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2016SRBCNC

EXECUTIVEOFFICERS

CommodoreSusan Halling

Vice CommodoreShelia Kelly

Rear CommodoreGeorge Overose

SecretaryElaine Lewis

TreasurerShirley Burror

In this issue...

Monthly ReportsExecutive Board

Grindstone Joe’s Cruise

April 2016

Upcoming EventsMemorial Day Cruise

Moonshine Cruise

Fourth of July Cruise

The QUIET HAILER more online at www.srbcnc.org

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Commodore .............................Susan Halling Public Relations .......................Frank OrtegaVice Commodore .......................Shelia Kelly Ed & Tech .................................Steve SalzmanRear Commodore ............. George Overose Programs & Meetings ...............Betty CalvinImmed. Past Commodore .Ken Humphrey Editor .............................................Suze BurgerSecretary ..................................... Elaine Lewis Membership ................................... Jude MillerTreasurer ................................... Shirley Burror Web Master .....................................Tom JonesCruises ...........................................Roy Vinyard PICYA Delegate .......................... Sue Vinyard

2016 General Meetings (held 1:00pm Saturdays at cruises)

Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern California 2016 Officers & Directors

Jan Change of Watch 1/17 May Discovery Bay 5/24 Sep Mildred Island 9/7Feb San Joaquin YC 2/13 June Georgiana Slough 6/20 Oct Pittsburg 10/31Mar Willow Berm Marina 3/19 July Hog Island 7/23 Nov Marina West YC 11/19Apr Grindstone Joe’s 4/23 Aug Land Meeting TBD Dec ? ?

Have a Sea Ray? Join the fun!...Sea Ray boat owners are eligible to join. SRBCNC is a cruising club whose members keep their boats throughout the SF Bay and Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta with cruises taking place throughout the delta. Membership information may be obtained by contacting our Membership Director Jude Miller at [email protected] or download an application from www.srbcnc.org.

Interested in advertising with us?Rates and information may be obtained by contacting our Public Relations Director Frank Ortega at [email protected].

Have a story to submit?Newsletter articles should be emailed directly to [email protected].

This Months Photo CreditsSue Vinyard, Bruce Curley, Ken Shepard, Elaine Lewis, Suze Burger

Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern CaliforniaAttn: Suze Burger, Editor

P.O. Box 722, Isleton, CA 95641-0722Email: [email protected]

The Sea Ray Boat Club of Northern California is not associated with Sea Ray Corporation, a subsidiary of Brunswick Corporation,

any of it’s subsidiaries, holdings, or dealers.2016 All rights reserved. No duplication without prior authorization.

2016 Cruise ScheduleDate Cruises & Events Location Leader Crew

Dec 31 - Jan 2 New Year’s Cruise Marina West YC Tremain & Dretzka Feb 12-15 Valentine Cruise San Joaquin YC Skehan/Trowbridge Shepard, VinyardMarch 18-20 European Vacation Willow Berm Marina Murray Halling, OveroseApril 22-24 Grindstone Joe’s Cruise Grindstone Joe’s Humphrey Burger, Trowbridge, Landcastle, Overose, CalvinMay 27-30 Memorial Day Discovery Bay Vinyard June 18-20 Backyard Cruise Georgiana Slough Philips Rasler, Calvin, Landcastle, VinyardJuly 2-4 4th of July Mandeville Tip Halling Vinyard, Hand, TrowbridgeJuly 22-24 Hog Island Cruise Hog Island Lewis Vinyard, Landcastle, HallingAug 12-14 August Floats Cruise TBD Burger Hand, Miller/Sans, Scully, TorresSept 3-5 Labor Day Mildred Island Humphrey, Trowbridge Hand, Burger, Palamino, LandcastleSept 16-25 Bay Cruise San Francisco Bay Torres, Burger Salzman, Halling, Humphrey, Lewis, Murray, HellerOct 14-15 Commodore’s Mystery Cruise ??? Halling Humphrey, Trowbridge, Landcastle, Kelly, Miller/SansOct 28-30 Halloween Pittsburg Overose Humphrey, Trowbridge, VinyardNov 18-20 Roast Marina West YC CalvinDec 10 Christmas Party Overose


