blunderfull 489 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 All things must pass. Damn. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Al Paca 365 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 How do you remodel 50 yr old failing boat parts ? Move them from one side of the building to the other, and then double the price ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 Thanks Rasp, you beat me to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasputin22 2,713 Posted January 4, 2020 Share Posted January 4, 2020 15 minutes ago, Al Paca said: How do you remodel 50 yr old failing boat parts ? Move them from one side of the building to the other, and then double the price ? Kind of like these guys do every 20 years or so... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Kidding aside, I always thought Ernie ran this biz to have a place to store all the gear he acquired thru the many years his family have been sailing and running their chandelry. That picture he has from way back of him selling lanterns off his boat in Austrailia while on a circumnavigation really framed his character for me. On only a casual level I knew him but, I looked forward to hearing his stories about boats and sailors from Newp Harbor he’s known thru the years. More than a few of those characters you’d meet there on a Saturday and stand around and yak it up with some free Joe & a donut. Always a fun hangout. Lack of pretense is hard to find in many places nowadays but Minneys was about sailing and wild stories. One of a kind. As with many things - there are no other places like this left around the harbor. I live a couple blocks away and for me the old neighborhood just got a little less colorful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Jack 383 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Damn. End of an era and frankly so sad. They kept quite a few people sailing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fiji Bitter 1,518 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Best organized second hand shop I've ever seen. Hope they will be back in business soon, and not surrender to some fashion store. PS. I see Sailorman have been reorganized too, loved them as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 8,577 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Consignment and second hand marine stores are virtually a thing of the past. We've got none. The boat wrecking yard in Lynden is all there is anywhere around here now. Does anyone know the actual story about Minneys? Are they gone, are they reorganizing like that sign says, are they changing generations? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silent bob 753 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 1 hour ago, SloopJonB said: Does anyone know the actual story about Minneys? Are they gone, are they reorganizing like that sign says, are they changing generations? Ernie wants to sell out. He dropped the price from $3M to $2M. He owns the dirt, and is willing to lease at a $$$ price. He’s 80+ years old, and wants to hang it up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willin' 923 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Damn, nothing but disappointments. First they sell Kelpie, then they close Josh Slocum's, now this. Doesn't he have any grand kids? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Kelpie 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 5, 2020 Author Share Posted January 5, 2020 Samarang 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Snaggletooth 3,237 Posted January 5, 2020 Share Posted January 5, 2020 Sweetnesse! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 Kelpie is so fine... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Overbored 24 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Just thought I would post a picture of the real Erie's Kelpie. not as pretty as the other Kelpie's pictured but still a good old boat. As she was when I sailed on her. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Willin' 923 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Overbored said: Just thought I would post a picture of the real Erie's Kelpie. not as pretty as the other Kelpie's pictured but still a good old boat. As she was when I sailed on her. I thought that white Kelpie seemed a lot finer than the old black schooner I remember in front of Josh Slocum's. What ever happened to this one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 6, 2020 Author Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Willin' said: I thought that white Kelpie seemed a lot finer than the old black schooner I remember in front of Josh Slocum's. What ever happened to this one? Well, thanks. I never saw Kelpie. Got a signed framed color photo of ‘Saramang’ from EM, so I’m sure on that. Anyone in touch with Shari? She’s got the story. Messing with boat Sunday and when need something there’s no go to Minneys now. Strange feeling. Bummer actually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 There’s Worse Marine. They have the nicest walking shorts with lobsters on them that you’ll find, west of Nantucket that is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
billy backstay 1,006 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 4:07 PM, Rasputin22 said: Kind of like these guys do every 20 years or so... I was at Sailorman years ago, and was totally blown away!!! Hope they last another 100 years!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DryArmour 157 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Sad to see this. Been going there for 30 years +. Was a great used sail resource when manufacturers jacked up their prices by 50-75-100+%. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 Kelly Marine in San Pedro seems worth a look-see. They have Cal 20 bits and pieces, used sails and so forth. Moving on..... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DryArmour 157 Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 7 minutes ago, blunderfull said: Kelly Marine in San Pedro seems worth a look-see. They have Cal 20 bits and pieces, used sails and so forth. Moving on..... Jib is a great guy and always fair. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 52 minutes ago, DryArmour said: Jib is a great guy and always fair. Thanks. Any other places around LA/OC/Dago that might have surplus sails and so on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 “Little Minneys” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silent bob 753 Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 22 hours ago, blunderfull said: Thanks. Any other places around LA/OC/Dago that might have surplus sails and so on? Try contacting Harry at H2O sails. He has a pretty good selection of sails! