for the 40th year,
presented by Classic Yacht Association. From
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Location - 13650 Mindanao
Way, Marina del Rey

July 28

CYC Luncheon
“Foundation Offers Catalina Youth Unique
Maritime Programs” Presented by Richard
Somers, President and Co-Founder of the
Mariners Outreach Foundation. Richard will
describe the mission and the activities of the
foundation and give a presentation describing
the unusual and exotic animals and marine life
living in the Galapagos Islands as well as in
Catalina Island’s marine environment. Don’t
miss this informative program with excellent
photography both above and below the waters.
Open to all who enjoy yachting and adventure
as a public service of CYC. Reserve a spot at
[email protected].
California
Yacht Club 4469 Admiralty Way, MdR, CA
90292 – 310-823-4567.
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July 30

Pop Saturdays Concert Series
Brian McKnight
Brian McKnight - legendary R&B singersongwriter, performer, producer and musician
Brian McKnight is a multi-platinum recording
artist who has sold more than 25 million albums
worldwide and has earned an impressive 16
Grammy Award nominations. This multitalented, stellar artist will grace the Marina with
soulful tunes from his highly anticipated new
album, Better. Location - 13650 Mindanao Way,
Marina del Rey | 310.305.9545

Ongoing

Marina Del Rey Waterbus
For just $1 each way, the Marina del Rey
Waterbus is the hottest deal in town! Whether
you’re hopping aboard from Beach Eats to the
Summer Concerts or just simply want to enjoy
a casual boat ride, the Waterbus is a great way
to experience the water. And with eight stops
throughout the harbor, it’s easy to join the fun.
Thursday – Saturday: 11 am – midnight
Sunday: 11 am – 9 p.m. 4th of July: 11 am –
midnight. Labor Day: 11: am – 9 pm
Tropical Rock
Every Wednesday 6:00 -9:00 p.m. at The
Warehouse Restaurant Unkle Monkey duo
performs island music and pop/rock on guitar,
ukulele, congas, and steel drum. Voted one
of the ‘Top 3 Bands on the Westside’ by The
Argonaut two years in a row. They are a “boater
friendly band” and will take all your Jimmy
Buffett requests! Happy Hour 4:00 -7:00 p.m.
4499 Admiralty Way Marina Del Rey
Santa Monica
Windjammers Yacht Club
We invite members, guests, and prospective
members to join us for cocktails, food, live
music, dancing and fun on Sunday afternoons
from 4:00 to 7:00 (food served at 5:00). No
reservations needed. This is a great way to end
your day on the water, or just to wind down
from the weekend. Live jazz or classic rock
bands are here for entertainment. We are located
at 13589 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey, CA
90292, (310) 827-7692. Please visit our website
at www.smwyc.org for activities, membership
details, racing, events, directions, and more.
Women’s Sailing Association of
Santa Monica Bay
Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at the
Santa Monica Windjammers Yacht Club, 13589
Mindanao Way, in Marina del Rey. The meeting,
held at 7:30, is preceded by a social hour, and
a light dinner is served. Each meeting features
a guest speaker discussing their adventures
and achievements. WSA invites boaters of all
skill levels to join. Its programs, include day

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sails, seminars, parties, and cruises including
destinations such as King Harbor, Catalina and
the northern Channel Islands, For membership
information contact email membership@
wsasmb.org or on the web at www.wsasmb.org.
Marina Sunday Sailing Club
Since 1981 MSSC has brought together skippers
and crew in a friendly social environment for
daysails in Santa Monica Bay and cruises
to Catalina and other destinations. We meet
onthe2ndand4thSundayofeachmonthon
the
patio at Burton Chace park under the Club
banner. Meetings start at 10:00 a.m. We hold
a brief business meeting and then head out for
an afternoon of sailing on the Bay after which
we gather at a member’s dock for wine, snacks
and more socializing. Visitors are welcome
and a one day guest membership of only $10
entitles you to brunch and a day of sailing, if
space is available. No prior sailing experience
is necessary. For more info call (310) 226-8000
or see website at www.marinasundaysailors.org
Catalinas of Santa Monica Bay
Owners of Catalina yachts join us for our
monthly meetings at the Santa Monica
Windjammers Yacht Club. The meetings have
been changed to the 4th Tuesday of each month.
We would like to welcome Catalina owners
to join our club. We have speakers, cruises to
Catalina, races and other events throughout he
year. Our doors open at 6:00 for happy hour and
then dinner around 7 to 7:30 and our main event
after that. Join the fun and meet other owners of
Catalinas. For more info email Jeanne Cronin at
[email protected]
Single Mariners of Marina del Rey
Attention sailors and singles. Single Mariners
of Marina del Rey invites you for a dinner
and a sail. Join us twice a month for a meet
and greet social hour followed by dinner and a
meeting. The goal of the club is to meet new
people that have an interest in sailing or want
to learn about ocean going sailing. We are a
FUN social club built around weekend sailing
on the bay. We match skippers with crew for
a fun day of sailing. We meet on the first and
third Thursdays of each month with a day-sail
the following weekend weather and skippers
permitting. The meetings are held inside Pacific
Mariners Yacht Club. There is a $7.00 charge to
attend. PMYC is located at 13915 Panay Way,
Marina Del Rey. For additional information
contact Single Mariners Commodore, Alan
Rock at [email protected], (310) 721-2825
or visit the website www.singlemariners.net.
To list a coming event (for free)t,
email [email protected]
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Old Fashioned Day to Celebrate 40 Years in MdR

CYC Hosts Olympic Event
After a four year hiatus, the California Yacht
Club will once again host the US Sailing Junior
Olympics Festival this coming July 14 – 17.  US
Sailing Junior Olympics Festival is to promote
the enjoyment of sailing and development of
skills to young sailors as well as provide an
Olympic pathway for talented junior sailors.
CYC expects about 300 young sailors, ranging
in age from 8 to 18 years, who will compete
in Lasers, Radials, CFJs, C420s, 29ers and
Optimist Championship and Green Fleets.  This
event draws junior sailing stars, some of whom
have already earned regional, national and
international titles.