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Memorial Day in

Discovery Bay

May 27-30

A Time of Remembrance for those who have died in our Nation’s Service

Friday - Margarita Reception 5:00 in Bilge Room followed by dinner and dancing upstairs Saturday - 11:00 Board Meeting 1:00 General meeting @ Palomino’s bring an appetizer Sunday - Poker Run on the Boardwalk Barbecue at the Yacht Club Monday – 10:00 Memorial Day Ceremony led by Gene Bolton


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From the BridgeCommodore SUSAN HALLING

Thanks to all who signed the petition on the Restore the Delta website to reverse the decision to allow the purchase of 4 islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MET). Because of the number of petitioners the MET is going to find themselves in court. The court date will be sometime in May.

According to the Restore the Delta website “Developing regional self-reliance is the best way to provide a more reliable water supply. This requires investment in water conservation; maximizing waste water reuse and groundwater recharge; while capturing storm water and gray water, and fixing leaky pipes.” This is it in a nutshell with many benefits for all Californians!

Now back to more water adventures…

This month my business

took me to Virginia Beach, VA; or, what the locals call VA Beach. Because I make this trip numerous times a year, I’m very familiar with VA Beach; so a girlfriend took me on a trip north of VA Beach to the Eastern Shore. This is definitely a resort area, but different than the West Coast, when winter hits, most of the resorts and restaurants shut down!

This is the longest stretch of undeveloped barrier islands on American’s East Coast. Two National Wildlife Refuges, a National Seashore and state and local parks preserve over 78,000 acres of pristine lands and hundreds of miles of coast line. This area was settled in the 1600’s, when the VA Eastern Shore was isolated from modern America. We drove the 23-mile Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which was built in 1964. This is the world’s largest bridge-tunnel complex, which includes two one-mile-long tunnels, three bridges, two miles of causeway and four manmade islands. By the way, don’t feel too bad about our bridge tolls, this trip cost us $13.00 each way!

Getting on the water

is the best way to see the islands. National Geographic Traveler’s list of the world’s top 20 places to visit in 2016 includes Tangier Island, a remote island in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. The only way to reach the island is by boat or small plane. I was anxious to take the Onancock to Tangier ferry to hike around Tangier Island, when I realized its winter and that service won’t be provided until after Memorial Day.

Because I’m a huge seafood lover, I was pulled towards the VA oyster trail. On the VA Eastern Shore’s two coast lines they produce three of seven distinct VA oyster flavors. There’s over seventy restaurants including raw bars, seafood shacks, casual cafes and elegant bistros. There are also boat up restaurants, which I want to do on my next trip here.