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 Stopped in at Kelly’s. ‘Little’ the operative word here. Jib in on Mondays if need to discuss used sails in a container. No inventory list. It would appear that most of their biz is rigging/hull work, in particular Cal 20’s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irrational 14 191 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 It's no Minneys... not even close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxx Baqustae 249 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 9:52 PM, SloopJonB said: Consignment and second hand marine stores are virtually a thing of the past. We've got none. The boat wrecking yard in Lynden is all there is anywhere around here now. Does anyone know the actual story about Minneys? Are they gone, are they reorganizing like that sign says, are they changing generations? That's true here as there was a place off Wounded Knee and they would buy stuff in bulk and overstock, builders, stuff from bankruptcies, etc and my old office was close by so drop in several times a week as you never knew you'd find a little treasure. I don't know about the Island but in Gibsons: https://thebitterendexchange.com/ I'm trying to get my club do a yard sale in the spring but? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
silent bob 753 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 Tally Ho, the nautical trinket shop across the street from Kelly Marine shut down several months ago. I heard due to rent increase. The Spot, the Dive Bar up the street, is going to knocked over to build apartments. H2O Sails and SeaTek both lost their leases in Wilmington. A lot of marine businesses are getting priced out of their neighborhoods. I don't think a Minney's type of shop would survive out in Fontana, where the rent is cheaper! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 650 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 My favorite thing at Minney's was the spool ends of rope. Sold by the pound! If you bought dock lines or anchor rode anywhere else, you grossly overpaid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irrational 14 191 Posted January 13, 2020 Share Posted January 13, 2020 (edited) I hope Ernies business continues. It's a cool place to look around and find something you either needed badly or never needed at all. Always fun. Edited January 13, 2020 by Irrational 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irrational 14 191 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 Cool Minnie's Story I was sailing a Bieker 1(one of my favorite 14's) back in 1995. Had a ton of great memories with that boat including a full restoration done by yours truly. Fast forward almost 25 years later - I'm browsing the aisles at Minneys one Saturday and I find a sweet carbon tube exactly the size/length I'm looking for, dirt cheap for another one of my projects. I pull it out of the pile in which it was heavily buried, spiders and all. What do I see? The same sail number and name of my old steed that I painted on years earlier. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VWAP 1,020 Posted January 14, 2020 Share Posted January 14, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 12:41 PM, silent bob said: Tally Ho, the nautical trinket shop across the street from Kelly Marine shut down several months ago. I heard due to rent increase. The Spot, the Dive Bar up the street, is going to knocked over to build apartments. H2O Sails and SeaTek both lost their leases in Wilmington. A lot of marine businesses are getting priced out of their neighborhoods. I don't think a Minney's type of shop would survive out in Fontana, where the rent is cheaper! They can be anywhere. All they have to do is hook up with Amazon Prime and you can get your crap the next day. Why waste time and $ having Uber drive u over to dat place. It's also better 4 the environment!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted January 28, 2020 Author Share Posted January 28, 2020 Bob Kettenhofen will be selling Ernie’s used sails. Hired Sherry to work in the loft. Stay tuned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kmullen 16 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 KELPIE back when I was her Skipper 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kmullen 16 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Dauntless in the background 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Well, only eleven months till the grand reopening. As I drive by every morning on my way in to work I have seen nada work being done on said remodeling. Liquidation sale coming soon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 650 Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 Ernie is getting pretty old. I don't know how much energy he has left to pull off something of that magnitude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 Note from Ernie to Latitude 38; ”Minney’s Yacht Surplus will be buffed up and ready for you in 2021. Projects include the repaving of the back parking lot, new restrooms, cleaning and painting sail containers, building new sail racks, and better display spaces and lighting in the lower part of the store.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 8,577 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Good news - I've long wanted to take another road trip to LA and visiting Minneys was a big part of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fastyacht 1,597 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 4:07 PM, Rasputin22 said: Kind of like these guys do every 20 years or so... HAHAHAHAHA! That place has such a reputation! Drove by it a bunch going to Lesters, and saw so many sad piles of junk outside. Like corroded bow pulpits. Lots of them for some reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasputin22 2,713 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Lesters! My favorite place in town! Sailorman was one of my sponsors when I competed in the Worrell 1000 catamaran marathon from Ft Lauderdale to Virginia Beach! Actually Lester's was to in a way... I was so broke at the time and one of my other sponsors told the management about my entry in the race without my knowledge and I would be given huge portions even when ordering the cheapest thing on the menu. I finally figures out the clandestine sponsorship when I took a friend there with me for lunch. He got the regular portion size and I got maybe twice as much food with and entry that was half the price of his! Not really the kind of cuisine that I should have been eating during my training before the big race but the price was right. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fastyacht 1,597 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rasputin22 said: Lesters! My favorite place in town! Sailorman was one of my sponsors when I competed in the Worrell 1000 catamaran marathon from Ft Lauderdale to Virginia Beach! Actually Lester's was to in a way... I was so broke at the time and one of my other sponsors told the management about my entry in the race without my knowledge and I would be given huge portions even when ordering the cheapest thing on the menu. I finally figures out the clandestine sponsorship when I took a friend there with me for lunch. He got the regular portion size and I got maybe twice as much food with and entry that was half the price of his! Not really the kind of cuisine that I should have been eating during my training before the big race but the price was right. I didn't know you sailed the Worrel 1000! Speaking of which, I actually met Randy Smythe two miles from Lester's about a year ago. Never met him before that. You must have raced against him! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Left Shift 2,839 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 1/14/2020 at 2:28 PM, VWAP said: They can be anywhere. All they have to do is hook up with Amazon Prime and you can get your crap the next day. Why waste time and $ having Uber drive u over to dat place. It's also better 4 the environment!!!!!!!! Because you lose the possibility of discovery, talking to people who know their shit, running into old friends, having something interesting along the street as you drive by, fitting and manipulating widgets to get the actual set up you need, just a few things like that. Or put another way, the whole purpose of living in a city. Meanwhile Amazon is starting up retail bookstores and convenience stores. Even they get that they have lost something in translation to e-tail. Curmudgeon that I am, I tell my family that if they haven't walked into a store to buy it, don't send it to me as a gift. Total retrograde. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasputin22 2,713 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, fastyacht said: I didn't know you sailed the Worrell 1000! Speaking of which, I actually met Randy Smythe two miles from Lester's about a year ago. Never met him before that. You must have raced against him! Yes, Randy was in the race that year. He had sponsorship from the event sponsor that year, Domino's Pizza. It was a new concept hull design that looked like the hulls were upside down as the bottoms were pretty flat and the decks were almost non existant. Supposedly planing hulls. Really nice and tall carbon wingspar that fell down halfway through the first leg in really mild conditions. He was smoking North at the time and was the only boat ahead of at the time. He was in sight just head of us just off the beach and the next time I looked I couldn't even see the boat. It was like he had gone into 'warp drive' into the next universe but the I noticed his rig was down. We sailed past and hooted at him but he was not in the mood for our jeering at the time. We were elated that we had just overtaken the lead from a Olympic Gold and many time world and nationals champ but our karma soon caught up with us as we lost our rig maybe 10 miles further up the coast. We barely managed to get both boat rigged once more and back out on the course. We were going to have to sail all through the windless night to have any chance of making the 10 AM start of the next leg. That night on the edge of the Gulf Stream is a tale unto itself, but yes, I have raced against Randy many times on all sorts of multihulls. PS, I don't think I have ever met anyone who hated to lose more than he. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fastyacht 1,597 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, Rasputin22 said: Yes, Randy was in the race that year. He had sponsorship from the event sponsor that year, Domino's Pizza. It was a new concept hull design that looked like the hulls were upside down as the bottoms were pretty flat and the decks were almost non existant. Supposedly planing hulls. Really nice and tall carbon wingspar that fell down halfway through the first leg in really mild conditions. He was smoking North at the time and was the only boat ahead of at the time. He was in sight just head of us just off the beach and the next time I looked I couldn't even see the boat. It was like he had gone into 'warp drive' into the next universe but the I noticed his rig was down. We sailed past and hooted at him but he was not in the mood for our jeering at the time. We were elated that we had just overtaken the lead from a Olympic Gold and many time world and nationals champ but our karma soon caught up with us as we lost our rig maybe 10 miles further up the coast. We barely managed to get both boat rigged once more and back out on the course. We were going to have to sail all through the windless night to have any chance of making the 10 AM start of the next leg. That night on the edge of the Gulf Stream is a tale unto itself, but yes, I have raced against Randy many times on all sorts of multihulls. PS, I don't think I have ever met anyone who hated to lose more than he. Oh my god taht is *the* year that I remember reading an article just transfixed about it! The "planing" hulls and all! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rasputin22 2,713 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 20 minutes ago, fastyacht said: Oh my god taht is *the* year that I remember reading an article just transfixed about it! The "planing" hulls and all! The very one! A disaster for us both and a couple of other boats as well. That was the year just after Ted Turner's 'Freedom Games' and Mike Worrell somehow thought we should make it up to the Russians for the '86 Olympic boycott by inviting the Russian team that had won in the Freedom Games in the Tornado. Now those guys were lots of fun on that race! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fastyacht 1,597 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 Another pinworthy thread! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 9 hours ago, blunderfull said: Note from Ernie to Latitude 38; ”Minney’s Yacht Surplus will be buffed up and ready for you in 2021. Projects include the repaving of the back parking lot, new restrooms, cleaning and painting sail containers, building new sail racks, and better display spaces and lighting in the lower part of the store.” Didn’t even know they had a back parking lot. This changes everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 650 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Al Paca said: Didn’t even know they had a back parking lot. This changes everything. I don't think it was ever used for actual parking. On most days you are likely to see a 40-foot luffed jib stretched out as some bargain hunter tries to determine how much life is left in the bitch. That pavement is as cluttered as the rest of the property. A few 40-foot shipping containers, racks with old spars, 200 bow pulpits left over from when Islander Yachts ceased production in the mid-'80s... you get the picture. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 You are correct sir. I have been in the back parking lot. Just thought it was more floor space for displaying his wares. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fastyacht 1,597 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 8 hours ago, Somebody Else said: ... 200 bow pulpits left over from when Islander Yachts ceased production in the mid-'80s... you get the picture. That explains where Sailorman got theirs! (haha;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 8,577 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 10 hours ago, Somebody Else said: I don't think it was ever used for actual parking. On most days you are likely to see a 40-foot luffed jib stretched out as some bargain hunter tries to determine how much life is left in the bitch. That pavement is as cluttered as the rest of the property. A few 40-foot shipping containers, racks with old spars, 200 bow pulpits left over from when Islander Yachts ceased production in the mid-'80s... you get the picture. Sounds like you are not a recycler/bargain hunter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 650 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 6 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Sounds like you are not a recycler/bargain hunter. I recycle... but in the other direction... as a seller/donator not as a buyer. On wear items, I'd rather save up a little longer and feel more confident in my gear. I have bought from Minney's though. They sell spool ends of rope by the pound. I don't think I've ever used it for sheets 'n' halyards, but pretty much all my dock lines and trailer tie-downs are from there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 I saw an Indian painting the front of the building today. I guess that’s a start on the remodeling. They are going to need a virtual parade of dumpsters to clear out the useless mounds of shite inside. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Only 5 months to go till the Grand Reopening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Concert Boy 10 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 There is always Mikes Consignment Store in Ventura Harbor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Only 4 months to go! I’m like a kid waiting for Christmas. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Timo42 64 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 Open open open!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RobbieB 1,221 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 1/6/2020 at 5:24 PM, billy backstay said: I was at Sailorman years ago, and was totally blown away!!! Hope they last another 100 years!! Yeah. Spent a few hours there! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Less than 3 months till “Grand Reopening”. Haven’t seen any activity there for many months. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longy 537 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 I have heard from reliable source that re-opening is the current plan. No clue on time line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Are “many people” saying so? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longy 537 Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Bigly, dude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuso007 635 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Wow, I remember going there with my dad in the early eighties, when we lived in Ensenada, I remember him talking about Ernie. Long time ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longy 537 Posted October 5, 2020 Share Posted October 5, 2020 Minney owns the building & land, so there's not a lot of financial pressure to change things Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 650 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 6 hours ago, longy said: Minney owns the building & land, so there's not a lot of financial pressure to change things Ernie Minney odd? Owns property worth millions. Lives in a funky trailer park. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longy 537 Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 Probably owns that, too 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eric1207 176 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 The millionbillionaire next door. I hope Covid doesn't foil his plan. Sounds like the kind of place I'd like to browse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 You like to browse through piles of really old and useless shit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eric1207 176 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Never been to Minneys but I do like marine consignment shops, old boat yards, & shops when the time and opportunity is convenient. I bypass the useless shit. Sometimes I find stuff I need. Some folks love to window shop in malls. Me not so much. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socalrider 446 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 I only stopped in a couple of times, but I agree that at least half their inventory should probably be trashed, burned, or melted down. It does serve to make you feel special when you find something you can use though. All in all I loved the place and hope it re-opens, maybe with a bit of judicious culling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 8,577 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 49 minutes ago, Al Paca said: You like to browse through piles of really old and useless shit? Looking for the diamonds in the coal chute. I have found loads of incredible bargains in consignment shops. It's the same thing as car guys cruising wrecking yards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Somebody Else 650 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 2 hours ago, Al Paca said: You like to browse through piles of really old and useless shit? Not really but... They have a lot of rope spool ends, lengths under 100-feet, that they sell by the pound. I used to get all my dock lines there. The have an interesting collection of books, some new, many out of print. I got a hardbound copy of Richard Henry Dana's book there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sailglobal 6 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 On 10/6/2020 at 11:00 AM, Somebody Else said: Ernie Minney odd? Owns property worth millions. Lives in a funky trailer park. Ernie surely doesn't live in a trailer park, he looks out over Newport Harbour and Catalina from every room in his magnificent home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sledracr 660 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/11/2020 at 3:24 AM, sailglobal said: Ernie surely doesn't live in a trailer park, he looks out over Newport Harbour and Catalina from every room in his magnificent home. ^^^ Yup. Older house, but phenomenal location. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irrational 14 191 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 On 10/10/2020 at 7:59 PM, Al Paca said: You like to browse through piles of really old and useless shit? That's a bit harsh. The guy offers Used or NOS discount marine goods at decent prices to many folks. What's wrong w/that? His store has run successfully for how many decades? He's got an inventory that most businesses cannot offer. You visit Minneys with an agenda- to find a part that nobody else has. Either a mate to another or something to complete your classic resto or just get you back on the water for not much expense. I like my modern gear but for those hard to find items that are no longer made... Minney's is worth checking out. Just don't expect to outfit your Melges 32 with his stock. When it's gone for good, we all loose. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJonB 8,577 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Irrational 14 said: When it's gone for good, we all loose. Amen. We have no consignment shops left and CL is just not a substitute. Closest thing left is the Lynden Yacht Recycler (wrecking yard) and it's across the closed border so I'm jonesing. Anyone who talks about a place like Minney's the way Al did is obviously a cheque writer, not someone who works on their boats to any extent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
carcrash 395 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Minney's is amazing. I am looking forward to the re-opening. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
monsters inc 13 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Spencer’s marine supply and consignment, located in Sidney, B.C. has always helped me out. www.spencersmarinesupply.com 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mudsailor 89 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Minney’s is great, but let’s remembered it’s key suppliers were all the local sailboat and powerboat builders who had old inventory......but none of those places exist anymore..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 8 hours ago, SloopJonB said: Anyone who talks about a place like Minney's the way Al did is obviously a cheque writer, not someone who works on their boats to any extent. I work on other people’s boats. 44 yrs now. And one of my accounts has some Minneys bought gear on it. Some bronze jib hanks, but used for something other than on a sail. I do go in there occasionally, but usually leave empty handed. ( although my hands are filthy after picking through all the crappy broken down gear). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 I like the way you spell check “Cheque”. Sounds like you have money. Maybe you could send me one of your “cheques”. Make it big. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Met few people around here that have the experience Ernie has. Racing, cruising, buying/selling. Call me biased but Minneys is a cool place to hang. I recently had a chance to meet/talk Newp Harbor sailing with Hank Thayer at Baxter & Cicero loft. Same vibe - been there, done that and still running the loft. For a Finn sailor it’s like a little museum of pics, bits and story. One very cool guy and a pretty neat loft. Look around - this area is changing again. The west side of CM is transforming to the west coast Soho. Chris Welsh sold his trailer park off Newp Blvd last month. Still wondering when we get the word we’re out and they build 20-25 townhouses. Still a fair number of fishermen, sailors and mechanics living here. Time waits for no one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Al Paca 365 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 So the “ remodel “ is complete? How beautiful is it in there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blunderfull 489 Posted October 13, 2020 Author Share Posted October 13, 2020 Shopping for bronze hanks, I didn’t notice any changes. On a budget today so I’ll get down & dirty (wear gloves) this Saturday. Bob’s going full gas next door at his loft & cars out front Minneys. Thankful for any small gains these days. Appt call: Eric @ 714-659-1448 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hobot 1,961 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 *sidebar* I know I'm a kook, but do I remember correctly that BITD there was a kind of a rough boatyard just east of Hoag, adjacent to the boulevard where it started going uphill? I remember some large yachts being built there, maybe sport fishing type? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
longy 537 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Al Paca said: So the “ remodel “ is complete? How beautiful is it in there? Shirley you jest Everything in there is worth lotsa money!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 18 hours ago, blunderfull said: I didn’t notice any changes. (wear gloves) Thanks for the heads up! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Al Paca 365 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 tRump is going to be in town tomorrow. Prolly will be driving down Newport blvd. and passing right by Minneys. And being a “builder” himself he may want to stop in and check out the “remodel”. Or maybe pick up a pair of used #10’s Barients. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TJSoCal 141 Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 It's encouraging that it looks like they really will remain in business and I for one am happy with a "light touch" remodel that retains the traditional Minney's vibe. Would anyone really want a Minney's that just looked like a West Marine outlet store? 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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