Few events in Marina del Rey rival the staying power of Old Fashioned Day in the Park. The longstanding event will celebrate 40 years when it once again allows the opportunity to tour nostalgic
classic yachts, vintage autos, motorcycles, and all kinds of other stuff. On July 24th from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. presented by the Classic Yacht Association.

CYC will provide an Olympic style atmosphere
with an Opening Ceremony on Thursday, July
14 at 6 p.m. and official Closing Ceremony and
medal presentation by world sailing champion
and Olympic silver medallist Pease Glaser, after
the conclusion of the regatta on Sunday, July 17.
Special events during this weekend are planned,
including clinics for the competitors Thursday
afternoon from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. These clinics
will be will be conducted by CYC’s Optimist
head coach Manny Resano, Jr. Program Director
at ABYC Allie Blecher and  Kayla McComb
Junior Olympic Sailing is coordinated by US
Sailing, the governing body for the sport of
sailing and sailboat racing, and sponsored
nationally this year by Gill, Sperry and New
England Ropes.
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Catalina 36 and wrote a book about it. The
Mariner will be doing a feature story in the next
issue, but here’s an exciting little snippet from
the book to get the beak wet. Always interesting
when one of our own takes the plunge.

While some of the best sailors in Southern California were outside the breakwall participating in
Cal Race Week, paddlers were completing their own top-level competition that also brought racers
from all over the state. The Kahanmoku Klassic draws more than 2,500 participants filling first
Mother’s Beach on Palawan Way, then, later in the day, the Santa Monica Bay. Six person crews
were battling hard against each other, but later congregated and had a good time—Hawaiian style!
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750 Miles Sail to Alaska in an Etchells!

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erhaps one thing that all real boaters have in common is a sub-level, if not overt, hunger for adventure. The moment the lines are off the cleats
we understand that it’s on to a different realm. It might be a trip up towards Pt. Dume or out to the Redondo Canyon but along the way we
know that in and around us are whales, dolphin, sharks and who knows what else. The weather looks fine, but that might change and we may
be tested. As the land gets smaller on the horizon we feel smaller in turn. It’s part of the wonder of it all, and many here in Marina del Rey,
like to keep pushing that envelope.
For instance—as we speak, a local sailor out of the California Yacht Club, along with her brother and a friend are taking part in an untra-challenging
race that spans from Washington State, 750-mile due north to Alaska called the R2AK—Race to Alaska. The tag line for the contest is “750 cold water
miles. No motors, no support, all the way to Alaska.”
Marilyn Cassedy sails in the Martin 242 class in MdR, mostly racing around buoys and is an experienced sailor, but not of the long distance breed. She
had learned about the race and would jokingly talk about it with her brother Paul, also a sailor, until it wasn’t a joke anymore.
“Initially, we sort of hit on this and started talking about it as something we would never do, and we kept talking about it and talking about it,” said
Marilyn. “Then we realized we weren’t talking about how crazy it was anymore—we were talking about how we were going to do it.”
Paul is an active adventurer. He’s paddled a kayak across the Straits of Magellen, summited California’s 14,000 foot peaks, kite boarded across a
significant portion of North Dakota and has been sailing since he was five. He’s described this way on their blog:
“From the coast of Baja California to the mountains of Tierre Del Fuego he has been pushing his limits in expedition style racing. The Race to Alaska
has given him the opportunity to combine some of his favorite things: the ocean, non motorized expedition racing, and suffering...lots and lots of
suffering.”
And it’s this ability and willingness to suffer that will serve the three-person crew well for a race like this—it’s a bear. The siblings, along with Andrew
Famisaran, a kayak instructor out of La Jolla, will band together and make the arduous attempt mostly through Alaska’s Inside Passage—not the most
hospitable area on the planet. Thirty-five teams entered last year and only 15 finished. Organizers of the race say, “There are squalls, killer whales, tidal
currents that run upwards of 20 miles an hour, and some of the most beautiful scenery on God’s green earth.” It’s said to be North America’s longest
human and wind powered race, with currently, the largest cash prize for a race of its kind—$10,000 to the winner and with a nod to the play Glengarry
Glen Ross, “second place gets a set of steak knives.”
The race is open to anything wind or human-powered and attracts a real renegade type of demo. Among the vessels on the starting line are a Hobie 16
(solo sailed), a 26’ open dory (no cabin) with a crew of nine and on the complete other side of the spectrum, Team Tritium Racing the 73-foot trimaran
that recently sailed to Hawaii in just five days. There’s also a man doing the race on a 19′ stand up paddleboard—a brave man of which organizers say:
“You might think that the bravest person in the R2AK is the guy who enters on a stand up paddleboard. You’d be wrong. The bravest person is our
insurance guy.” 

