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01-18-2017, 11:39 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Redwood City, CA
Vessel Name: Woodhouse
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 37
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New member in SF Bay area
Hi all, I bought my first real boat, a 1969 Grand Banks 32 a little under a year ago. I've been going out cruising in the San Francisco Bay as often as I can since then, usually every couple of weeks or so. I love this boat and boating in general. I've always been interested in boating, but until recently have not had the resources to get into it seriously. When I retire in a few years, I look forward to taking some long trips, up and down the California coast.
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01-19-2017, 12:17 AM
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Guru
City: Vallejo, California
Vessel Name: Mahalo Moi
Vessel Model: 1986 Grand Banks 42 Classic
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,076
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Welcome to the forum, pjwhite! A number of us keep our boats in Vallejo as well as in and around the Bay and the Delta. Hope to cross paths someday!
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"Mahalo Moi"
1986 GB-42 Classic
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑβΕ
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01-19-2017, 01:13 AM
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Guru
City: Fort Lauderdale. Florida, USA
Join Date: Jan 2014
Posts: 21,451
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pjwhite
Hi all, I bought my first real boat, a 1969 Grand Banks 32 a little under a year ago. I've been going out cruising in the San Francisco Bay as often as I can since then, usually every couple of weeks or so. I love this boat and boating in general. I've always been interested in boating, but until recently have not had the resources to get into it seriously. When I retire in a few years, I look forward to taking some long trips, up and down the California coast.
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Congratulations. You live in a very active boating area with many other members here around you.
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01-19-2017, 01:15 AM
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TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,709
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Good to meet you, PJ! Congrats on your 'new' GB.
Show us some pics of your boat. Some of us do better with pics than words.
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01-19-2017, 02:33 AM
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Senior Member
City: San francisco
Vessel Name: Pacific Star
Vessel Model: 1990 Grand Banks 32 #834
Join Date: Jun 2016
Posts: 204
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I have met Paul and he is doing everything right as a new boater. He uses the boat a lot and as near as I can tell has made few mistakes. Clearly he is a careful boater and a quick study. And of course he couldn't have picked a better boat!
Oldersalt
"Everything on your boat is broken. You just don't know it yet."
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01-19-2017, 03:39 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 494
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Welcome to TF from another Grand Banks'
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01-19-2017, 06:59 AM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,018
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Greetings,
Welcome aboard.
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RTF
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01-19-2017, 11:49 AM
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Veteran Member
City: Redwood City, CA
Vessel Name: Woodhouse
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 37
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Thanks for the warm welcome, everybody! I'll post some photos later.
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Grand Banks 32 "Woodhouse"
Redwood City, California
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01-19-2017, 11:57 AM
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Guru
City: Inside Passage Summer/Columbia River Winter
Vessel Name: Alaskan Sea-Duction
Vessel Model: 1988 M/Y Camargue YachtFisher
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 7,933
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Welcome to TF! We bought our boat in 2013 in Oakley CA and motored up the coast to the Columbia River.
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01-19-2017, 01:07 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Redwood City, CA
Vessel Name: Woodhouse
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 37
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For more pictures of my boating adventures, see my album at:
Messing About In Boats
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Grand Banks 32 "Woodhouse"
Redwood City, California
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01-19-2017, 01:09 PM
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Guru
City: Gig Harbor
Vessel Name: Kinship
Vessel Model: North Pacific 43
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 9,045
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Nice looking boat PJ
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01-19-2017, 01:37 PM
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Guru
City: .
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 437
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pjwhite
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She is great ! 1 Lehman 120 HP ?
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01-19-2017, 03:13 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Redwood City, CA
Vessel Name: Woodhouse
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Pilou
She is great ! 1 Lehman 120 HP ?
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Yes, that's right.
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Grand Banks 32 "Woodhouse"
Redwood City, California
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01-19-2017, 03:43 PM
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Guru
City: .
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 437
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Messing About In Boats
Your pics are stunning ! 
Thanks for the link.
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01-19-2017, 04:01 PM
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Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Okisollo
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 768
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AHOY
Prepare for inspection! 
Nuts! Who took my bow armament? 
Oh well, welcome, boat safely, enjoy and have fun (let's make that an order,
even disarmed). 
Ted
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01-19-2017, 06:12 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,521
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Yo!
One of our favorite over-night trips is Petaluma.
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01-19-2017, 06:34 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Redwood City, CA
Vessel Name: Woodhouse
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 37
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Quote:
Originally Posted by markpierce
Yo!
One of our favorite over-night trips is Petaluma.
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I would like to do that trip some day, maybe this summer. Any advice would be welcomed. I'd probably spend one day coming up from Redwood City, and spend the night anchored off China Camp, then catch the tide at the right time to go up river. Is there a good place in Petaluma to spend the night?
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Grand Banks 32 "Woodhouse"
Redwood City, California
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01-19-2017, 06:45 PM
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Master and Commander
City: Vallejo CA
Vessel Name: Carquinez Coot
Vessel Model: penultimate Seahorse Marine Coot hull #6
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 12,521
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pj,
stay in the middle of the slough (so-called river).
schedule your "D" bridge openings in advance.
http://petalumayachtclub.com/?page_id=73
Once past the bridge you're in the "turning basin." Stay to port and dock at the municipal pier (fee). We've always slept on board. Plenty of restaurants and stores within short walking distance.
Often on weekends there are "cruise-ins" requiring Mediterranean-style docking.
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01-19-2017, 07:23 PM
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Veteran Member
City: Redwood City, CA
Vessel Name: Woodhouse
Vessel Model: Grand Banks 32
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 37
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Great info. Thanks!
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Grand Banks 32 "Woodhouse"
Redwood City, California
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01-19-2017, 07:37 PM
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Guru
City: San Diego
Vessel Model: Helmsman 4304
Join Date: May 2016
Posts: 1,900
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No-Cal is a great place to boat, with lots of short day trips available. Better than So-Cal, hey wait I second I shouldn't say that.
Is that a new marina?
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