Friday, March 18, 2016
Greg's Fishing Boats
When Greg was 19 and living in Hawaii he was living with a Hawaiian family. Every night they would go fishing. He lived there about six months and then came back to Santa Cruz. Greg thought fishing would be a good career. He went to Stewart Beach, Florida to a maritime academy to learn to be a captain. While he was gone, I bought the Bala, a 26 foot fishing boat with a diesel engine in it. When Greg returned it was the starting of salmon season. Kaye and Bonnie learned how to clean all those fish. I bought the 1985, one ton, Chevy truck to pull the Bala, so he could move the boat to different areas to fish. We bought a camper for the truck. Bonnie was pregnant with Jimmy at the time. They took the Bala up to Fort Bragg and berthed it on the Noyo River. Greg fished and they stayed in the camper. The Bala was too small to take out in bad weather or heavy seas. So Greg and I started looking for a larger boat that we could afford. I found a 46 foot steel boat with a diesel engine named the Kathleen Ann at Oakland and bought it. The owners of the boat brought it to Moss Landing Harbor where we docked it during the time we owned it. We took it out fishing and found it needed a lot of upgrading. We took the top house off because it made it top heavy. We replaced the top house with a nice steel fly bridge. The engine was a 670 GMV diesel which was fine. We put a new Izuzu auxiliary engine in for the electrical. We replaced all the electrical wiring. We put rolling chalks on the bottom of the boat so it wouldn't roll so much. We replaced the mechanical steering with hydraulic steering. We replaced the drive shaft with a 2 1/2 inch stainless steel shaft and put on a new 3 blade prop in place of the old four blade prop. We replumbed the boat for fresh water. We completely gutted the cabin area. We put in a shower and toilet and fiberglassed it. We redid the whole cabin with oak-the walls, cabinets, nice kitchen area, bunks and captains area. It was so nice inside it looked like an expensive sport fishing boat inside. We put in all new electronics. When the boat was completed it looked beautiful. It had a black bottom and a white top. We renamed the boat the Liahona. The liahona was the name of the compass that guided the ancient people in the Book of Mormon. Kaye painted a picture of the liahona on the front of the fly bridge. Greg had designed exhaust to go up the mast so you didn't smell the fumes on the deck. Now it was time to go fishing so we put the boat in the water. Then the problems started to pop up. Our engine would only rec up to 1100 rpm. Normal running speed was 1800 rpm for that engine. We thought that we had restricted our exhaust system by running the exhaust up the mast, so Greg cut them off. This spoiled the looks of the system but we thought it was necessary. We were wrong. It was still 110 rpms. No one could give us the answer. Everyone told us it had to be the prop. We knew we had the right pitch and length of blades on the prop because we had sent the prop to a prop shop to have this propeller changed to the right pitch and length of blades for our engine. The prop shop polished it and stamped it with the proper pitch and length of blades. What we didn't know that they had done nothing except polish the prop and stamp it for $800. we had to pull the prop (which weighed a lot) off the boat again. We had pull the boat out of the water to do this. We didn't know the prop hadn't been done right, but we took it to Pitchometer Prop Shop in Oakland. It took 5 seconds for the fellow to see that they hadn't changed the pitch or the blade length. We took it back to the original prop shop to have them do it right. He denied that that was his stamp and said that we had forged it. I took it back over to Pitchometer Shop and they fixed it correctly. The boat ran perfect after that. We had most of the work on the boat done by a crook in Mass Landing. He double charged us and cheated us every way he could. I had to do a lot of the work that he had done over. I used Chuck Aldrech's company and got a judgement for $196,000. He immediately declared bankrupty and I got no money. My accountant said I had $500,000 into the boat altogether.
Our Trips to Fort Bragg during Easter Vacation
We used to go to Fort Bragg in the spring time during Easter break with our kids. Along the coast we would stop at Bodiga Bay and camp there on the sand dunes. One time Jimmy got poison oak on him and his eyes swelled. We would see whales porting in the ocean as we drove along the coast. There were beautiful wild flowers. We would stop at Pt Reyes light house and go tour the light house and look at the dairy cows. One time Greg was sick and he wouldn't go down to the light house. When Greg grew up and was commercial fishing we would anchor the boat by Pt Reyes.
On the way up there we would stop at Ft. Ross where the early Russian sailors had a fort and a fur trading post. In Fort Bragg our destination was McKerricher Park. w would camp there for most of the week. They had beautiful tide pools and great wild beaches. The kids had a lot of fun there. There were a lot of sea lions on the rocks there.
