I sold Holy Jumpin Catfish about a week ago. I get along so well with the buyer that we have become friends. During our test sail we functioned quite well as a team.The boat will be out of the Newport Beach area in a mast up storage from now on. I will sail with the buyer( Chris) and my two kids fre...

Thanks- I'm going to watch my kids even better now and any other swimmers in my sight ! You did a good deed by posting that.

Thanks to Louis as well.

Thanks Glen , Gazmn , Boblee , Catigale and Russ. I know this is true Catigale , about the kids. Luckily I am able to slip into the house many times during the day for 10-20 minutes at a time and lately have been redispatching calls to my other drivers unless it's a really good trip for the two hour...

I'll go into more detail later but because I work too much I think I will try and sell my Mac. I love the boat but work @ 95 hours in 5 days and field 20-50 calls each weekend.I'm planning on expanding my businesses greatly over the next coming years. I'm usually drained by Sat. morning. My family i...

All sad and sobering stories. Good job to those that posted them it can help others who might not have known.

If I can dredge up a few more answers guys? -Sorry to the other recent posters for getting to the top again (Sincerely): Does the Aurora VS721 bottom wax work against blisters if I never slip the boat for more than two -seven days and make sure to sponge off algae every three days while boat is in w...

Pokerrick: On the submarine my first year aboard I washed dishes 19 hours a day 7 days a week- most of the time when underwater. In port was 5 days a week 12 hours a day (A much lower percentage of my total days). It was called "cranking". I cranked for 365 days, possibly a record. As I st...

Wow - very good responses so far! Thanks to all. Curtis

Thanks Irafatsar

sounds good

Irafatsar: I may slip mine in Mission Bay as well if there are any slips left after you slip yours. Would you P.M. me or call me after you slip yours ? Mission Bay could work for me this summer. I like the idea of the weekly bottom cleaning assuming the slip is reasonably priced. Thanks -Curtis

To Theo and Chinook: Does the steel wool and putty knife dull the shiny gelcoat? I would be afraid to take metal to the gelcoat. Thanks so far for the terrific responses guys- This will help me formulate a game plan. I think my biggest worry is the speed loss with the bottom paint and the inability ...

I don't understand (Nuts)- Please explain.

Yeah I can see that- No leverage! How do the guys do it (divers) at the local Marinas? Do they use diving fins to increase their leverage? They charge about $50 and it is done on most boats around here every two to three months but that is for boats with bottom paint.