Commodore standing by on 71…

Susan


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THE MOONSHINE CRUISE GEORIANA SLOUGH JUNE 17-19, 2016

~~~~~~~~~~ FRIDAY:

BOAT ARRIVALS, DINNER ON YOUR OWN BACHELOR, BACHELORETTE BONFIRE PARTY-BYOB

SATURDAY: 1:00: GENERAL MEETING, BRING APPETIZERS

3:00: RENEW YOUR VOWS AT SHOT GUN WEDDING RECEPTION TO FOLLOW SERVING POSSUM SLIDERS,

VITTLES & MOONSHINE CONTEST FOR REDNECK OR HILLBILLY ATTIRE

SUNDAY: 12:00: DEPARTURE

CRUISE FEE $10.00 PER PERSON SIGN UP CUT OFF DATE JUNE 10, 2016

CRUISE LEADERS- THE PHILLIPS

CREW- CALVIN, RASLER, LANDCASTLE & VINYARD


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From the WheelVice Commodore SHELIA KELLY

Our April cruise into Grindstone Joes was another amazing event. Thank you to Ken Humphrey our cruise leader and his crew. Coventina was the first boat to be in the area, but not at the cruise, since she was having some new flooring put in on Friday during a downpour of rain. She made it over to Grindstones Friday afternoon in time for Captain Roger to enjoy some relaxation time. I made it Saturday by car with my mom and her furrr child. Grindstones is such a great location to have guests especially the 4 legged kind, since there is so much open space and wonderful places to

go walking. The island is so beautiful with all the trees and flowers, and who doesn’t love an endless supply of ice at our fingertips. Our dinner Saturday night was deliciously prepared by the Humphrey/Calvin BBQ team. There were differently prepared BBQ and Smoker meats, 2 different levels of spiced rice and a whole table full of other items that will make your mouth water if I listed them all. After dinner we enjoyed Movies on the big screen, Thanks to Bruce Curley enterprises. The first movie was Captain Ron and the second movie was Mars Attacks which had a smaller crowd.( but they were just as enthusiastic) We always have so much fun and I am always amazed at the talents we have in the club to make it all possible. When they say “it takes a village” it is so true. Tower Park was having its own village of Military Vehicle Collectors Club’s. They take over the camp ground and

have lots of activates and camp sites set up in military fashion. We get to see so many types of vehicles, helicopters and boats from eras gone by. It is another reminder to thank those men and women who have given their all, for our freedom. I know none of us takes our lives for granted and we appreciate all we have, in friendship, health and freedom. Please take a minute to Thank someone who is important in your life and who makes a difference. Thanks to Steve, we had Vessel inspections on Saturday, we appreciated him setting this up for us. We take our safety seriously and this is another way to make sure we are as prepared as we can be, for any situation. I would like to see more of you wearing your life jackets when arriving or leaving a raft up. Safety first!

Cheers,

Shelia


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It’s time to celebrate our independence!

The 4th of July is here again!

John and Susan and Baron Hilton want us to join them for fireworks!

So sign up!

Same spot as last year!

So sign up!

Same good time as last year!

So sign up!

Yes, for a happy 4th of July, spend it with your Sea Ray Boat Club friends!

More details to follow. So Sign Up!

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From the DeckRear Commodore GEORGE OVEROSE

Thank you to Ken Humphery and his crew, The Sea Ray Boat Club had other great cruise at Gridstone Joe’s.

Joe Atello (or Attel - no one knows for sure), a Chilean in his early thirties, arrived in our Terminus area in a sail-rigged rowboat sometime around the 1906 earthquake. Joe told boating friends later that he had jumped ship in San Francisco harbor, going AWOL from the Chilean navy, after many years at sea.

Joe and his partner had parted ways, but not before his partner destroyed their indispensable grinding wheel. The grindstone fragment became a symbol

of Joe’s integrity and much later the source of the name. It can be found today permanently mounted on the deck.

With net-fishing banned, there was a need to augment his meager income. By brute strength and stamina he worked with shovel and wheelbarrow to build up his island and, most importantly, create a roadway link between the island and the levee. He planted trees, the initial flowers and snagged floating timbers to create the first docks which attracted early boaters from the valley and the bay area starting in the late 20’s.

But from all reports Joe was very stern about whom he would allow to dock. He had rules which he insisted be observed or one could forget about returning. He disliked sailboats, but loved his three dogs. Illiterate but intelligent, he was a stickler for good conduct, warning transgressors “If