We went there every year while our kids were in school. Later on we would also take some of our grandkids. We would also go north of Fort Bragg inland and we would go out west about 35 miles back toward the coast to Shelter Cove. We took Marge, Lisa and Mikie there. There was a black pebble beach and wild walking through town. Greg and some of his friends were with us one time in his blue Toyota pick up. On our way home Greg blew the clutch out of his pick up in Layton and he had to leave his truck there to be fixed. He and his friends rode home with us. Later we had to take him back to pick up his truck.
On the way up there we would stop at Ft. Ross where the early Russian sailors had a fort and a fur trading post. In Fort Bragg our destination was McKerricher Park. w would camp there for most of the week. They had beautiful tide pools and great wild beaches. The kids had a lot of fun there. There were a lot of sea lions on the rocks there.
We went there every year while our kids were in school. Later on we would also take some of our grandkids. We would also go north of Fort Bragg inland and we would go out west about 35 miles back toward the coast to Shelter Cove. We took Marge, Lisa and Mikie there. There was a black pebble beach and wild walking through town. Greg and some of his friends were with us one time in his blue Toyota pick up. On our way home Greg blew the clutch out of his pick up in Layton and he had to leave his truck there to be fixed. He and his friends rode home with us. Later we had to take him back to pick up his truck.
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Cindy after High School
Cindy went to Cabrillo College for a year. Then she transferred to BYU in Provo, Utah. She did well in school and she became a cheerleader at BYU. She got to take a lot of trips with her team. She went all over the mountain states, Hawaii, and to Japan. She met and fell in love with Rob Blake, one of the yell leaders.
Rob and Cindy got married in the Manti, Utah, Temple. Then they had a reception in Idaho Falls at his parents home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Cindy broke her ankle in Idaho Falls and had a cast put on it. we went to Rob's for that reception. The next weekend was the reception at our house in Soquel. The theme was a Hawaiian wedding. The bridesmaids wore lavender dresses with leis and the guys wore draw string pants and blue flowered Hawaiian shirts and thongs. Rob wore white tails and thongs. Cindy had a beautiful white wedding dress and veil which she traded for flowers in her hair later. we made a grass roofed hut to serve the food. The cabana had the wedding cake and a tall fountain of drinks. The swimming pool was full of floating flowers. We had Hawaiian music going all the time. It was very beautiful. Toward the end of the reception, Rob thought it would be funny to dance Cindy into the swimming pool. Her dress was so heavy, it held her down. One of our friends pulled her out of the pool. Her hair was ruined, her cast on her ankle dissolved. Rob was soaking wet too. His mom was so embarrased. She said, "I didn't raise Rob to do things like that!" After Cindy put on dry clothes,Rob took her to the hospital to get a new cast on her leg. I'm surprised she didn't divorce him right then. They went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
They went back to BYU in the fall. They had Amber on April 7. Rob graduated that semester. They moved back to the Santa Cruz area. They lived with us for a while. In about two years they had a little boy named Austin. Rob worked at various jobs in finance. Cindy had to work at Mervyns. It was really hard for her with two little kids. In another two years they had a little girl named Ashley. For a while they lived south of Aptos. We finally bought them a house on Bay Street in Santa Cruz. They finally moved to Pleasanton, 3178 Berkshire Ct., where Cindy did a preschool day care. While they were there, they had a boy named Adam. They lived there until after we moved to Oregon.
Rob and Cindy got married in the Manti, Utah, Temple. Then they had a reception in Idaho Falls at his parents home in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Cindy broke her ankle in Idaho Falls and had a cast put on it. we went to Rob's for that reception. The next weekend was the reception at our house in Soquel. The theme was a Hawaiian wedding. The bridesmaids wore lavender dresses with leis and the guys wore draw string pants and blue flowered Hawaiian shirts and thongs. Rob wore white tails and thongs. Cindy had a beautiful white wedding dress and veil which she traded for flowers in her hair later. we made a grass roofed hut to serve the food. The cabana had the wedding cake and a tall fountain of drinks. The swimming pool was full of floating flowers. We had Hawaiian music going all the time. It was very beautiful. Toward the end of the reception, Rob thought it would be funny to dance Cindy into the swimming pool. Her dress was so heavy, it held her down. One of our friends pulled her out of the pool. Her hair was ruined, her cast on her ankle dissolved. Rob was soaking wet too. His mom was so embarrased. She said, "I didn't raise Rob to do things like that!" After Cindy put on dry clothes,Rob took her to the hospital to get a new cast on her leg. I'm surprised she didn't divorce him right then. They went to Hawaii for their honeymoon.
