San Francisco, South Beach Harbor Marina

It was a short trip over from Sausalito to South San Francisco’s South Beach Harbor Marina, of about 10 miles. Most of us swung by the Golden Gate Bridge to get some photos, and then past Alcatraz Island, and finally along the city shoreline. We were also treated to the view of Pathfinder 1 flying above us. This is reported to be the largest airship in the world at almost twice the size of the Goodyear Blimps. Google it for more information. Several of the C-Brats went over to the ball stadium right after docking at South Beach, for the Dodgers-Giants game. Others walked around town or just enjoyed the sun from their boats. A few had friends or family visit, and went out for some more cruising in the Bay. Rosanne and I chose to go for a walk to the San Francisco Market terminal for Ice Cream. This evening, Rosanne and I decided to go on our own for supper, just going up to Frankies Bar & Grill just above the marina.
Before leaving Sausalito’s Schoonmaker Point Marina, Serenity and Pounder, had some motor issues. Their outboards would not start. Karl, from Nowhere Fast, and I, helped diagnose the problems. To the best of our knowledge it was electrical and likely in one of the safety micro switches at the throttle, or in the main battery switch. To be honest, we aren’t sure what we did to fix them, other than just tear Serenity’s throttle enclosure apart, and on both boats, wiggle fuses, throttles and switches around. Boat electrical components seem to build up corrosion over time, and my guess is that was the culprit.Read more