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The crew: Marilyn Cassedy, her brother Paul and friend Andrew Famisaran aboard a modified Etchells that they plan to sail from Washington State to Alaska.
Photos courtesy of Marilyn Cassed

The Cassedy team will be making the journey on quite a unique boat of their own. A modified 22’ 1976 Etchells that is retrofitted with a very compact
“cabin” (word used very loosely), two rowing stations, an added toerail for safety and solar panels that allows for basic electricity. Once they decided
they wanted to do the race they started looking for the boat they would do it in. This particular Etchells has done the R2Ak before, which made the team
all the more comfortable even though they will not be comfortable at all. Last year the boat finished in two weeks and the trio is hoping to beat that time.
“We bought the boat sight unseen which is a little bit crazy,” Marilyn laughed. “But I guess that kind of goes into the whole ‘these people are
crazy’ thing.”
Marilyn said of the many anxieties and challenges facing the crew, it’s navigating that particular area that has them on their toes. There’s a plethora of
islands and tributaries feeding out in the inner passage and currents are measured in the 10s of knots.
“From the beginning, we looked at a map of British Columbia and thought, ‘oh my God.’ And we still have the same reaction to that same map now,”
Marilyn said. “But now we’re thinking about specific passages, weather conditions and how we’re going to deal with some of those currents that they
have up there, which is really nothing like we’ve ever seen in this area. ”
In addition to these concerns Cassedy has the normal apprehension about the boat enduring hard weather and keeping watch with such a small crew on
such a cramped boat. Other than that, she says they are ready and looking forward to completing a passage that many simply can’t. Well, she did have
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Getting to the Bottom
of the Copper Issue

B

ack in late 2013, the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbor got a bit of a bombshell dropped in their laps when
the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, in association with the EPA told them Marina del Rey had some serious
issues. In a Small Craft Harbor meeting at the time the public learned that the copper in the anti-fouling paint that nearly everyone
uses to cover the boat’s bottoms was the main contributor in poisoning the harbor. The solution from the water board’s POV was
to ban using that bottom paint and possibly dredge the harbor. That of course was something of a mind blower for all involved.
Boaters complained that alternative copperless paints were terrible, not to mention the cost of removing the old paint and the
county was looking at a quarter of a billion dollar project in a full-scale dredge effort.

The situation caused a major reaction. Many charged up boaters called into question the over-zealousness of environmental agencies but looking back
it’s possible that there were some communication misses during that time. It seemed the water board was insisting boaters immediately strip their paint
and replace it with a coating more environmentally suitable and maybe their rhetoric translated that point, but the truth is/was they were informing the
main stakeholders (Beaches and Harbors) that they needed to correct the problem some way, some how by 2024.
The dust settled and life went on for boaters here in this area but LADBH immediately got to the business of figuring out how they could meet this
demanding responsibility without it costing a fortune and destabilizing every boater in the marina. One of the first things they did was to employ more
comprehensive site-specific testing to try to get a deeper understanding of the more geographically broad information the water board was presenting.
According to Michael Tripp, the county’s point man for the operation, very specified testing that addresses the actual salinity of this particular water
and how much copper it can endure, would help them better understand what was before them.
Although there was a good amount of local testing done for the original report, some maintain that contaminant in the sediment often becomes less toxic
over time. The county has instituted some filtration practices in local parking lots addressing storm water run off that they are encouraged by and while
that doesn’t speak to the boat bottom paint situation as much, they’re hopeful that other similar solutions will arise for the over all clean up mission.

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“We’re doing some soil testing right now, but we’ve only done the initial soil test,” Michael Tripp told The Mariner. “Fortunately, with that one, there
wasn’t a lot of toxicity involved. We’ll be doing another test starting in July. Things are hopeful, but we have to do more testing to see what we’re
dealing with here.”
Tripp and his team are also implementing other “best management practices” (BMPs) to reduce the copper influx. They will be beta testing a boatlift
program that keeps the boats lifted above the water in the slip. Tripp seemed slightly dubious about the effort, saying it works on only particular kinds
and sizes of boats. They plan on having a few in the county run anchorage and assessing it there.
“It’s hard to know how boaters are going to react to it,” Tripp said of the idea. “They could love it or be suspicious of it, much like they were suspicious
of non-copper paints. That’s why we want to do a pilot program in the anchorage that we manage over at Burton Chace Park.”
He also spoke of implementing a diver certification where local divers would be better educated on the correct tools and practices for cleaning boat
bottoms. There’s no doubt that over-aggressive scrubbing creates unnecessary premature copper fall off. Although passive leaching accounts for 94%
of the copper problem, this still think it’s a BMP they feel worth pursuing.
The all out panic that was first felt - that every boat owner in Marina del Rey would soon need to head over to the boatyard and cough up six to eight
grand on a bottom scraping followed by a bottom paint job using substandard paint seems to have abated, but Tripp by no means implied that things
will or should go on as usual for those same owners.
“We still have the 2024 deadline,” Tripp said in a serious tone. “We’re trying to come up with ideas to address it, but it’s not something that we can
just ignore.”
For those looking to pull the boat out and get a bottom job done, Tripp and other in the county offices understand that while copper paints are not illegal,
hopefully these boaters will explore alternative paints that have at least a lower copper count. Some low copper paints have shown to be quite effective
and possibly something that can help bridge the gap between meeting the environmental goals that the county has to adhere to and keeping growth
off the bottom of the boats. It’s logical to assume that if the copper levels remain as the deadline looms closer, boaters will be leaned on and then, all
negotiations, alternatives and possibilities will be off the table.

