A GREAT LITTLE WINDLASS.......

I'm not much for endorsing marine products but after anchoring my Down East 38 sloop more than a dozen times on my 10 day Fourth of July cruise to Santa Barbara island I really started to get attached to my new Lofrans windlass. In 90' of water with 300' of 5/16" HT chain that little beauty brought my 45# Delta anchor home in no time. If anything, it's almost too fast, my chain flaker had trouble keeping up with it? It free wheeled nicely, is compact and is a good looking piece of equipment. We've become a dealer for the entire Lofrans line. If anyone out there is tied of pumping, blown breakers, chain jumping off the wild cat or having to pay out chain with the down button on this is a windlass you might consider. They're expensive but so are hernias. For more information, drop us an e-mail or stop by the store and see the windlass and step by step color pictures of my personal installation of the Tigress 1500...

CLASSIC SPEED BOAT MODELS AT IMPORTERS PRICES!!!

A dispute between an importer and the biggest ship model distributor in the U.S. made several dozen of these classic speed boat models available at 'blow out" prices! Take your pick of the classic Chris Craft or the Italian Riva.. Upscale stores, Abercrombie etc. would get close to $600.00 for one of these models. Our "inside track" to the importer who wanted this unexpected overstock to move out in short order is allowing us to sell these models for the very low price of $195.00 each. They are packed and ready to ship. Order yours today. Ernie... P.S. We've been putting a few of them in a local furniture consignment store here in Newport Beach. They are selling an average of 2 a week for a price of $295.00 each!

As you well know, everyone these days has to have two speed self-tailing winches on their boats.

Did you ever wonder what happened to all the wonderful "flat top" winches that got replaced? I'll tell you what happened to them. THEY ALL ENDED UP IN MY STORE!!! I estimate I must have about 4 tons of these winches. Most are 2 speed, perfectly good made of bronze, aluminum, stainless steel etc. All are popular brands, Barients-Barlows-Lewmars-Merriman etc. Most take the modern handles we use on current winches but some of the oldies take the old bayonet and rachet handles. In my mind, these flat tops are some of the best winches ever built. Nothing's better than a 2 speed stainless steel Barient sheet winch. No plastic parts, built to last 100 years if keep them clean, lubricate them often and don't drop any parts overboard. What I'm getting at is that if there are a few of you out there that still know how to "crank and tail" at the same time and want some great values in winches. Give us a shout (or an e-mail) and we'll come up with a recommendation for you. We'll even open them up and check them out before we ship them to you. Buffed up and polished, some of the beautiful old Merrimans make great book ends, lamps and nautical decor.

Rocket Man flies in Newport Harbor!

Rocket man puts on awesome show in Newport Beach. While working on my boat I watched rocket man test out his new water powered lift off device. His device seems to divert the water from the high pressure water pump of a personal water craft through a 30' hose to the nozzle pack on his back. He starts in the water wearing a wet suit and the jet pack and some how can control the engine and pump remotely. All of the sudden he fires himself out of the water and is able to stay air borne for several minutes??? I'm sure you will be hearing more about rocket man???

Fourth of July at Catalina Island

I spent the past ten days cruising about in my little Down East 38 sloop, "Anita." Here's what the dinghy dock looked like Fourth Of July at the Isthmus, Catalina Island.

- Ernie Minney

Fourth of July at Catalina Island.....

Sails

We've been measuring sails at high speed, new list out shortly.

- Josh

Bring on the Savings

To my faithful readers,

You are officially the first to know that on the day of our swap meet this Sunday, you can take %15 off of everything in the entire store.

There is no fine print, there are no exclusions, nothing is off limits. Sails, anchor chain, electronics, varnish, hardware, hatches... EVERYTHING. The one catch is that you must be here to take advantage of the discount. See you Sunday.

- Josh Minney

Time's Ticking

The swap meet is only 10 days away! If you haven't booked your space you've only got a few days, don't miss out.

Minney's Parking Lot Sale

We've begun selling spaces for our annual parking lot sale, and they're going fast. If you're a boater looking to sell items at one of the biggest "swap meet" style events on the West coast give us a call and reserve your space now. Each year thousands of prospective customers show up at daybreak to dig through the treasures of nearly 100 seasoned sailors for some of the best deals all year.

The event will be held on Sunday June 5th, 2011 from daybreak until 12 Noon in our parking lot and the next 17 parking lots down the block.

Private sellers: $30/space
Businesses: $60/space


Call now: 949.548.4192

- Josh

Calling all Cabo's (and other motorboats)

We're sitting on quite a few Chatfield Engineering shaft seals that are priced over half off. They're all brand new never installed and come in a few different sizes.

New Sail List

Our newest sail list just went online this morning, head on over to our website and have a look.

Spring is Here

It seems that all we need is a little warm weather and the parking lot fills up. Right now we're sitting on tons of finished teak from Cabo yachts. All sorts of cabinets, drawers, frames, boards etc... Come on in and get it before it's gone.

WE'RE BACK!

Made it around the horn in one piece, and now I'm back to work.

Since I've been gone, we've got thousands of pounds of finished teak, hundreds of spools of anchor line, everything but the kitchen sink from Cabo Yachts (refrigeration, shafts, couplers, chocks, fiberglass tubing, hydraulics...) and about $60,000 worth of stainless steel cleats. Spring has sprung and the deals are here.