Click Here to view this newsletter in a browser
IS IT A BIRD? A PLANE? NO - IT’S
SWIRLS...?
| |||||||||||
Did You Know?
Mission Bay was developed from the
1940’s through the 1960’s using a tidal marsh named
“False Bay” by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo in 1542. The
San Diego River had historically shifted its terminus from San
Diego Bay to the south, to “False Bay” to the north
until 1852 when the United States Army constructed the first
dike along the south side of the river to prevent it from
shifting back to San Diego Bay.
This made “False Bay” an
estuaries outlet for San Diego River drainage. Unfortunately
the dike failed shortly after its construction was finished,
but fortunately, that paved the way for the current San Diego
River flood control channel. During the late 1800’s some
recreational development began in “False Bay”
including the building of hunting and fishing facilities. These
facilities were destroyed by flooding that took place years
later.
In 1944, a Chamber of Commerce committee
recommended development of Mission Bay into a tourist and
recreational center to help diversify the City’s economy,
which was largely military. In the late 1940’s, dredging
and filling operations began converting the marsh into the
jewel that is today Mission Bay Park.
Dock Boxes and the Coast Guard –
Don’t Get Fined!
The Coast Guard has announced that they
will be inspecting all dock boxes in San Diego and Mission Bay
marinas for hazardous and environmentally unsafe materials. We
are trying to obtain some more specifics from the Coast Guard
about what qualifies as a hazardous or environmentally unsafe
substance, but using common
PRETTY WOMAN COMPLETES JOURNEY FROM FROM
ILLINOIS TO I-DOCK
| |||||||||||
BOAT NAME OF THE MONTH
| |||||||||||
San Diego Trivia
The Hotel Del Coronado was the first
hotel in the world to boast of completely electric lighting.
Thomas Edison himself inspected the steam generator used to
power this accomplishment. Architect James Reid, however, was a
man to hedge his bets. Gas lines were installed to each room
and the electrical wiring was run though them. In this way,
should the electrical system fail, they could resort to the
known technology of gas lamps. Some of this original wiring was
in place as late as 1965 -Clifton Oliver.
Want to Subscribe to Other BlueSkyNews.com
e-mail Newsletters?
Click here to
see other free monthly e-mail newsletters available from
BlueSkyNews.com.
San Diego Boaters Have Many Dockside Dining
Choices
Monica Giobbi
President,
BlueSkyNews.com
| |||||||||||
We’d like to share your experience
with our readers on this page as it develops.
From the Poop Deck
Madeline
Editor,
Poop Deck
| |||||||||||
Same goes for boat names. I think there
should be a “Minister of Stupid Boat Names” but I
really like clever boat names, so fork over a photo of yours
and I might give you’se some ink on that too.
Editor’s Note: We try hard to control Madeline, but she’s
just a little crusty around the corners. Seriously, please
e-mail your pet or boat name photo to madeline@BlueSkynews.com and we’ll make sure she treats you
good.
Dear Flo Tilla
Dear Flo
Flo Tillatm | |||||||||||
Sincerely,
Feeling
Insignificant
Dear Insignificant
Next time tell your hanky-popper friends
this one. "There I was, sitting on the back deck having a
Bombay Sapphire Gin & Tonic when from down in the salon, I
heard a scream. 'We're out of tonic', my wife shrieked. So I
quickly ran to our third refrigerator, and there on the bottom
shelf was a six-pack of tonic!" Another disaster averted.
Regards,
Flo Tilla
Have a question you’d like Flo Tilla
to answer?
What's That Smell?
A BlueSkyNews.com boat maintenance alert
If your boat has a bit of that rotten-egg
aroma, it may or may not be what you think it is. It could be
that your battery charger is overcharging your batteries.
Through gradual corrosion, just plain age
and even sometimes due to a faulty battery, a battery charger
can begin to fail and overcharge some or all of the batteries
in your system. This is also a potential fire hazard if let go
too long.
Other telltale symptoms besides that
sulfuric smell include having to fill battery cells more often
than usual or batteries that are too hot to touch.
To be removed from e-mail distribution,
please reply to this e-mail with the word
“unsubscribe” in the subject line.