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Is Your EPIRB and PLB
Ready for an Emergency?
By Ken Engler Owner Maritime Communications
Like a fire extinguisher, an Epirb or PLB is of no use to you if it is not functional or if you don’t understand how to use it. Follow these safety tips to
be sure you and your Epirb / PLB are ready for any at sea emergency.
KNOW IT!
It is essential that you how to activate either of these Mayday emergency devices when anyone on board or the boat itself is in eminent danger. Review
your owner’s manual on how to test and operate your Epirb or PLB. (If you don’t have an operation manual handy one can be downloaded from the
manufacture’s website). Or see a dealer for instructions.
TEST IT!
Every Epirb and PLB has a self test feature to ensure it is operational and ready for use in an emergency. Review the self test procedure which you can
find in your manual and in abbreviated form on the case of the device itself. Keep in mind that you maybe limited to a fixed number of self tests (refer
to your manual or ask your dealer).
PLACE IT!
Have a designed location on the boat for your Epirb or PLB. These emergency beacons will be of little use to you if you have to rummage around your
boat attempting to find where you left it while your boat is filling with water. The best place to store your Epirb is in the open on a mounting bracket.
It is best to keep it within an arm’s reach or so, or placed in a ditch bag or a dedicated area where it can be easily grabbed in the event you should have
to exit the boat.
INSPECT IT!
Give your Epirb and PLB a close visual inspection at least once a year preferably at the beginning of the season. Look for any cracks in its case or loose
or deteriorating gaskets or seals as well as signs of corrosion on any metallic parts. If any of these signs are found, notify a Certified Epirb/PLB Battery
Replacement Service Center (locations listed on the manufacturer’s website).
REGISTER IT!
It is important, that you register your Epirb in your name and in that of your boat with NOAA (the National Oceanographic Aeronautic Administration).
This will help ensure that first responding rescuers can identify your boat when responding to your Mayday. Like wise, PLBs should be registered.
This can be easily done by downloading a Registration form or filling one out on line at: https://beaconregistration.noaa.gov. They will send you a
registration sticker that you need to affix to your Epirb or PLB. This sticker has an expiration date and should be renewed every two years.
CHECK IT!
Very importantly, check the battery replacement date on your Epirb / PLB. Batteries need to be replaced every 5 years. To be you’re your Epirb / PLB
is operational when you need it, don’t exceed your set’s battery expiration replacement date.
Also, Category 1 type Epirbs (those that can be automatically activated) have a Hydrostatic Release mechanism inside its special mounting bracket or
housing. These need to be replaced every 2 years and can be replaced by the owner.
The boating season has begun, so be sure you follow the above emergency boating safety tips. Don’t wait, do it now!
** Should you have any questions regarding your Epirb or PLB or need assistance on how to use, test, register or help in getting your batteries replaced
or obtaining a hydrostatic release, please feel free to call me at 310.8210.4958. I would be happy to be of assistance.
Remember: “BOATING SAFETY BEGINS BY BEING PREPARED!”
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History of the Cat

