GBCA Discussion Forum

Nice job with the new homepage guys!  I recognize many of the boats, but I don't recognize those red brick structures in the background. You all put two together? Looks like us in the foreground (#713).

The Coast Guard will conduct a presentation and demonstration this Saturday regarding the incident which occurred during the Harvest Moon event last year.   Can a non-member attend this event?

There is what appears to be an 8 in diameter piling 8 inches above the surface in the water.  Its at an 80 degree angle pointing due west with about 2 feet of it exposed .  I tried moving it with a boat hook but to no avail.  The position is 29.34.514 north, 94.58.082 west.  Its just south of the line from Clr Crk mkr 2 to the Low Range Mk.  I tries calling the Coast Guard with no success. If anybody has another option, please let me know. Another good reason not to sail at night.

Left numerous messages over the last two weeks with no response.  Anybody got any info on this??

The water looks pretty low for Saturday.  Windfinder shows Thurs. 9pm N23kg30k, 12pm Fri. shows N14kg16k, Sat. W8kg10k. Compounding matters is Clear Lake low @ 1021am. 28 in Houston Sat. morning.  Could make for an interesting day! 

I'm showing as a member and I picked up my calendar last Saturday.  Will I get a membership card and how can I find the most recent copy of the Cannon? Thanks.

The clutch lever for my auto-pilot snapped in half.  Is there anyone who has an old model 3000 they would be willing to sell parts from?  If not, I'd like to borrow this part and have a metal duplicate made. I've gone through 3 in 13 years because they are poorly designed and tend to break in half. Any help would be appreciated.  I've checked E-bay, Raymarine, etc. to no avail..

Seemed to rain almost all day Saturday and Sunday EXCEPT during the race.  Turned out to be a very pleasant evening on the water with no threatening skies.  Thank you for the Tramp-dogs Scott!

We were watching the series "How I made Millions" on CNBC last night and they did a feature on the founding father of J-boats. I believe his name was Johnstone.  It was a very interesting story. I'm sure Bee knows all about this guy.

Really nice photos!  Already have it on the wall.  The cover photo is my favorite.  That photo was taken from which boat? 

Are the Icicle Race start times and instructions posted as yet?  I'd hate to start the year behind already!

Broke our shaft and split our strut and bent the prop on our way to Rum 8 on 9/24.  Barely made it out of Portofino.  New shaft, fixed strut, rebalanced prop and ready to go as of today!  Must have wrapped something around the strut and shaft and it ate us up!  Oh well, there goes the Christmas cash..Nice to be functional again.

Just noticed Rum Race #2 will start at 3pm instead of 5pm.  More time to clean up the boat after the race and more time to party afterwards.  4pm would have made me happy, but 3pm will do just fine!!

Just looked at three sources of wx info.  S 20-30 mph tmo?  Will it ever lay down..  Sunday last week at Shoe was bad enough. Oh well...REEF AND FURL!!  Glad the Rum Races are back..

The new website is nice, but what happened to all the great photos?

Thanks for the cool calendar.  Got it on the wall in the kitchen.  TEN days to Icicle #1.  OH BOY!!

The new site is really nice.  How do we view the current club handicap ratings so we may determine our Icicle Race start time.  I found it on the old site.  I know, I'm always the problem child..

Does anyone have an auto helm 3000 laying around they are not using? The black component that tensions the drive belt at the wheel broke in half.  I've checked E bay, the used part place on FM2094, the Ericson boatowner website. I would like to buy or borrow this piece if possible..Any feedback would b appreciated.

Thought we had a nice position above you early on but you sure sailed better to E mark.  CONGRATS..You sailed a nice rum 8 to the finish. You sailed a nice course and beat us by about 3 miniutes or so. Looking forward to next year Terry.

Where is the August CANNON?  Did it go the way of the Houston Post? Update the home page with upcoming events!  I'm grumpy this early in the morning.