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03-09-2017, 10:00 PM
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Newbie
City: Isleton
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 4
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Let the adventure begin...
Hi All;
My husband and and I have been sailors for years and still are; we just sold our Catalina 30 and downsized to a Santana 525. I will be retiring in December and we were researching options. We have always wanted to live aboard, but our friends who live aboard their sailboats rarely go out because of the inconvenience. We decided to sell our dirt house in the mountains and move aboard a trawler, having our sailboat for day adventures in the Delta and Bay. After much looking, researching and making lists of what we needed, we found a trawler that fit our needs, with one problem; it is on the East Coast. We are in the process of having it transported out to the Pacific Coast as I write.
The Ocean Alexander '43 is named Plan B; a 2 stateroom, 2 head, single diesel with plenty of logical storage.
Once it arrives, we will spend the next few months nesting and getting ready for the final move to be dirt free. Our family is all up and down the Pacific coast, so our plan is to cruise from Ensenada to Seattle, as we please.Our home port for now will be in Isleton.
I look forward to reading, learning and sharing with all of you. My husband is also a member as Delta Dog.
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03-09-2017, 10:12 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 15,900
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Greetings,
Ms. dc. Welcome aboard. Woo-hoo!
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RTF
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03-09-2017, 11:45 PM
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Guru
City: Port Townsend, WA
Vessel Name: Traveler
Vessel Model: Cheoy Lee 46 LRC
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 1,458
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Congrats! Welcome to the dark side... :-)
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03-10-2017, 07:31 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Myers, FL... Summers in the Great Lakes
Vessel Name: Slow Hand
Vessel Model: Cherubini Independence 45
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 11,644
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Welcome to the forum! A new chapter begins.
Ted
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Blog: mvslowhand.com
I'm tired of fast moves, I've got a slow groove, on my mind.....
I want to spend some time, Not come and go in a heated rush.....
"Slow Hand" by The Pointer Sisters
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03-10-2017, 07:49 AM
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Guru
City: Satsuma FL
Vessel Name: No Mo Trawla
Vessel Model: Hurricane SS188
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 2,300
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We need more Cats and Dogs!
Welcome.
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03-10-2017, 07:49 AM
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Guru
City: Palm Coast
Vessel Name: Southerly
Vessel Model: 1986 Marine Trader 36' Sundeck
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 1,231
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Welcome aboard!
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03-10-2017, 10:33 AM
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Senior Member
City: LAFAYETTE,LA
Vessel Name: Relenti
Vessel Model: Atlantic 30, 1983
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 451
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Welcome and good luck with the transition.
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03-10-2017, 10:33 AM
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Wannabe
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Name: Stillwater
Vessel Model: Kadey-Krogen 54
Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 782
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As a Bay Area former sailor who went dirt-free, I can say that you won't look back. Welcome aboard!
Richard
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03-10-2017, 10:57 AM
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Guru
City: Madisonville, LA
Vessel Name: Sea Star
Vessel Model: 2004 Cruisers Yachts 50SS
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 906
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Congrats! How is it being transported? When do you expect it to arrive?
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03-10-2017, 12:24 PM
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Senior Member
City: New Rochelle, NY
Vessel Name: Jerry Land
Vessel Model: Grand Banks/Alaskan
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 247
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Welcome aboard. We are very proud of the step you have taken.
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03-10-2017, 01:13 PM
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Senior Member
City: Bocas del Toro, Panama
Vessel Name: Delta Swizzler
Vessel Model: 1988 58' Vantare
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 245
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Welcome aboard, we cruised the delta for 20+ years out of Discovery Bay on our 36 ft Gibson houseboat called Delta Swizzler before retiring in 2015 and heading south. Now beginning our second full year here in the Sea of Cortez with no regrets, so jump in the water is fine, cut the lines as soon as you can and get out here
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03-10-2017, 01:49 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
City: San Jose, CA
Vessel Name: Pineapple Girl 3
Vessel Model: Silverton 38c
Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 2,171
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welcome! We just moved our trawler from Isleton to San Mateo in January. Are you at Hidden Harbor with the sailboat? Are you having the OA trucked out? Sounds exciting!
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-Jennifer
2003 Silverton 38c (not a trawler)
Marina Village, Alameda
San Francisco Bay Area
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03-10-2017, 06:38 PM
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Guru
City: Tri Cities, WA
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 4,406
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Welcome aboard, and please share pics of your boat, of you using it, the waters you cruise on, etc.
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Mike and Tina
1981 Boston Whaler 13'
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03-12-2017, 10:56 AM
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Newbie
City: Isleton
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Star0210
Congrats! How is it being transported? When do you expect it to arrive?
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We are using United Yacht Transport. The ship is scheduled to leave Port Everglade in Florida the end of March and should arrive in Ensenada a couple weeks later.
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03-12-2017, 12:07 PM
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Newbie
City: Isleton
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GFC
Welcome aboard, and please share pics of your boat, of you using it, the waters you cruise on, etc.
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I can't seem to post pics.... the message repeats "upload of file failed"..... any helpful hints?
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Never mind... I figured it out 
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03-12-2017, 12:20 PM
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Newbie
City: Isleton
Join Date: Mar 2017
Posts: 4
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pineapple Girl
welcome! We just moved our trawler from Isleton to San Mateo in January. Are you at Hidden Harbor with the sailboat? Are you having the OA trucked out? Sounds exciting!
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Hi Jennifer !
We are at Owl Harbor with our sailboat and the trawler has a space reserved as well. We have good friends at Hidden Harbor, though; Mary and Manny.
The OA is too big to truck! Who knew? the cost of being newbies, I guess. Our choices were to take it through the canal ourselves or with a hired captain, or have it shipped by transport ship. Since I don't retire until the end of the year, we decided it would would best for us just to use the transport ship.
And yes, It has been quite the adventure so far.... and it's not even on the west coast yet!
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