O

ver fifteen years ago
I sailed into Catalina
Harbor on a proverbial,
“dark
and
stormy
night”. I was skippering
a
charter
aboard
a 55-foot cutter rigged
ketch. I turned her into the wind and had the
crew pull down the loudly flogging sails. We
started the diesel and maneuvered to anchor.
After about 150-feet of chain had clattered over
the bow roller we set the clutch on the windless
and watched the chain straightened taught as the
bow swung fully into the wind. The ketch settled
in as the wind moaned loud in the rigging.
It had been a wet and bumpy channel crossing,
close hauled against 25-30 knot winds and short,
but steep seas. The crew, fair-weather sailors all,
were tired, wet, cold and maybe a little scared.
I advised them to grab some lunch leftovers—
cold pizza and chicken—and get some sleep. I
would remain in the pilothouse until either the
wind died down or I was satisfied the anchor
was well set. They mumbled their “goodnights”
and disappeared down the hatchway.
Glad to be alone, I settled into a corner of the
pilothouse as the wind began to die away. Soon,
a full moon peaked through the ragged sky—
its light sparkling on the cat’s-paws lacing the
harbor. The moaning wind quieted to a murmur,
and the harsh, lapping chop against the hull
slowly gave way to a gentle caress. In a matter
of minutes, my thoughts turned from vigilant
concern to quiet reflection, as a peaceful calm
settled over the harbor.
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I had anchored in “Cat” dozens of times and
often found myself thinking about all those who
had anchored there before me—this night was
no different.
For centuries before the arrival of the
Europeans, the Pimuvit (later called Gabrielino
by the Spanish at Mission San Gabriel) plied
the waters between the mainland and Catalina.
Their canoes were sturdy, over 30-feet long,
and well suited to the necessities of island life.
Villages lined the shore of Catalina Harbor, and
a dozen other locations around the island.
The first European to intrude on this idyllic life
was Juan Roderiguez Cabrillo, a Portuguese
explorer, sailing under the Spanish flag. Cabrillo
anchored in Catalina Harbor in October of 1542.
He named the island San Salvador, and the first
Catholic Mass on Catalina is believed to have
been held aboard his flagship.
After spending about a week at the island,
Cabrillo’s expedition headed further north. First,
stopping at the Channel Islands, then rounding
Point Conception, perhaps venturing as far north
as Monterey. Above Point Conception wind and
sea conditions worsen—especially as winter
approaches. Finding no suitable, all weather
anchorage, it is likely that Cabrillo returned
south—recalling the snug safety of Catalina
Harbor—the only completely safe anchorage on
any of California’s offshore islands.
It was probably on the shores of Catalina Harbor
that a fight broke out between the natives and
the Spaniards. Cabrillo was injured and soon
died of his wounds. He may have been buried
on the slopes above the harbor. Some historians
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think Cabrillo was killed further north, perhaps
on San Miguel Island. But, I find that doubtful.
I don’t believe any experienced mariner would
have chosen San Miguel as a port of refuge to
winter in. Cuyler’s Harbor is full of shoals and
rocks, and is often a gale lashed nightmare in
winter. The expedition’s logs have been lost so
we’ll probably never know for certain—but I’d
bet on Catalina.
Six decades later, Sebastian Viscaino, unaware
that the island had been previously discovered
by Cabrillo, anchored and landed there on
November 25, 1602—the feast day of St.
Catherine of Alexandria—and named the island,
Santa Catalina in honor of the saint. The new
name stuck.
Over the next three centuries hundreds of sailing
ships, from all over the world, dropped anchor
here. There were Spanish galleons, whalers
from Nantucket and New Bedford, sealers from
Russia, Clipper ships carrying prospectors to the
gold fields and later returning to round the horn
with cargos gold bullion, U.S. warships, fishing
and trading vessels, from a dozen different
countries and of all sizes and rigs. Their lost
ground tackle and jetsam still lies scattered over
the bottom of Catalina Harbor.
I recall a time, about 20 years ago, being
anchored in Cat Harbor, and having a difficult
time weighing anchor. The powerful windless
was under tremendous load—the anchor was
fouled on something. We finally made lines fast
to the anchor chain and assisted the windlass
with sheet winches. After some minutes,
a long length of rusted anchor-chain came into
view in the cloudy swirling water. It was chain
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such as I have never seen—links round and
hammered by hand. The crew and I looked at
the relic and wondered how many centuries it
had lain stretched across the bottom. With great
effort  we were able to free our chain from its
rusted ancestor and it slipped away—back to its
resting place. You can see such chain, salvaged
from the bottom of Cat Harbor, used as fencing
at the Isthmus Yacht Club today.
One of the most interesting ships to come to
her doom in Catalina Harbor was the Ning—
Po. Built in Canton around 1770 and originally
named the Kin Tai Fong, meaning, gold, peace
and plenty.
For a dozen years she served as a trading vessel
along the Chinese coast. Within two decades she
had turned smuggler and slave ship. The passing
of another decade saw her change into an
outright pirate ship—raiding and looting coastal
villages, as well as attacking merchant shipping.
She was the scourge of the China Seas.
By 1840 she had been seized by the Imperial
Chinese government and turned into a prison
ship. But her bloody decks would remain so
—even in government hands. More than 150
prisoners were beheaded on her deck during the
seven years of government service.
During the Opium Wars she was seized by
Chinese rebels, leaving more blood in her wake.
She was captured by British General Charles
Gordon (Chinese Gordon) and renamed the
Ning- Po, meaning, peaceful wave.
But, old habits die hard - name change or no
—and by 1884 she was back in Chinese hands,
and again looting—this time, with a little more
humane angle. Her Captain would board rich
tourists in Canton or Hong Kong, take them
on a charter sail, strip them of their clothing
and valuables—eventually dropping them on a
deserted beach. The British seized her back once
again, ending Ning-Po’s first foray into tourism.
Some sources say Ning Po was again taken by
rebels during the Boxer Rebellion of 1900 and
used for commerce raiding against the various
foreign legations in China. (interestingly,
Charlton Heston portrayed General Gordon in
the film, Khartoum, and he portrayed a Marine
Major in, 55 Days At Peking, a true story set
during the Boxer Rebellion—sort of a Heston—
Ning Po cosmic crossing).
After being seized by the British, for the third
time, the ship was sold to American investors
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and turning the bloody, colorful old girl into
a tourist attraction.
Well, after several disastrous crossing attempts,
complete with typhoons, dismasting, and
drowned and starved crew—the Ning—Po
finally washed up on the rocks of  San Pedro
in 1913. She toured between Long Beach and
San Diego until the summer of 1914, when she
arrived in Avalon for the tourist season.
By this time Ning -Po was more than a little long
in the tooth, being nearly 150 years old, leading
as harsh a life as is imaginable, and in need of
more than a little “deferred maintenance”. The
citizens of Avalon made the battered old relic
set up shop in Lover’s Cove—just east of the
main harbor.
At the end of a not very successful summer run,
the Ning-Po was banished to Catalina Harbor.
There she was snuggled in the mud inside
Ballast Point and remained a curiosity to the
occasional passerby at the remote West End.
About this time, Hollywood was just discovering
Catalina as the perfect, close, yet “exotic locale”
for their productions, and the Ning-Po appeared
as a backdrop in various silent films.
By the 1930’s, when the “talkies” began,
Catalina Harbor was home to a half dozen
19th century sailing ships used in productions
such as: Treasure Island, The Sea Hawk,
The Hurricane, Captain Blood and Mutiny on
the Bounty.
Sea adventures being what they are—sinking
ships, explosions and fires were a common sight
in Catalina Harbor. During one of these fiery
conflicts things got out of hand and a burning
wreck drifted into the ragged Ning-Po. She was
consumed by flames down to her waterline—the
hulk eventually disappearing below the mud,
just off Ballast Point, inside Cat Harbor.
Nowadays, an old dirt road, crosses behind the
old Civil War barracks (now Isthmus Yacht
Club), and meanders along the southeast
shore of Catalina Harbor. A lot of folks use it
to get to a high vista, overlooking the harbor.
Without knowing it, they walk over what was
once an Indian village, and later a camp for the
Conquistadors. A little further on was the site of
a hunting and fishing camp used by locals and
movie stars. John Wayne, Clark Gable, John
Ford, Errol Flynn, Gregory Peck, Humphrey
Bogart, Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara,
Charles Laughton—even Teddy Roosevelt has
passed this way - along with countless Indians,