you come back, I cut your line.” He kept his island immaculate and ruled it as a patriarch. Any boaters who respected that the island was his home had no trouble getting along with him, but those who treated his fief as a public picnic and dumping ground were unceremoniously asked to leave and admonished not to return. A “benevolent dictator”, he was proud of his little kingdom, reportedly taking in no more that $200 total per month from the boaters he deigned to admit to his few docks.

By 1929, according to extant photos, about nine power boats regularly docked at his island in the summer. With the onset of WWII his regular visitors from the bay and delta vowed to return, but on July 31, 1944 Joe died and was buried in Lodi by a few of his friends, Grindstone founders. Following the war, many of the same boaters returned and organized what later became the Grindstone Joe Association. They organized the fledgling group into a non-profit Corporation and arranged to acquire clear title to the “island” for the sole purpose of R & R.

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Grindstone Joe’s 2016 had many unique situations happen. We arrived on Friday with rain storms most of the day, only to have fantastic weather for the weekend. Some that signed up for a Saturday arrival came on Friday and some that signed up for Friday arrival (and crew) arrived late Saturday afternoon as someone may have had the cruise slip their mind. At least Bruce has some ammo for this year’s roast already!

Friday began as a rainy, windy morning. Spare time beat everyone to the island, closely followed by Lew Sea the Plan B. During the late morning, boats started coming in quickly starting with Alexa IV, In His Time, Great Escape, Toy yoT, Calvino, Savasana, Vanilla Float, Happy Hours, Déjà vu Again, Mar Pacifico then the trio of Bom Vida, Absolut Getaway and Endless Weekend. Roger came in solo with Coventina a bit later after having new cockpit carpeting installed. Saturday morning brought in Deanna’s Dream with Bruce and his A/V equipment and finally Trowsnest later in the afternoon. Ernie and

Dana McIntyre made a cameo appearance to visit and attend the general meeting, appetizers in hand! Great to see they are still active, even without their Sea Ray.

After the continental breakfast, Saturday consisted of some aerial videography thanks to Doug Murray’s drone along with the SRBCNC drone. I am currently working on training to use the GoPro editing software so stay tuned. After our general meeting with great appetizers, chef Kathy & grill master

Bob Calvin (even I helped a bit), we prepped for a nice meal with yellow rice 2-ways, Cornish Game Hens & sides made its way to the tables to be enjoyed by all. Birthday/Retired guy, Roy Vinyard, supplied pie and ice cream for the entire group of 42 happy diners!

Prior to the feast, there were some games to be played, wait, where are the bean bags for the Cornhole game? Leave it to me to not think about the raccoons when setting the boards and bean bags on the deck Friday Night. They came and took away all but 2 bean bags overnight! Some believe they want to eat the dry beans, some believe they needed little pillows for the raccoon family. Either way, it was unfortunate. The Vinyards did bring the equipment for folks to make boats and have the squirt bottle boat races, thanks again guys!

Thanks to all who attended, it was fun. Maybe again next year???

Ken


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Honey Ginger Salmon with Broccoli and Bow Tie PastaIngredients

8 oz salmon filets. Skinned if desired

¼ cup pls 1 tbsp Mazola corn oil, divided

¼ cup honey

¼ cup soy sauce

2 tbsp orange juice

2 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1-1/2 tsp ground ginger

½ tsp plus 1/8 tsp garlic powder

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

1 cup bow tie pasta

2 cup broccoli florettes

½ cup sweet basil leaves

Salt and pepper to taste

Lemon wedges

Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels. Place fish in a shallow dish. Combine ¼ cup oil, honey, soy sauce, orange and lemon juice, ginger, 1/8 tsp garlic powder and cayenne; pour over fish. Cover and marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.

Preheat over 450 degrees. Transfer fish to baking pan; discard marinade. Bake fish for 4 – 6 minutes per 1/8 inch thickness or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions, adding broccoli during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Drain’ return to saucepan. Combine remaining oil, garlic powder and basil; toss into pasta. Serve salmon with broccoli and pasta. Squeeze lemon over top.

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Ed & Tech DirectorSteve Salzman

Today, microchips control most everything we use on a daily basis. Yet in our Sea Rays, we still rely on simple methods to provide critical functions. Alternators, sea water pumps and internal coolant pumps are driven by a flexible belt. Belt failure can result in engine overheating and electrical system shutdown.

