Recent content by saildad

Thank you! Hey thanks you guys This place is great!! Sail Fast Live Slow Capt Bill:egrin:

Hello to all my old fellow Vikings! I recall that there was a Viking down in Cosa Rica that owns a small hotel. Am I right? Can soke of you old timers help me out with this? My future bride and I are considering taking a trip down there for our honeymoon and I thought if we knew someone down...

Hello all Vikings this is my report from the darkside. We are loving our Catalina 42. She is a great liveaboard boat with the expected TONS of room for my future wife and I. We have been to the Channel Islands several times and are only stopped by crappy weather. Speaking of crappy weather...

Hey Vikings!! I have a moment here at my desk and thought I would pop in and say hello to all my old pals. My future wife and I are doing well living aboard our Catalina 42. the 2 cats are getting used to crossing the Santa Barbara channel. We are currently going out to Santa Cruz about once...

Hello Vikings Our new boat(Catalina 42) has a Yanmar 50hp Diesel. My 74 E35 MKII has had an Atomic 4 gas engine all these years so I have never had to learn about the care and feeding of a marine diesel engine. Where can I find info about additives? I have talked to people and they use them...

FOR SALE, not sold. 74 E-35 MKII All Vikings and soon to be vikings. The boat is FOR SALE not sold yet Capt Bill

Sean and all The title should have read FOR SALE not sold. I will accept any reasonable offer for this wonderful boat. Bill

WOOOHOOO!!! We have an accepted offer!! I have heard that its a good thing to feel like you have stolen a boat when you first buy it. Well we stole this boat!!! A 2000 Catalina will soon be our new home. She will be coming to Channel Islands Harbor via the 90 day yacht club in Ensenada...

Hello all Vikings I have been on this list for a very long time and I am sad/happy to say that I am moving to bigger boat. My soon to be wife and I have made an offer on a 2000 Catalina 42. Should this offer be accepted I will be offering up my boat at a HEAVILY discounted price. I have no...

Oops!! When I said next weekend I meant the weekend of the 10th & 11th. My Bad!! Would still love to buy someone beer and lunch for a daysail :egrin:

Hey Bay area Vikings I will be in San Fransisco next weekend. I have a free day and would like to know if there are any Vikings out there going for a sail on Sunday the 11th. My girlfriend and son (28years) would love to buy beer and lunch for any Viking headed out for a sail on the bay...

Hello all VA vikings I am currently looking to buy a boat that is in the Hampton VA area. Can someone refer me to a reputable Surveyor in this area? The sad news is that the boat I am looking at is a Golden Wave 42, not an Ericson :esad: We really like this boat and we are going to make a...

Hello Vikings Its that time of year again!! This year I will be making the trek south on a very fast Schock 35. We did the Channel Islands Harbor to Newport Beach Pier race last Saturday. We got 2nd place and it took us 11.5 hours to cover the 80 mile course. what a ride!! I know there are...

Hello VIkings A day of sanding with 80 to 100 then finally 220 grit.The wood is finally as smooth as it is going to get. I spoke with a buddy of mine ,who refinishes boats for a living, as to what to do with the various screw holes left from the PO. Simple answer: fix them!!5/16 bungs should...

Hello all vikings I thought I would share my cockpit side board refinishing project with the list. After not having an ongoing boat project for some time I decided to tackle the refinishing of cockpit boards project. #1 Remove the boards from the boat. I did not have the camera at the boat...