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That would be great next year or I mean in 2.5 hours. We were out on the bay today and it was amazing for this time of the year. Keep me posted on the Delta excursion.

Kevin I keep my boat at the Grand Marina in Alameda (across from San Francisco) and there are several other marinas here that allow liveaboard's, all for an extra monthly fee. The nice thing about Alameda is the protected area compared to being out in the bay, although San Diego to San Francisco...

Last year we stopped on the St John River before heading south to Key West for a month. If I was doing it all again this year and I wish I were, I would still head south as the Jacksonville area can be cold and very chilly at night. Once you reach the North Palm Beach area the weather starts...

We are going to be up in Alameda at Grand Marina and depending on weather may go over to Angel Is. for the night. We are definitely planning on being on the Delta for an extended period next summer as we enjoyed our trip up there this summer for the first time. That is unless the continued...

Mine is in a sealed container with its own breather located on the starboard side of the flybridge beside the helm chair and it does not get in the way. We also have an extra switch beside the oven that must be turned on to flow gas.

Good job I have been told to expect to pay $6000 plus for an enclosed Bimini so you have me looking for a sewing machine.

I put those red / white / blue LED's on my last boat in Florida and they worked very well. When you first turn the switch on nothing happens and then every time after that when you turn the switch on the lights will cycle through all the colors. Red and white are bright but blue could use a...

I have a drain located on my starboard side that drains the water from the rear of the saloon but nothing on the port side. I am going to add a drain on that side as well to let the 1/4" to 1/2" of water that collects after a rain storm exit. The fiberglass looks good in this area so am not...

My PO put this one on the California 34 I believe he said the cost was north of $10,000 and that did not include the davit crane and was well before the price of everything started going skyward.

I have been looking at the same thing of late and actually have my doors off and in the garage as I write this. I stripped all the stain off and sanded them all baby smooth. I found this link on Ebay that would work for door sliders however my doors all slide pretty well so I will try...

My wife and I were going to do the loop this year but decided to hold off due to financial concerns with various properties we had for sale etc. We did do the Charleston SC route to Key West FL for the winter which is part of the loop in reverse..We then motored up the west coast of FL to St...

Pittsburg marina this weekend was $3.91 and Rio Vista was $4.29 as to the best of my memory. October 11th thru 16th. Keep your eyes open in Pittsburg as we had shots fired and police with their chopper lighting up our boat and the marina on our last night while looking for the shooter who...

Is the unit sold yet ?

* My 34 Californian has a fuel tank, wiring or sender issue and I need some help. I have researched other links as well as sender issues on this site but mine seems a little weird. It is a twin John Diesel with two seperate tanks and both gauges were reading accurately until a couple of weeks...

My PO removed his flybridge and placed it on the foredeck for transport from FL to CA. To do this he also put quick attachments to the hydraulic and electrical from the flybridge to the lower helm. I believe the transport went pretty smoothly although it was a few years ago. I priced...

I was on one in Key West last winter at a marina get together must have had 30 people on it and it never moved under foot. However owner told me that when he was bringing it down the ICW a large boat threw up a huge wake that he could not avoid and it tossed his captains chair right out the...

I have twin Deere 4045T's and couldn't speak higher of them, no smoke start right up and have been working on my port engine this past week as I had an over heat issue and ended up servicing the water pump, heat exchanger with the two thermostats behind the HE and it all went very smoothly...

Jims boat has just sold and thats why he probably has not responded. I was looking at buying it in San Diego but was not able to make it happen at this time. It sure was a nice boat that went for a great price.

Great article, thanks and I look forward to receiving and printing the manual or at least bookmarking it.

I just set my HE in white vinegar let it soak and voila looked newish again after rodding out some of the bore. I know one of the posts said not to use a metal rod but the John Deere manual I have said to use a 3/16" brass rod as needed to clean out the bores before rinsing. Just FYI

The boat is a very dark blue almost black. The PO designed, engineered and installed the cockpit hardtop and I beleive he told me it was about $10k not including adding the electric davit on the roof.* I decided to stay with Raymarine and bought the sounder and transducer today to start the...

We are new owners of an 81 34 Californian trawler and although the prevoius owner spent booko bucks on her with new engines, cockpit roof, davit crane, etc, etc, she does need some upgraded electronics. My question is what have others done with networking capabilites. Currently we have a...

That would be appreciated, thanks

I am looking for a radar mast for my Californian 34. Ideally it would be about 6 to 9 feet tall and hinged with the ability to add down facing lights and antennas as needed. Thanks

I know of a great deal in the 55' range a steel trawler that has been through the Panama 3 times. Reason for sale is sad the owners wife became ill and died while enroute to the Pacific. Email me or call if you want more info. Gerald