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Spaniards, Union soldiers and sailors, whalers,
fisherman and seamen from all over the world
—so you see, only the sands of the hour glass
separate our footsteps.
As the road gains elevation look off to the
right. If the tide is low and the light right,
the silhouettes of two 18th century sailing
ships can be made out, lying on the bottom—
not victims of real pirates—but rather of
Hollywood swashbucklers. There are at least
a half dozen more such wrecks in, and around
Catalina Harbor—keeping their secrets—silent
and waiting.
I stayed curled in the pilot house all night—
a thousand stars above, and below, surrounded
by a thousand ghosts from the past. Finally, the
mist of sleep crept into the snug pilot house—
bringing me closer to them...
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American Sailing Association Releases New Text Book
LOS ANGELES – June 2016 – The American Sailing
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Cruising Course (ASA 114). Focused exclusively on
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ASA’s instructive and engaging Sailing Made Easy series
highlights the unique art of sailing a larger catamaran with its
distinctive characteristics and operating systems.

Chairman of ASA’s Educational Committee, and Jeremy McGeary,
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a 30-year veteran sailing writer and editor. The book also features
a foreword by world-renowned pioneer catamaran racer, Cam
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“Like our previous textbooks, Cruising Catamarans Made Easy
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to help students learn quickly,” said Lenny Shabes, ASA’s Chairman of
the Board. “It offers invaluable information on how to operate a cruising
catamaran, adding tremendous value to many facets of the burgeoning
catamaran industry.”
Published in full color and containing best-in-class illustrations along with
world-class photography from renowned sailing photographers, Billy
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Made Easy was written by a team of expert sailing instructors with more
than 250 years of combined sailing experience. The 100-page book
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Beer Can Chicken Recipe From the Boat Galley

Beer Can Chicken
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Also known as “Drunken Chicken” or “Bear Butt Chicken,” this produces
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Total Time: 1 hour, 25 minutes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
1 whole chicken
2 tablespoons olive oil, canola oil, or vegetable oil
2 tablespoons salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
3 tablespoons of your favorite dry spice rub
1 can beer (must be can)

Note: Friends tried on a large marina grill with a small turkey and a large
Foster’s beer can for Thanksgiving. It took forever to cook: 4+ hours!

1. Thoroughly wash the chicken and then wipe dry with paper towels.
Rub the chicken lightly with oil, then rub inside and out with salt,
ground pepper, and the dry rub. Set aside.

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2. Wash the outside of the beer can. Open the can and enjoy a couple
swigs so that the can is not totally full. Place the beer can on a solid
surface. Grabbing a chicken leg in each hand, plunk the bird cavity
over the beer can (put the can through the larger of the two openings);
despite many cruisers calling this recipe “Beer Butt Chicken,” you are
actually putting the beer can into the neck opening.
3. Transfer the bird-on-a-can to the grill and place it upright in the center
of the grate, balancing the bird on its two legs and the can like a tripod.
4. Cook the chicken over medium-high, indirect heat (that is, no
coals or lit burners directly under the bird), with the grill cover on,
for approximately 1 ¼ hours, or until the internal temperature
registers 165 F, or until the thigh juice runs clear when pierced with
a sharp knife.
5. Remove from the grill, carefully extract the beer can (don’t burn
yourself), and let the chicken reset for 10 minutes before carving.

The Boat galley is the definitive boater cookbook. It’s available on
Amazon.com or theboatgalley.com

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Wooden Dinghies Making Surge in Mdr

Photos Madoka Hamlin

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Over the past year, more and more, the Marina del Rey harbor has been
graced with the beauty of classic craftsmanship in the form of Snipe Fleet
24s wooden dinghies and some hand-made wooden Optis.
After the great success of the wooden dinghy race last year in conjunction
with Old Fashioned Day in the Park, the Snipe Fleet 24 decided to mount
another wooden dinghy race for MarinaFest, which took place this past
month.
Eight boats showed up for the race, which organizers felt was a good
number considering Marina del Rey doesn’t really have a significant
organized wooden boat community...yet. Here is the line-up that made
the start:

Katawampus (far left), a home built 1963 Snipe, took line honors and will
be the first on the newly established perpetual wooden dinghy sail trophy
The Sontina Scow Rosi Ann took second
Snipe Teejaroo took third place
Snipe Aspara took fourth
Snipe Wee Too took fifth
The Special Mention goes to a 60’s gaff rigged sharpie from the 60s,
which sailed a shortened course.
Two wooden Optis built by volunteers and youth from Santa Monica
Windjammers Yacht Club participated as well.  

