Hi Guys..... We finally have our boat in our home port and don't know nothin'....including about chandleries and skilled workers here! In the spirit of "one is never really done"..... #1 any thoughts on good boat yards in the SF Bay Area? We still have several projects on the list -- any good recommendations for boat yards?? Skilled Independent workers?? #2 we want to have some interior teak work done (e.g. floors sanded and revarnished - the dings from the cans dropped need to go!) Do you know of anyone locally who does good work? #3 we will be here for the summer....any recommendations for some day/weekend cruises from you veterans here??? We'd like to do some short trips before we take off full-time....particularly with our local friends who haven't been able to be a part of our cruising life, thus far. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated, especially those trips that make new guests feel comfortable and at home. Thanks to all of you for your input....we've been list members since we started looking for a boat in 2002/2003. We've found that we referenced this lists' reco's more than once (or was it a thousand times?) in our cruising the PNW and Alaska. And, OHmygosh.....it can happen! Don't give up the dream! Kathy & John Youngblood Mystic Moon (no guts to put assorted initials in front --can someone please advise when decision is made??) _http://mysticmoon.talkspot.com_ (http://mysticmoon.talkspot.com) ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

If you haven't looked here yet, this is a good forum: http://www.boatered.com/forum/forum.asp?FORUM_ID=68 Petaluma and Napa would be my first suggestions for day/weekend trips. If you want to test the Pacific, then Pillar Point (Half Moon Bay), depending on your speed and weather, Bodega Bay to the north and Santa Cruz to the south. There's so much to see and do further inland, most people stay occupied for years without any appreciable "outside the Gate" time. Most of the good boatyards in metro SF seem to be in Alameda, however my direct experience is out of date. Richmond has some yards too. I defer to the referenced forum members for suggestions. George On Jun 3, 2007, at 2:52 AM, PrncessKHY@aol.com wrote: > Hi Guys..... > > We finally have our boat in our home port and don't know > nothin'....including about chandleries and skilled workers here! > In the spirit of "one is never > really done"..... > > #1 any thoughts on good boat yards in the SF Bay Area? We still > have > several projects on the list -- any good recommendations for boat > yards?? Skilled > Independent workers?? > > #2 we want to have some interior teak work done (e.g. floors > sanded and > revarnished - the dings from the cans dropped need to go!) Do you > know of > anyone locally who does good work? > > #3 we will be here for the summer....any recommendations for some > day/weekend cruises from you veterans here??? We'd like to do > some short trips > before we take off full-time....particularly with our local > friends who haven't > been able to be a part of our cruising life, thus far. Any ideas > would be > greatly appreciated, especially those trips that make new guests > feel comfortable > and at home. > > Thanks to all of you for your input....we've been list members > since we > started looking for a boat in 2002/2003. We've found that we > referenced this > lists' reco's more than once (or was it a thousand times?) in our > cruising the > PNW and Alaska. > > And, OHmygosh.....it can happen! > > Don't give up the dream! > > > Kathy & John Youngblood > Mystic Moon (no guts to put assorted initials in front --can > someone please > advise when decision is made??) > _http://mysticmoon.talkspot.com_ (http://mysticmoon.talkspot.com) > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com. > _______________________________________________ > http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering > > To unsubscribe send email to > trawlers-and-trawlering-request@lists.samurai.com with the word > UNSUBSCRIBE and nothing else in the subject or body of the message. > > Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World > Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.