http://www.carolinapacific.org/ The adventures of M/V Carolina Pacific en-us 2007-02-07T00:36:45-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000683.html I had entertained the idea before. Gary N who helped bring her down 4 years ago got top dollar for his 38' Bayliner and has wanted 47' CP for a while. We were able to do a trade to save... hoffmang 2007-02-07T00:36:45-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000595.html So it was a long and very fun year of Delta cruising. In the repair category, I put a new water pressure pump body on the motor thinking that was the problem. Sadly it looks like its actually a leak...... hoffmang 2006-10-07T18:00:39-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000569.html CP has been wandering the Delta and the true boat experience has been in full force. After the last three weekends, the master head toilet pump died, the Davit Crane stripped the wire rope, but otherwise the boat has behaved.... hoffmang 2006-08-01T20:17:22-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000562.html CP is back in the Delta. She is currently moored at Discovery Bay Yacht Harbor. We'll be there through the end of September at least. Charles joined me and we ran her up Friday the 30th to the Rusty Porthole.... hoffmang 2006-07-06T19:29:51-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000560.html After looking around a bit, I'm pretty happy about the current state of electronic charting. First, NOAA has made available both raster and vector charts for free. The raster charts are in BSB format. Vector charts are in the ENC... hoffmang 2006-06-27T21:54:18-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000545.html This is the official Kaboom post. Here is the scoop. Carolina Pacific will be anchored out where Pier 34 used to be. Please note that odd Piers are north of the Bay Bridge and even Piers are south. For the... hoffmang 2006-05-11T21:11:52-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000528.html Finding the correct replacement anchor light bulb online is actually non trivial. I walked over to West Marine and happened upon the correct one. For my own memory and the world the information on the bulb is: Double Index Marine... hoffmang 2006-04-15T23:16:24-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000527.html Since we were heading to South Beach this weekend I happened to click on the Guest Berthing information at South Beach Harbor. There I found out that Kaboom is scheduled for May 13 this year. Mark your calendars as I'll... hoffmang 2006-04-14T11:55:01-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000526.html We had talked about it, but were wavering thinking the weather would not be good. However, Thursday was stunning and the forecast is looking better so I ran down to the boat this evening and cleaned like a banshee. There... hoffmang 2006-04-14T01:09:28-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000523.html I've repaired or replaced almost all of my air horn systems on my 4788 and questions about the air horns on both the 4788 and 4588 keep coming up on The Bayliner Owner's Club. Therefor, I'm going to summarize the... hoffmang 2006-03-18T15:31:13-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000522.html First of all, I've been watching the comings and goings of modern piracy. Just yesterday, the US Navy got in a fire fight off the Somali coast with a fishing boat towing a bunch of small skiffs. The Navy confiscated... hoffmang 2006-03-18T13:28:49-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000510.html So I have a couple of classic boat stories. Heather and I went by the boat the other day and the freshwater pump was cycling.. A quick troubleshoot and it looked like maybe I had a tank leaking. I added... hoffmang 2006-02-13T22:37:24-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000486.html There is all sorts of good news regarding digital charts. First of all, Maptech's exclusive to NOAA raster charts is over and you can download any or all charts at Free Boating Charts. Also, NOAA is making ENC's available for... hoffmang 2005-11-13T22:04:35-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000453.html That crummy stuff that supports my boating habit has been getting in the way of late. The plan is still to spend a couple of months in the Delta, but those are increasingly looking like late August, September, and early... hoffmang 2005-07-15T00:18:28-08:00 http://www.carolinapacific.org/archives/000446.html I had a specific request for directions. The guest dock at South Beach Marina is parallel to Pier 40 and can be found on online map systems as the intersection of The Embarcadero and Pier 40. Note that Google Maps... hoffmang 2005-05-21T09:28:37-08:00