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Tip of the Month!
Handy nuggets of pocket sized
information to make your
travels easier, safer or just a bit
more enlightened

Road Rules
Any vessel overtaking any other vessel must
keep out the way of the vessel being overtaken.
The former is the give-way vessel and the latter
is the stand-on vessel.
This rule applies even if the overtaking vessel
is propelled by wind, oars, or rubber band
paddlewheel.
A vessel is deemed to be overtaking when
coming up with another vessel from a direction
more than 22.5 degrees abaft (behind) her
beam. This is the angle prescribed by the stern
light.
At night, the overtaking vessel will see only the
white stern light of the vessel being overtaken.
If you see either side light, it is a crossing
situation.
Pecking order - There is a “pecking order”
that can be used as a simplified memory aid to
determine right of way for vessels of different
types. Get very familiar with this list, as it is
important to understand it thoroughly. The
lower most vessel on the list is the give way
vessel, and must stay out of the way of vessels
that are higher on the list:
•
•

•
•

•
•

Vessels not under command
Vessels restricted in their ability to
maneuver
Vessels constrained by draft
Fishing vessels engaged in fishing, with
gear deployed
Sailing vessels
Power driven vessels
Furnished by BoatUS

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Formosa 51 - Beautiful staysail
31’ Hunter Sloop - Ready for the
ketch. Ready to cruise! $229,000 island this summer! $25,000

45 Sea Ray Sundancer 450
$129,000

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Sailboats

su OB. Good condition, comes with a storage bag.

Tiller 5ft for Catalina 38

Beneteau Oceanis 400

Length 8’8”, Beam 4’8”, Weight 66 lb, Load Capacity

In very good condition$50 - 310-871-5260

Timeshare/Partnership on Beneteau Oceanis 400.

840 lb, Person 4, Max HP 6. Denise 310-490-9432

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Challenger 35’ 1976.
Well equipped, roomy, ready for Mexico and beyond.
Fresh rig and new main/mizzen. Professionally maintained. David 310 597 3971

Lancer 28’ 1981

$10,000. Price Negotiable. Call George for more details. 310-913-7313

Ericson 27’ 1974
Mercury outboard 8hr, Many sails, needs some tlc

Apex Dinghy

10’ apex rib 800 with chaps 310-822-8618

Achilles Inflatable

9’ Achilles - 310 823-1105

8’ Quicksilver

Soft tail w/ motor bracket- $400. 310-822-8618

Quicksilver Dinghy

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Trailers

0’ - 13’ Boats $400-$1200

4 Mercury 4 stroke short-$800
3.5 Tohatsu 4 stroke short-$550

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15 Honda long elec start power tilt remote-$2000

Power Boats

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Sails

Spinnaker,2 drifters and a genoa for sale from a 28’
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Sails

Various Small Outboards

6 Tohatsu 4 stroke short-$950

JOHN @ 661-255-3023

From 40 ft. Cal - $450 call 310-823-2040

$750.00

4 Mercury 4 stroke short-$800

good condition. Ready for sailing. Asking $2,800

Mainsail

Hunter 460 UK vertical batten

exlnt condition, full cover, 3HP OB, H.D. yard trailer,

Mainsail and Jib, Galvanized trailer. Everything in very

913-5533

310-822-8618.

“Raggedy”, pedigree racer/cruiser, well equipped,

14.2’ Catalina Capri 14.2 (1995)

Samsung flat screen $100 - all in xlnt condition. 310-

Fortress FX-23 Anchor $150 - 310-391-6174

Outboards/Engines

Ranger 23T

fender holders $75 ea. stainless/wood chairs, $25 ea.

Anchor

Predator: lightly used A sails, new running rigging, reto race. $14,000 Kathy 310-486-2367

Stainless dinghy mounts $100, four large stainless

17’ - 21’ Boats $750-$1200

$4,500 obo - Pls call rick at 818-445-9882

built trailer, big sail inventory, outboard, tactics. Ready

TV, Mounts, Chairs, Fender Holders

14’ - 16’ Boats $600-$1200
24’ - 29’ Boats $3000

Martin 242

$40. 310 866 9439

8 Johnson 2 stroke short-$500
9.9 Mercury 4 stroke short-$1800
225 Honda 20” shaft display model $15k

Selden in-mast main, like new: E=18’-8”

P=48’-3”

Hunter 460 UK
Selden in-mast main, used 1 year: E=18’-8” P=48’-3”
$500.00

Hunter 460 UK Roller Furling tape
drive
125% Genoa, used 1 year: Luff= 52’-4” Foot= 20’
$500.00

Doyle 1.5 oz. Cruising Spinnaker
Fits our Hunter 460 $500.00
Steve - 310-528-0717 - [email protected]

Yamaha 50 4 stroke 4000 installed

Hunter 33 Selden in-mast Main

310-822-8618

Excellent condition: E= 14’-7” P=41”-0”

6 HP Suzuki

$450.00

Richard: 310-482-1877 - [email protected]

1986 Sedan Cruiser in Pristine condition with ONLY

2 x 9,9 Yamaha high thrust remote 25”. 20 Johnson

HUNTER 33 Jib

300 hours on diesel Caterpillar engines! Located in

remote 20”. 40 Evinrude remote 20”. 50 Mercury re-

Hardly used - Excellent Condition.