They went back to BYU in the fall. They had Amber on April 7. Rob graduated that semester. They moved back to the Santa Cruz area. They lived with us for a while. In about two years they had a little boy named Austin. Rob worked at various jobs in finance. Cindy had to work at Mervyns. It was really hard for her with two little kids. In another two years they had a little girl named Ashley. For a while they lived south of Aptos. We finally bought them a house on Bay Street in Santa Cruz. They finally moved to Pleasanton, 3178 Berkshire Ct., where Cindy did a preschool day care. While they were there, they had a boy named Adam. They lived there until after we moved to Oregon.
Cathy after High School
Cathy started Cabrillo College after she finished high school. while she was there she met Mike Masloski from Omaha, Nebraska. He was a friend of Carol Booth's boyfriend. They started going together. We didn't care for him much. One night she came in and told us that they had gotten married. Mike and Cathy moved into a motel downtown in Santa Cruz. We had a little reception for them. Mike quit school and so did Cathy. Mike tried to find a job and couldn't He decided to cut wood and thought he needed a big truck. They sold Cathy's little Mercury Capri and got him a big old truck. He still couldn't make a living, so they moved back to Omaha, Nebraska. Finally his folks, LeRoy and Milly Masloski, bought them a little house. Cathy had a baby girl named Lisa in October. Later she had a little boy named Michael. LeRoy was so nice to her. Mike drank a lot and was mean to her. Once he dragged her through the house by the hair. She called me up and said she wanted to come home. I sent Kaye to Omaha on the next plane to bring Cathy and the kids home, Mike couldn't believe that a Mormon girl would get a divorce.
After Cathy came back she lived with us for a while. She started to work for me while Kaye tended the kids. Later I bought a house for her to live in Santa Cruz at 101 Baymount. She put the kids in day care. Cathy was a good worker.
While Cathy was working at my office, she met Greg Hunter, an old patient of mine. She married him. They had their wedding at our house. It was small with our and his family and a few friends. Then he moved into Cathy's house with his old truck, old red dog, and a motorcycle. He worked for the local water company. Later they had Ryan, Dustin and Ian. In 1990, they moved to Medford Oregon. They bought a home on Hawaiian Avenue. At first the rented in Ashland. Later Cathy started to work in a craft store near Talent. She divorced Greg Hunter and started to live with Marvin Nicholson. Cathy and Marvin live in a house on Delta Waters in Medford.
After Cathy came back she lived with us for a while. She started to work for me while Kaye tended the kids. Later I bought a house for her to live in Santa Cruz at 101 Baymount. She put the kids in day care. Cathy was a good worker.
While Cathy was working at my office, she met Greg Hunter, an old patient of mine. She married him. They had their wedding at our house. It was small with our and his family and a few friends. Then he moved into Cathy's house with his old truck, old red dog, and a motorcycle. He worked for the local water company. Later they had Ryan, Dustin and Ian. In 1990, they moved to Medford Oregon. They bought a home on Hawaiian Avenue. At first the rented in Ashland. Later Cathy started to work in a craft store near Talent. She divorced Greg Hunter and started to live with Marvin Nicholson. Cathy and Marvin live in a house on Delta Waters in Medford.
Ken and Sis
We were so happy when Ken Anderson came out to California to meet Sis. They had been friends in South Dakota and Ken's wife had died previously. They started to date and fell in love. He has been a wonderful husband to her. They have been great for us to be around. We sure have fun with each other.
We went up to see them in South Dakota. They showed us all over the area. We saw Lead, the Mastodon place, the new Indian Carving on the mountain. Ken and I love to play Gin Rummy while Kaye and Sis giggle and visit. We sure enjoy it when they come out here to Oregon to see us. I beat Ken in Gin Rummy and he beats me in bowling. We sure wish they lived closer where we could enjoy them all the time.
We went up to see them in South Dakota. They showed us all over the area. We saw Lead, the Mastodon place, the new Indian Carving on the mountain. Ken and I love to play Gin Rummy while Kaye and Sis giggle and visit. We sure enjoy it when they come out here to Oregon to see us. I beat Ken in Gin Rummy and he beats me in bowling. We sure wish they lived closer where we could enjoy them all the time.