Belts fall into two main types: V-belts and serpentine belts. Modern V-belts were invented by John Gates (of the Gates Rubber Co.) in 1917. V-belts are not really shaped like a V, but more like a trapezoid because it lacks the pointy end, and come in two variations: standard and notched. Notches increase belt flexibility, run

cooler, last longer and are preferred for accessory drive on marine engines. V-belts transfer power by means of friction between the sides of the belt and walls of the pulley. The narrow part of the belt should not contact the bottom of the pulley. If it does, it is worn out or improperly sized.

Serpentine belts, named by the way they snake around pulleys, are more accurately called multi or Micro-V belts. They are flat and have small raised sections running parallel to the length of the belt. They drive higher loads with less wear and run cooler than regular V-belts. A singular serpentine belt will replace multiple V-belts.

Your engine room check should include an inspection of the belts on your main engines and generator. You may have to remove a safety cover to get a good look at the belt. Do it! Look for proper belt tension (1/64

in. deflection for each 1 in. of span between pulleys), belt cracking, fraying or glazing (shiny surfaces). Any of these conditions warrant belt replacement.

Modern belts are made of a synthetic rubber known as EPDM and offer greater resistance to cracking and heat degradation. However, EPDM belts will lose material before signs of cracking appear. Look for gray or black dust in areas around the pulleys. Replace the belt if you find this. This dust will get sucked into your alternator (via the cooling fan on the pulley) and may cause overheating.

Whining or squealing belts when running the engine indicates slipping or misaligned belts. A simple way to tell: Spray water on the squealing belt. If it worsens, you have a tension issue; if it quiets you have an alignment issue. Either way, you have a problem.

See you downriver.

Steve


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May 2016 BIRTHDAYS!SKIPPERS05/09 Paul SHARPS05/18 Ken HUMPHREY05/28 Jude MILLER05/28 Ken SHEPARD

MATES05/08 Jeanie MURRAY05/09 Marilyn CUPPLES


Correspondent At LargeSUE VINYARD

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April Showers bring Mayflowers...and Pilgrims! :-) One thing you can always count on in spring on the Delta is the unpredictable weather! Which of course means boaters need to be prepared for anything! It’s been a difficult lesson, but the crew of In His Time is finally learning to bring their isenglass to every cruise. Of course it does help to have new canvas and glass that actually keeps the elements at bay! Other lessons learned......it’s good to carry an extra cord in case you need to lend it to a member who may have left theirs at their slip. ...it’s important to attach the end of your line to your boat before tossing to deckhands....bring movies you enjoy in case you end up watching the same one multiple times with your granddaughters....people like to share their special cookies and Reese’s peanut butter cups with little kids....bocce balls don’t roll well

on wet grass....apparently parking has more than one spelling (see photo)...SRBCNC members are some of the best folks around...as I heard Ken mention throughout the weekend...we are a family...no place else I’d rather be!PICYA Details*The yearbooks have arrived! I’ll bring them to the Memorial Day Cruise.*PICYA Newsletter - send an email to [email protected] if you’d like to start receiving - lots of interesting information*Scholarship applications are due June 30 - applications available on the PICYA website*RBOC is working on the weeds in the Delta as well as derelict vessel removal - they continue to need funds, so everyone is encouraged to let other boaters know they too are able to contribute - you do not need to be a member of a boat/yacht club. Simply visit the RBOC website for more information.PICYA DatesJune 4 - Ebony Boat Club Jazz and Wine Festival - Downtown StocktonSeptember 17 - Coastal Cleanup DaySeptember 24 - Wheelchair Regatta - Encinal Yacht ClubOctober 1 - Make a Wish events

Next PICYA meeting - June 6 at Stockton Yacht Club****SRBCNC TriviaThere are five boats that contain the name sea - Sea Raygeous, Sea Wench, Sea Champ, Sea Norita, Lew Sea - congrats to Jude and Cheryl Dudley There are 13 active past commodores - no one chose to answer this one!The most common model of Sea Ray in the club...Sundancer with Sedan Bridge a close second. Congrats to Elaine who was the only person to answer at press time! :-)New trivia question...Which active member has belonged to the club the longest? Send answer to [email protected] Hint...look at the Year Joined page in roster! :-)Sea ya, Sue :-)


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76125 April 2016QuietHailer · The UIET HAILER re nline a wwrnrg p4 Memorial Day in Discovery Bay May 27-30 A Time of Remembrance for those who have died in our Nation’s Service