MdR. 818-200-9770 - [email protected]

mote 20”. 75 Mercury trim 20”. 125 Force trim remote.

Luff=35.6, Leech=33.9, Foot=14.8, Groove #6

Price is right! Call 310 823-1105.

$325.00. Richard: 310-482-1877 or

Boston whaler 15’

35 hp Honda 2007. 5999.00. Jeff 310-748-6222

Dinghy’s

Inflatables
Brand new Solstice Voyager 6-Person
Boat
Heavy duty PVC construction, 15 x 10 x 21 inches ;
28 pounds - 4 chamber, double hull (DIN chamber)
construction. Inflatable seats, swivel oar locks, Boston
Valve & fishing rod holder. Optional Motor Mount (additional $50) - Item #30050 can accept 2 HP electric
or gas motor. $120.00. 310-890-9007

Brand New Solstice Voyager 300 2
person inflatable boat
PVC - 7-foot x 51”. 16-pounds. $45. 310-890-9007

10’2 Mercury

2012 hypalon airfloor $1,000. 310-822-8618

Achilles

A very lightly used Achilles Inflatable w/6 HP Tahat-

2016

Mercury 4 HP OB

Only 5 hours. Long Shaft, external tank. Asking $900
(new is $1400). 310-500-6216 - Ask for Jerome.

Other Stuff

ICOM M422 VHF Radio
With Command II Remote Mic. Black. Built-in DSC
with Digital Selective Calling Features plus Public
Address function. $350 complete. Contact: sbfink@

[email protected]

Donate Boats

Looking for Boat Donation for
Marine Mammal Research
The Ocean Conservation Society, that conducts
valuable research of marine mammals in the Santa
Monica Bay, is looking for boat donations. There are
many benefits to donating your boat. Please email

gmail.com.

[email protected].. www.oceanconservation.org

In very good condition $600 - 310-871-5260

Power or sail, Yachts to dinghys 310-849-2930

Stainless Steel emergency rudder and tiller, never

LA Area Council Boy Scouts of America need your

Spinnaker for Catalina 38
Emergency Rudder

used, for 40’-50’ sailboat. Photo upon request. Will
deliver to MDR. Made for Hunter 460. $900.00 OBO.

Cash For Your Boat !
Donate Your Boat

boat or boat gear as donation to support essential and
formative youth programs, please call 310-823-2040

Steve 310-528-0717 or [email protected].

or E-mail [email protected]

In very good condition $75 - 310-871-5260

To SOS, a non profit organization helping and thank-

Reaching Strut for Catalina 38

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Donate Your Boat

Receive a substantial tax deduction. Support youth
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Services

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A - Trident Transport - Boats, RV’S, 5TH Wheels,
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Certification - Lessons -Close Quarters – Docking –

Available at the Historical Society’s Gallery at
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www.marinadelreyhistoricalsociety.org

Anchoring & Mooring 310 882-1037
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Yacht delivery/Instruction
Ex USCG, 5 yes Vessel Assist/ Sea Tow Captain.
Paul Heiderich 310 712 2550

Splicing Services

The Ships Store may be gone, but I’m back! Call
Denny at (310)422-1453.

“Low Cost” Boat Documentation
[email protected]

Canvas Boat Covers and Repairs
New boat covers, canvas repair, restore water
repellency to marine canvas. Dan 310-382-6242

USCG Licensed 100-ton
Master Captain

Deliveries/Lessons/Private Captain. Experienced,

• Marine electronics and installation
• High performance rigging solutions,
• Optimizing deck layout
• Custom fiberglass and carbon fiber work.

310-500-6216

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Courteous, Safe and Fun! Contact Jeffry Matzdorff
323.855.0191 [email protected]. Jeffry Matzdorff.
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Wanted

Boat Partner

Outboard
Engine
Repair!

Long-time experienced former boat owner interested
in partnership or sharing expenses 36-55’ boat for
cruising and fishing. Ken 916 425-6650
[email protected]

Live Aboard Situation Wanted
Mature professional couple seeking intermittent
housing for a week or month at a time... ongoing arrangement. Excellent local references, Win/win for
traveler or 2nd home/boat owner. Extremely clean
and reliable. Rate negotiable. Contact Don 703-8510770, [email protected].

Transport Needed

Need to transport 32’ power boat from Puerto Penasco, Mexico to MdR. Dates flexible. Call or text Matt
@ 520 907-2638.

Jib

Looking for a jib in good condition with UV protection for a 30’ Catalina. Need a 40’ Luff and a 23’ foot.
Please contact Alan at: [email protected] or
(310) 721-2825.

Bandage Nurse for Invisible Person
I’m an invisible man who needs help with the whole
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30 years in
Marina del Rey!

Call for great deals on
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Must Call for an appointment

Pick up and trailers available for a small fee

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Andersson Marine has been
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boating community for over 30
years. From old 2-strokes to brand
new 4-strokes, we handle repair,
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Maritime
Consigliere
• Rigging
• Diesel Engineering
• Fuel Tank Cleaning
• Consulting
• Deliveries
Dalton Eann

310-722-1283

Marina del Rey Born and bred!

S&K

Dive Service

Quality
Underwater Services
310-822-8349

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Gel Coat Specialists
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Custom Instrument Dashboards

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