Sis in Tremonton, Utah
Sis and Laurence moved back to Utah. He had been a manager of Sugar Mills in South Dakota, Moses Lake, Washington and Vancouver, Washington. We visited them in Moses Lake and Tremonton, Utah.
It was during the time that they lived in Utah that Laurence left Sis for another woman. It was a terrible time for Sis. after her divorce, she moved to California to be by her daughter and we also lived there.
The summer after that our family took Sis with us to Hawaii. Our youngest son, Brad, kept teasing Sis that he was going to find her a rich new husband on this trip. He was so cute with her. He died a year or so later from cancer.
Laurence ended up marrying the person he left Sis for. In the end he got alsheimers. She kept him in a shed by their house. When he died she had him buried before she even notified Sis and the kids. What a sad, yet fitting end for Laurence.
It was during the time that they lived in Utah that Laurence left Sis for another woman. It was a terrible time for Sis. after her divorce, she moved to California to be by her daughter and we also lived there.
The summer after that our family took Sis with us to Hawaii. Our youngest son, Brad, kept teasing Sis that he was going to find her a rich new husband on this trip. He was so cute with her. He died a year or so later from cancer.
Laurence ended up marrying the person he left Sis for. In the end he got alsheimers. She kept him in a shed by their house. When he died she had him buried before she even notified Sis and the kids. What a sad, yet fitting end for Laurence.
Sailing
When we moved to Santa Cruz and we were renting a house in Santa Cruz Gardens I decided to get a sailboat. We got a Cal2-24 and took sailing lessons. Every Wednesday night we had races in Monterey Bay. Carl White and Dan Motarangres crewed for us. It was really fun and we ate out afterwards.
In 1978 we bought a bigger boat, a C&C 34. We went to Oakland to pick up our new boat. We sailed out under the Golden Gate Bridge in fog so thick we couldn't see the bridge. We didn't have radar and we used charts and a depth finder to work our way down the coast. We were always worried about getting in the shipping lances and getting run over by a freighter. Every little while we could hear their fog horns, but we couldn't see them. we had a problem that we didn't think about. We stayed close to the shore, but didn't know that the big freighter's coming up from the south used that route as as short cut by Pigeon Point to save time. We put ourselves in danger and didn't even know it. It was foggy down to New Years Island. We were really relived to see again. Kaye was really scared all those hours.
The bigger boat was really nice, but we didn't use it as often because we tied up with Little League. Dan got his own boat and Carl started to sail with him so we lost our crew.
One thing that was really fun was to go out and anchor down and watch the fireworks on the fourth of July in front of the boardwalk. We would take the kids and once we took Sis and Laurence and their family out with us. It was really beautiful. Fireworks in the sky and reflected in the water.
In the harbor often many of the boats would decorate with lights and decorations for different holidays. Sometimes we would sail to Monterey and tie up, eat there and come back. We kept the sailboat for several years after we moved to Oregon. Finally I went down to Santa Cruz and fired the sailboat up and sold it. We really didn't miss it because we had motor boats.
In 1978 we bought a bigger boat, a C&C 34. We went to Oakland to pick up our new boat. We sailed out under the Golden Gate Bridge in fog so thick we couldn't see the bridge. We didn't have radar and we used charts and a depth finder to work our way down the coast. We were always worried about getting in the shipping lances and getting run over by a freighter. Every little while we could hear their fog horns, but we couldn't see them. we had a problem that we didn't think about. We stayed close to the shore, but didn't know that the big freighter's coming up from the south used that route as as short cut by Pigeon Point to save time. We put ourselves in danger and didn't even know it. It was foggy down to New Years Island. We were really relived to see again. Kaye was really scared all those hours.
The bigger boat was really nice, but we didn't use it as often because we tied up with Little League. Dan got his own boat and Carl started to sail with him so we lost our crew.
One thing that was really fun was to go out and anchor down and watch the fireworks on the fourth of July in front of the boardwalk. We would take the kids and once we took Sis and Laurence and their family out with us. It was really beautiful. Fireworks in the sky and reflected in the water.
In the harbor often many of the boats would decorate with lights and decorations for different holidays. Sometimes we would sail to Monterey and tie up, eat there and come back. We kept the sailboat for several years after we moved to Oregon. Finally I went down to Santa Cruz and fired the sailboat up and sold it. We really didn't miss it because we had motor boats.
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